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Bringing Fishy Waters to Life: Behind the Scenes of Our Latest Display

Bringing Fishy Waters to Life: Behind the Scenes of Our Latest Display

Last term, we ran our Fishy Waters project with Year 4 pupils from Primrose Hill and were delighted with the incredible work they produced. Their creations are now proudly on display at the school, wh…

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Stop the Press!

Stop the Press!

We are proud to have been featured in this week’s Camden New Journal with a piece written by the editor, Dan Carrier. Check out page 12 on their online journal or click on the image below. &#821…

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A Place to Grow:  Our New Home at Holborn Library

A Place to Grow: Our New Home at Holborn Library

📢 We are very excited to announce that we have found a new long-term home on the third floor of Holborn Library. With support from the Clore Duffield Foundation, the library has renovated a space on i…

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Chainsaws and Helicopters: The Kids Have Spoken

Chainsaws and Helicopters: The Kids Have Spoken

We often talk about impact, but what better way to show it than by hearing directly from young people? Some of the quotes highlight just how meaningful these projects are – and many are also won…

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Tinkering Workshop

Tinkering Workshop

On Thursday, 6th March, we hosted author and maker Ryan Jenkins, who led a ‘tinkering’ workshop for families in the afternoon and educators in the evening. Participants explored the simple challenge o…

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The Big Give’s ‘Arts for Impact’

The Big Give’s ‘Arts for Impact’

We have been accepted by The Big Give to take part in their Arts for Impact campaign. This means that any funds donated during the match-funding period (18th–25th March 2025) will be doubled by the ch…

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Hands-On Learning: The Tinkering Workshop for Educators

Hands-On Learning: The Tinkering Workshop for Educators

On Thursday, 6th March from 6-7pm, we will be hosting Ryan Jenkins from Wonderful Idea Co., author of The Tinkering Workshop, who will lead a session for teachers and educators interested in integrati…

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The Tinkering Workshop for Families

The Tinkering Workshop for Families

We have an upcoming event on Thursday 6th March 2025 from 4.30-5.30pm for families that is being run by author and educator Ryan Jenkins from the Wonderful Idea Co. Find our more from our e-flyer belo…

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Arts & Minds Campaign

Arts & Minds Campaign

The National Education Union (NEU) has launched the Arts & Minds Campaign in collaboration with major arts bodies and networks across the UK. The campaign emphasises the importance of keeping crea…

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Our Rivers Need Your Help!

Our Rivers Need Your Help!

Year 4 pupils (8-9yo) have been exploring the importance of our rivers—once teeming with life but now increasingly polluted. While some efforts have improved water quality, many rivers remain unsafe f…

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£2K Raised for Camden’s Young Makers

£2K Raised for Camden’s Young Makers

Last month, our Co-Founder Nick Turner took part in the 2024 Ford RideLondon-Essex challenge to raise money in support of shiftED – helping to raise over £2,000 for our upcoming schools programm…

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Full STEAM Ahead in Camden

Full STEAM Ahead in Camden

We’ve had a brilliant start to our latest shiftED programme, working with a fantastic group of local primary schools in Camden: Netley Primary School and Centre for Autism, Richard Cobden, and Primros…

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