FREE Downloadable School Toolkits New primary and secondary resources are now available on our website. Designed for one-off lessons or to combine for drop-down days, activities support cross-curricular learning; from music and art, to design, maths and ICT. Each lesson is inspired by work produced for the This Is Croydon programme, including the Croydon Symphony mural, local oral history recordings and performances from Croydon-based artists and partners.
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COMING SOON… Croydon Music Heritage Trail classroom pack Supporting lesson plans launch soon to connect music across the curriculum. Designed to be delivered by music and non-music specialists, the pack includes instructions for making your own Croydon Sounds mega mix, producing music hero portraits and designing a school music trail.
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Visit the website for more ways to get involved: CultureCroydon.com/Education
BRINGING THIS IS CROYDON INTO THE CLASSROOM London Borough of Culture 2023
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Current highlights from the school programme…
Your regular updates will alert you to new offers across the three main parts of our schools programme: 1. Partner Events & Activities
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Partner venues, organisations and individuals across Croydon are offering events and activities for all ages across the year. From workshops to venue visits and theatre performances, your classes can connect to local artists and groups to get creative.
The Croydon Music Heritage Trail is a ready-made local school trip for all ages. Download the app for IOS or Android, and decide which trail you’ll take with your students any day, any time! Pupils can explore the sights and sounds of Croydon either out and about or in the classroom, learning about the rich history of Croydon’s music scene.
school resources FREE school resources are hosted on our website, with the collection continuing to grow. Easy-to-follow lesson plans will support you to connect your classes to the artistic work produced for the wider This is Croydon celebrations, and bring the programme into the classroom.
Taking place from October 2023 - January 2024, this series of workshops with Croydon’s Poet Laureate focuses on empowerment. Sessions will result in visual poems to be displayed around the borough, with lines also chosen to create a poem to be screened in Spring 2024. Find out more: www.museumofcroydon.com/shaniquas-corner
BRIT School: Creative Careers Roadshow
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FIND OUT MORE Read on for a taster of current activities, and explore the full programme on the website: culturecroydon.com/ education
Age/school years: Year 8 Taking place 17th/24th November and 1st/8th/15th December, this series of one-hour career workshops will be run by BRIT school staff and students to demystify careers in the creative industries and raise awareness of pathways into creative roles. To find out more and book your class place, email Lila: lrobirosa@brit.croydon.sch.uk
Boundless Theatre: House of Common Activities Age/school years: 14-18 (and young people up to age 25) Boundless Theatre are offering a range of in school workshops, postperformance debates and weekly creative skills sessions related to a new play by BRIT alumni Laura Dockrill, called ‘House of Common’. Get in touch with Ellie to discuss the options and book your place: ellie@boundlesstheatre.org.uk