Holiday Camps
Support from our donors enabled us to fund a series of free holiday camps at the school during the Autumn half-term and Summer holidays. Two, three and five days Camps were delivered in EAL (English as an Additional Language), Wellbeing, Sport, Performing Arts and Fine Art.
200 students in Years 7 to 9 attended the camps which were all delivered by KAA staff.
At the EAL Camp, six students who were new to the country (four refugees from Ukraine and two from Syria), the overall objective was to provide a fun opportunity to discover England’s history and culture, with a particular focus on London. On the first two days, the six students were taken to the British Museum and the Museum of London and on the third day they created a project related to the theme of British history and culture, using photos taken during their visits which they then presented to the rest of the group.
All six students really enjoyed and valued the opportunity to learn more about London, develop their language and presentation skills and get to know each other and the school.
“I learned about so many things this week! It was great! I learned about the suffragette movement, as well as about other important events in the history of England. ”
The Wellbeing Camp was attended by 23 students deemed to be vulnerable, with the greatest need for support, especially over the long summer holidays. Led by four of the School Within School team who support students at risk of exclusion, this two-day camp comprised breakfast, Capoeira, rounders, street safety sessions and art based activities but most importantly a safe space for students to share and get support, both as a group and 1:1.
At the 5-day Drama, Dance and Music Camp, 90 students were able to enjoy an exciting introduction to performing arts at KAA. The theme for the week was Bugsy Malone and got stuck into rehearsing the scenes, songs and choreography culminating in a performance on the final day of camp.
KAA’s Head of Performing & Creative Arts, Ross Dunning says:
“They immersed themselves in the era of early 30’s New York learning dance routines infused with various dance styles including Jive, jazz and Musical Theatre. Alongside the performances, students choreographed their own sections of each dance and even added impressive tricks and lifts for the ending of each dance. It was a lovely sight to see them all so engaged and expressive in their performances. ”