After two years of Saturday drop-in sessions, together with extra-curricular workshops with school and further education college groups, the Expression Sessions project has now come to an end. An end of project celebration took place on Saturday, 27 April 2019, at Bramblebrook Community Centre, Derby. The event was attended by session workers, Global Education Derby staff and trustees and a handful of young people who had participated on the project. Karnage and Sarai, session workers who had been running the Saturday sessions for the duration of the project, put together a film, to show how successful this type of programme can be - you can watch the film by clicking on the image below ... Throughout this two-year project, Will, Karnage, Sarai and Sophie, our sessional workers, have worked with approximately 50 young people in both formal settings (schools and college) and drop-in Saturday sessions, firstly at Arthur Street Studios and then at Creative Central. For the "formal education" side of the project, we worked with small student groups in partnership with teachers. This work was particularly successful in helping to develop empathy and listening skills. We also worked with another local charity, Children First Derby, working with young people in preparation for them joining their mentorship programme and exploring alternative futures, producing raps about their future occupations - culminating in a showcase event which was attended by parents/carers. Our "informal" Saturday sessions included plenty of time for group discussion, personal reflection and expression through lyric writing. There was use of even a recording booth for young people to take their work through to production. Regular attendees, both male and female, enjoyed getting together to share their common passion for hip hop and chat about things in a non-judgmental environment. Here are a few quotes from some the sessional workers who have worked on the project: Comments are closed.
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AuthorLisa Sabey, Administrator at Global Education Derby Archives
May 2019
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