As the decision makers of tomorrow, we believe young people are one of the most vital constituents to collaborate and create with today. A significant part of UP Projectsโ programme is dedicated to engaging children and young people working within educational settings and beyond the school walls. We embed opportunities for young people to shape our public art commissions and strategies as well as produce bespoke workshops, activities and schoolsโ resources that encourage creative learning.
Our approach centres on engaging young people through collaboration with artists enabling new and creative methods of participation and co-creation to take shape. By bringing young people into the conversation, we are not only empowering them to positively shape their neighbourhoods but are also helping them gain new skills and a deeper understanding of the world around them.
If you are interested in working with UP Projects on a creative learning activity or workshop, please email info@upprojects.com. Scroll down to view our creative activities and schoolsโ resources as well as previous learning projects and workshops.
Learning Resources
The National Windrush Monument Learning Resource
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๐ค Ages: 7 - 11
This learning resource presents some of the stories of the Caribbeans and British-Caribbeans who are part of the Windrush Generation. It explores the journey to Britain, the experiences of migration and settlement.
The National Windrush Monument Learning Resource Video
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๐ค Ages: 7 - 11
Listen to the Chair of the Windrush Commemoration Committee, Baroness Floella Benjamin DBE, DL and artist Basil Watson as they provide background information on why The National Windrush Monument was commissioned and how the artist designed and made it.
Mapping Exercise Worksheet
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๐ค Ages: 7 - 11
Make Your Own Monument is a creative activity in designing your own monument. This activity is part of a learning resource exploring the journey to Britain, the experiences of migration and settlement, created to accompany the unveiling of The National Windrush Monument.
Reinventing Monuments Poster
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๐ค Ages: 7 - 11
How do monuments help us think about history? Which events, people and objects are worth remembering, and why? If you designed a monument, what story would it tell? This activity is part of a learning resource exploring the journey to Britain, the experiences of migration and settlement, created to accompany the unveiling of The National Windrush Monument.
Newham Trackside Wall: Learning Guide
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๐ค Ages: 5 - 7, 7 - 11
This learning guide written by artist and educator, Maria Amidu, supports primary schools to engage with the public art commission Newham Trackside Wall in the London Borough of Newham by artist Dame Sonia Boyce, OBE, RA exploring themes drawn from the artwork.
Newham Trackside Wall: Introduction to the project and Sonia Boyce
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๐ค Ages: 5 -7, 7 - 11
Listen to UP Projects introducing the Newham Trackside Wall, a public art commission in the London Borough of Newham by artist Dame Sonia Boyce, OBE, RA. This introductory video is part of the Learning Guide produced by A New Direction to support primary schools to engage with the public art commission.
Newham Trackside Wall: Make a Blue plaque
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๐ค Ages: 5 -7, 7 - 11
Artist and Creative Facilitator Sarah Pimenta demonstrates how to make a Blue Plaque, a creative activity for children, part of the Learning Guide produced by A New Direction to support primary schools to engage with the public art commission, Newham Trackside Wall.
Newham Trackside Wall: Repeating Patterns from Nature
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๐ค Ages: 5 -7, 7 - 11
Artist and Creative Facilitator Sarah Pimenta demonstrates how to make a repeat pattern from nature inspired by 19th century artist William Morris, a key reference for artist Dame Sonia Boyce, OBE, RA in the creation of the public art commission, Newham Trackside Wall.
Gut Feelings Meri Jaan: Activity Pack
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๐ค Ages: 9 - 11, 12 - 16
This activity pack allow schools to teach students about moving image and photographic processes using alternative โcamera-lessโ techniques, alongside the development of narratives and storyboards through experimentation with text and illustration. The activity pack has been designed with content and activities to explore the themes of the exhibition Gut Feelings Meri Jaan by Turner Prize Winner, Jasleen Kaur.
Gut Feelings Meri Jaan: Activity Pack Introduction
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๐ค Ages: 9 - 11, 12 - 16
Join Bryan Beresford, Curatorial & Community Engagement Coordinator at Touchstones with project collaborators, Bushra Sultana and Alina Akbar, as they introduce the activity pack created for a series of workshops inspired by the commission, Gut Feelings Meri Jaan by Turner Prize Winner, Jasleen Kaur.
Gut Feelings Meri Jaan: Activity Pack Exercise Sheet
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๐ค Ages: 9 - 11, 12 - 16
Use this downloadable storyboard template alongside to create individual frames for your film using inspiration from your own archive, belongings and local landmarks. This activity is part of a resource exploring the themes of the exhibition Gut Feelings Meri Jaan by Turner Prize Winner, Jasleen Kaur.
Keeping Creative at Home: How to reimagine a map of your local area
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๐ค Ages: 5 - 7, 7 - 11
A series of activities developed during the Covid-19 lockdown to help children and students discover and map the unusual places in their own neighbourhood. Created as part of A New Direction's blog series.
Between Walking and Making led by Abigail Hunt and Kieren Reed
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๐ค Ages: All
Join collaborative artists Abigail Hunt and Kieren Reed for their guided walk Between Walking and Making. as they lead you on a route that will explore site specific responses to the built environment, which will include a range of creative activities including drawing, large scale collaborative mark making and casting.
Between Walking and Making Guided Map
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๐ค Ages: All
Use the accompanying map to follow along with collaborative artists Abigail Hunt and Kieren Reed as they lead you on a route that will explore site specific responses in response to Making Space, a multi-sited commission by London-based artist Jessie Brennanโฏfor the Royal Docks in Newham, East London
AnthropoPangaea: Take Action for Oceans Video
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๐ค Ages: 9 - 12
Join artist Shezad Dawood, and designer Fraser Muggeridge as they challenge you to consider climate change and its impact on ocean life. This film is part of a series of workshops that expand on the themes that inform AnthropoPangaea, an online interactive commission by Shezad Dawood, and addresses the relationship between art, design and activism.
AnthropoPangaea: Take Action for Oceans
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๐ค Ages: 9 - 12
Take Action: how can you use art and design to create a message to protect our oceans? This activity is part of a series of workshops that was devised for children aged 9-12 years old expanding on the themes that inform AnthropoPangaea, an online interactive commission by Shezad Dawood, and address the relationship between art, design and activism.
Relevant Projects & Events
Stop and Smell the Flowers by Holly Graham
Part of Edgware Centenary Programme
March 2024 โ Ongoing
Between Walking and Making
13 November 2021, 14:00 โ 17:00 BST
Walk by Abigail Hunt and Kieren Reed
For young people aged 16-24
Alternative Curriculum They Are Here
St. Pauls Way Trust, London
Workshop series
January โ May 2017
GoPro Challenge Chocolate Films
Multiple sites
Part of The Floating Cinema: Extra-International
November โ December 2015
The Floating Cinema Space School Lucy McRae & Janneke Verhoeven
Workshop series
Part of The Floating Cinema: Extra-Terrestrial
July 2015
