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THE 2023 FESTIVAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
21 October - 17 November
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Creative ESOL workshop

Lifelong wellbeing theme

What’s on offer?

In this Creative ESOL workshop, young people will have the opportunity to take part in a variety of drama games and exercises that support language learning and build confidence speaking English. Creative ESOL is a participatory arts approach to language learning that incorporates drama, art, and music to teach English. This approach can be a valuable way to support the learning of newly arrived young people, as it offers them the chance to play and have fun, to express themselves creatively, and to develop their communication and interpersonal skills.

What’s it about?

The workshop introduces the creative arts as a method of learnign English as an additioanl laguage. 

Who’s leading the event?

Springboard Youth Academy provides newly arrived refugee and asylum-seeking young people with a vital opportunity to make friends, acquire English language and life skills, and begin to rebuild their lives in the UK. By combining participatory learning, life skills and holistic support into action-packed weekend and holiday programming, we bridge the gap in support for young people left behind by the mainstream school system – and set them up to thrive.

Open to

The Event is aimed at young people of ages 13 - 18, studying English as their additional language

Of particular interest to

Schools and educational settings for young people with English as an additional language