Creative courses to build confidence, gain new skills and improve well-being for young people aged 10-16
As part of the"HeadStart" project, we are happy to offer the following weekly after school sessions :
Tuesdays: Creative writing-Focus on writing for screen and theatre -
4pm to 6pm @The Well Centre
6.30pm to 8.30pm @The Froud centre
Wednesdays: Film, animation + Digital arts - Focus on Documentary making 4-6 @The Froud Centre
Thursdays: Film, animation + Digital arts - Focus on Documentary making 4-6 @The Well Centre
Saturdays: Specialist Arts + Crafts - Focus on Screen Printing
1pm to 3pm @The Froud Centre
4.30pm to 6.30pm @The Well Centre
Here's what HeadStart looks like!
HeadStart with Aston-Mansfield from Aston-Mansfield on Vimeo.
Get in touch if you would like to find out more or to join in:
Email [email protected] Call/text: 07788 214 019
Who we work with
SALMAGUNDI FILMS: www.salmagundifilms.co.uk. Digital Arts, Film and Animation: @SalmagundiFilms
Salmagundi Films is a not for profit arts organisation founded in 2004 by Zoe Flynn and Bo Chapman and based in Stratford, East London. They work across the community, using film, digital arts and stop frame animation as a platform for creative expression - to give people a voice.
MAXWELL GOLDEN: www.maxwellgolden.com. Creative writing, Lyrics and Spoken Word: @MaxwellGolden
One of UK’s finest examples of the breadth of Hip Hop artistry. An accomplished theatre writer, director and dramaturg (supported by the likes of National Theatre and Soho Theatre). A charismatic actor and a Slam Poet champion with abundant freestyle rap skills.
JENNIFER DUTTON: Specialist Arts and Craft @thelittlestudio1
Jennifer studied Graphic Design BA (Hons) at Camberwell College Arts and discovered her passion for printmaking and 'Book Arts'. She’s been an Artist / Printmaker at Skylark Galleries for seven years and works from her studio in Essex; she runs 'The Little Studio' offering workshops and private Tuition.
Funded by: 
In 2022, AMCT awarded a grant to Saint Matthias Church in Canning Town to start and sustain a new free community music project for children and young people from low income households.
They sent over a video to give an update on how the project is getting on, and to show the amazing work they are doing in Canning Town.
Check it out below: