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Bringing the Comfort Zone to Life

Fizza, a STEP 2019 participant, gives a peek into the Comfort Zone at this year's Great Get Together

STEP into the Smithsonian Zine

A collection of experiences from a cultural exchange

"It’s all in the Mind"

O’phia Rigabie explains just why your mindset is everything whilst on a Creativity Works course – from breakfast all the way through to checking out.

How I learnt that We Belong

Shabnam Karim from our Care Leavers Collective reflects on her experience of co-creating the We Belong programme

Digital skills CPD for the creative industries

Caitlin McMillan from TechPathways London gives an introduction to our upcoming Big Change CPD session for London's creative and cultural sector

Inside the Connected Lab

Lawrence Becko shares insights and learning from our Connected Lab programme, and offers some useful tips on how to approach the process of peer learning

A day in the life of a Tate Year 3 Project photographer

Cora James & David Lennon have traveled the length and breadth of London over the past few months photographing thousands of children. Here they give us a glimpse into their experiences of working on the Tate Year 3 Project

Rembrandt’s Hat

A New Direction CEO, Steve Moffitt, speaks to De Rode Loper op School about their awe-inspiring arts education project

Cultural leadership in schools - a year in review

Greg Klerkx shares his reflections on our Advocates and Cultural Leadership Community teacher CPD programmes

Classroom activity: Reading the Photograph

Tate Year 3 Project Photographer Jessica McDermott shares details of a photography-based classroom activity to try with your students

‘No questions at all’

Looking back on his time on the Creativity Works: Advertising, Seun Areoye drops his four top tips for getting the most out of the programme.

What Do Young Londoners Care About? Part 2: On Screen

Watch all the short films from the Creativity Works: Rushes course

What Do Young Londoners Care About? Part 1: In Pictures

See what went down during the final screening for Creativity Works: Rushes in this two-part recap

Head, hand, heart: youth-led creative evaluation

Members of our Young Challenge Group were invited to facilitate the creative evaluation at this year's Royal Opera House Bridge Thriving Child Conference

Classroom activity: Drawing Attention to Life

Hannah Peaty from Soho Parish Primary School shares some classroom activities which use mindfulness to help develop students' creativity

An Evening at Here East Insights

Stephanie Okoye gives us the rundown of Sports Interactive's event at Here East, including getting stuck into e-gaming and games testing

#STEPSmithsonian: The Many-Headed Beast

In the next installment of his thoughts on the STEP into the Smithsonian experience, Mohammed Rahman explores the diversity of the Smithsonian's facilities, from more than one angle.

#STEPSmithsonian: Food For Thought

Next up in his recap of the Smithsonian trip to DC, Mohammed Rahman talks all things food - including biscuits, but not as we know them...

Big ideas are borderless

Amy Walker reports back from the TEDxLondon event our Young Challenge Group attended in May

Woodfield School's journey to Artsmark Gold

Deepa Vekaria, Art and DT lead at Woodfield School, tells us how the Artsmark process has had a valuable and inspirational impact on her school

Creative and Cultural Opportunities Programme

10 days of professional training and development to support young east Londoners into careers in the creative industries.