Welcome to Culture Connect: a network to bring together schools and cultural organisations and practitioners in Calderdale.

Held once a term, our second meeting of 2024 will be on Wednesday 10th July at All Saints Primary School, Dudwell Lane, Halifax.

Who is it for?

- School teachers, senior leadership teams and governors in Calderdale

- Organisations working on arts and cultural projects with schools in Calderdale

- Individual practitioners working on arts and cultural projects with schools in Calderdale

Why are we doing this?

Schools, you’ve told us that you often struggle to find cultural activities that your students can engage with and take part in local projects.

Cultural organisations and practitioners, you’ve told us that it can be difficult to share your projects with local schools and get students and teachers involved.

We want to make that easier for you by creating this free ‘matchmaking’ service and start to develop a supportive and inspiring network. We hope that the network will develop over time, and will be asking you at this first meeting about your ideas and aspirations for the meetings.

What’s involved?

Coordinated by Ignite Creativity, the Culture Connect meetings act as a meeting point for schools and cultural organisations and practitioners in Calderdale.

Organisations and practitioners can book slots of 10 minutes to present their current projects to schools. This could be an update on a project you’re developing with young people, a call out for participants, news about some teacher CPD provision or even a taster practical activity. You can present just once at a meeting or attend regularly to help build up your own network.

Culture Connect is run by Ignite Creativity, Calderdale's LCEP (Local Cultural Education Partnership). Ignite Creativity was formed to advocate for, support and strategically develop the cultural education of children and young people in Calderdale. Our aim is to ensure that every child and young person in Calderdale has access to valuable and high-quality cultural experiences.

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