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Demonstrate! Project at Brixton House Theatre
Ages
- 8 to 14 years old
Support levels
- 12 spaces are available.
- 10 for children and young people with one-to-one support and 2 with two-to-one support.
Holiday playschemes
- Monday to Friday
- February half term – 1 week
- Summer break - 3 weeks in 2022, 2 weeks 2023 onwards.
- October half term – 1 week
Transport
- Pick up starts 10:00am, depending on where young people live
- Drop off from 2:00pm to be home by 3:00pm depending on where the young people live
- Activity hours are 11.30am to 2.00pm
Summer sessions 2022
- 25 to 29 July, Family interactive play, Theatre 2
- 1 to 5 August, Work in progress sharing, Theatre 2
- 8 to 12 August, Photography Exhibition, Theatre 2/Exhibition space
Healthy snack
- A healthy snack and refreshments are provided during the lunchbreak
Family sharing
- On Fridays we share what we have been working on each week at the new Brixton House Theatre with parents and carers.
Activities include:
- Art workshop - 3D banner making and mono printing onto t-shirts
- Music- creating scores working with a sound engineer using obscure objects
- Dance- using a digital tool kit, Dancing to Art, Dancing to Sound, Dancing to an Object
- Media - Photography workshop and exhibition
- Performing arts
Enquiries:
Phone: 020 7820 7262
Email: demonstrate@brixtonhouse.co.uk
Website: brixtonhouse.co.uk
Grove Adventure Playground
Ages
- 6 to 15 years old
Support levels
- 10 spaces are available.
- 2 spaces for children and young people with one-to-one support and 8 with one-to-four support needs.
- Not appropriate for those with profound and multiple learning disabilities.
After school club
- Wednesday after school, from 3:00 to 6:00pm
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – SEND children and young people can play accompanied by parents or carers.
Transport
- For children and young people who receive transport, SEND Transport may be able to arrange drop-off after school. No transport home.
Activities at the Wednesday After School Club include:
- Gardening
- X-box type games
- Table tennis
- Table football
- Cooking
- Current affairs and news discussions
- Looking after the Grove pet cat
Enquiries:
Phone: 020 7274 3893
Lifelong Family Links
Ages
5 to 19 years old
Support levels
- Able to support at two-to-one, one-to-one and one-to-four levels
After school club
- Monday to Friday, 3.30 to 6.30pm
- Transport provided home
Saturday club
- 10:00am to 1:00pm
- Transport provided to and from home
Holiday playschemes
- Monday to Thursday, 10:00am to 3:00pm
- Easter holidays – 2 weeks
- Summer holidays – 4 weeks
- October holidays – 1 week
- Transport provided to and from home
Activities across all three schemes include:
- Dance/Drama workshops
- Arts workshops
- Music workshops
- Story telling workshops
- Dressing up
- Sports with coaches
- Cooking
- Independent and life skills
- Mental health and wellbeing sessions
- Museums
- Cinema
- Parks
- Adventure playgrounds
- Farm visits
- Swimming
- Seaside trips
Enquiries:
Phone: 020 8671 8939
Email: admin1@lifelongfamilylinks.org.uk
Website: www.lfl.org.uk
Moving Matters
Age
- 5 to 12 years old
Support levels
- Able to support at one-to-one and one-to-four levels
Saturday sessions
- Session 1 - 9:00 to 11:30am
- Session 2 - 11:30am-2:00pm
Holiday playscheme
- February half-term – 2 days
- Easter – 3 days
- May half-term – 3 days
- Summer – 3 days per week for 3 weeks
- October half-term – 3 days
- All schemes run twice a day depending on demand
Transport
- All sessions run at Sunnyhill Primary School. No transport is provided
Activities include:
- Multi-sports with specialist equipment to help children develop their strength/balance/stretching muscles/agility
- Arts and crafts
Enquiries
Phone: 020 8325 4544
Oasis Adventure Playground – Bolton Crescent in Kennington
Ages
- 6-25 years old
Support levels
- Able to support at two-to-one, one-to-one and one-to-four levels
- Appropriate for neurodiverse children and young people and wheelchair users.
- We welcome all disabled children and young people to join our inclusive after school club sessions at the Adventure Playground. It’s a fun space for children to make choices, take risks and have freedom within their play.
After school club
- Adventure Playground open Tuesday to Friday 3:30 to 6:00pm
Saturday club
- Adventure Playground open Saturdays 10:30am to 4:00pm
Holiday playschemes
- Adventure Playground open Mondays to Fridays 10:30am to 4:00pm
Activities include:
- Arts and crafts
- Cooking
- Cycling
- Sports
- Gardening
- Nature play
- Woodwork
Holiday playschemes trips and off-site activities include:
- Cinema
- Theatre
- Sports trips
- Swimming
Inclusive free play sessions:
- We also arrange a calendar of on-site activities for sports, arts and community events that run alongside our inclusive free play sessions.
- All activities are fully inclusive and available to service users with disabilities.
Stay and play
- We offer stay-and-play for all disabled children to attend any of our sessions with a parent/carer or responsible adult.
- This is open to any disabled children with no charge and is offered on a first come, first served basis for all sessions.
Open access
- Six to sixteen year olds who do not need additional support can attend open access services on a one-to-ten support level.
- We offer this to siblings of any of our short breaks users if they want to attend with their siblings.
Enquiries:
Phone: 020 7820 0527
Email: info@oasisplay.org.uk
Oasis Adventure Playground – Stockwell site
Ages
- Nature Garden – 5 to 16 years old
- Adventure Playground – 6 to 25 years old
- Go-Karting – 8 to 18 years old
Support levels
- Able to support at two-to-one, one-to-one and one-to-four levels
- Appropriate for neurodiverse children and young people and wheelchair users.
- We welcome all disabled children and young people to join our inclusive after school club sessions at the Adventure Playground. It’s a fun space for children to make choices, take risks and have freedom within their play.
After school club
- Adventure Playground open Tuesday to Friday 3:30 to 6:00pm
- Nature Garden open Monday to Friday 3:30 to 5.:30pm
Saturday club
Adventure Playground open Saturdays 10:30am to 4:00pm
Holiday playschemes
- Activities available across all three Oasis Stockwell sites from Monday to Friday during holidays.
- Nature Garden and Adventure Playground open 10:30am to 4:00pm
- Right Track go-karting project, check on the day as times vary
Activities include:
- Arts and crafts
- Cooking
- Cycling
- Sports
- Junior karting club
- Gardening
- Nature play
- Woodwork
Holiday playschemes trips and off-site activities include:
- Cinema
- Theatre
- Sports trips
- Swimming
Inclusive free play sessions:
- We also arrange a calendar of on-site activities for sports, arts and community events that run alongside our inclusive free play sessions.
- All activities are fully inclusive and available to service users with disabilities.
Stay and play
- We offer stay-and-play for all disabled children to attend any of our sessions with a parent/carer or responsible adult.
- This is open to any disabled children with no charge and is offered on a first come, first served basis for all sessions.
Open access
- Six to sixteen year olds who do not need additional support can attend open access services on a one-to-ten support level.
- We offer this to siblings of any of our short breaks users if they want to attend with their siblings.
Enquiries:
Phone: 020 7622 8756
Email: info@oasisplay.org.uk or for go-karting karting@oasisplay.org
Whippersnappers
After school club
Ages
- 5 to 14 years old
- Children must start attending before they are 11, but will be able to stay until 14 depending on their needs
Support levels
- Able to support at one-to-one level
Times and days
- 3:30 to 6:00pm
- Tuesday and Friday – Brockwell Lido, Herne Hill
- Wednesday and Thursday – The Livity School, Streatham
Transport
- For children and young people who receive transport, SEND Transport may be able to arrange drop-off after school.
- School pick-up and drops are available from Whippersnappers - pick-up at 3:00pm, drop-off from 6:00pm.
Saturday club
Ages
- 11 to 19 years old
Support levels
- Able to support at one-to-one level
Times and days
- 10:00am to 2:00pm at our College Lodge Site in Dulwich Park for 10 weeks each term.
- 10 places per week
Transport
- Home pick-up and drops are available.
- Pick-up between 9:00am and 10:00am, drop-off from 1:30pm
Holiday playschemes
Ages
- 5 to 19 years old
Support levels
- Able to support at one-to-one level
Playscheme locations
- Brockwell Lido, Herne Hill
- College Lodge, Dulwich
- The Livity School, Streatham
Playschemes run:
- February half-term – 1 week
- Easter – 1 week
- May half-term – 1 week
- Summer - 4 weeks
- October half-term – 1 week
Activities across the schemes include:
- Trips out
- Socialising with peers
- Relaxation and massage for children with PLMD
- Cooking
- Arts and crafts
- Sand and water play
- Music
- Theatre
- Fancy dress
- Story telling
- Garden and sensory play
Enquiries:
Phone: 020 7738 6633
Email: info@whippersnappers.org