Cultural Learning Directory
Find the right cultural partner to support your class’s learning objectives
Creative Futures: Musical Games
Musical Games is a vocal improvisation and body percussion project designed to build children’s self-confidence and resilience. It is delivered by two Creative Futures musicians who are respectively also a Speech and Language Therapist and Music Therapist. Participating children will work together to create rhythms, songs, collective movement and sound which will support physiological wellbeing.
Creative Futures: Sound & Symbol
Sound & Symbol is an early years music project designed to support social-emotional development, communication, language, and emergent literacy. The project is rooted in research and practice and includes child-initiated play, and group activities with story books, singing, instruments, movement and mark-making.
English National Ballet: The Forsythe Programme
Ballet, like you’ve not seen it before. Following an acclaimed run, the William Forsythe’s exhilarating Playlist (EP) is back to bring pure happiness into our lives! Combining ballet classicism and athleticism , it will leave you “tipsy with delight” (Financial Times) and “cheering and breathless with joy” (The Observer). What’s not to like?
English National Ballet: My First Ballet - Swan Lake
A first introduction to the magical world of ballet. Experience the thrill of the world’s most famous ballet in this specially adapted version for children aged three upwards.
English National Ballet: Relaxed Performances
At our relaxed performances of Nutcracker and My FIrst Ballet: Swan Lake, the environment supports and accepts noise and movement within the auditorium, there is access to a chill-out space outside of the auditorium, and re-entry as and when needed. The house lights and sound levels may also be adjusted throughout the production.
English National Opera: Relaxed Performances
Relaxed Performances, suitable for those with sensory sensitivities and anyone who might benefit from a more informal, relaxed environment.
English National Opera: Finish This…
Finish This... is ENO's free* nation-wide music making programme for schools. We invite students to step into the role of composer and finish a purposely unfinished piece of operatic music.
English National Opera: School Membership
English National Opera offers a free membership for Primary, Secondary and SEND students. This includes access to free tickets to our Dress Rehearsals and School Ticket Nights.
Wigmore Hall: Close Up: Music for Curious Young Minds
A lively schools concert, presented by Aga Serugo-Lugo and featuring five wind musicians. Together they breathe life into the wondrous world of chamber music.
Royal Ballet & Opera: Live Lessons
Bring the Royal Ballet & Opera LIVE into your classroom with these free, short, digital live lessons - held every term.
Live Music Now: Musician-in-residence
Participatory music performances by musicians to engage children with additional needs.
Royal Albert Hall: Future Makers
An annual music competition is back to inspire your students to create their own music and to become Future Makers.
DreamArts: EXPERIMENT Weekend Creative Labs
Multi artform on-site workshops fusing art and therapy.