Aratrust’s children’s and young people’s activities

Since 1996 aratrust has been providing activities for children and young people including performing arts, international youth and drama camps, seminars, discussions, visits to parks of historical or environmental importance, museums, art galleries, and now, virtual visits. Over the last 10 years aratrust has worked with primary school children and their parents, building up term-time […]

Young Explorers Half-Term Virtual Space Visit at the Science Museum

For our 2nd virtual visit at the Science Museum we focused on the Science of Space. We learnt about what astronauts do in space, how you can become an astronaut, and the different kinds of scientists that work in space. We learnt about some famous cosmonauts including three inspiring women called Valentina Tereshkova, the first […]

Young Explorers Half-Term Virtual Medical Science & Technology Visit at the Science Museum

An Apothecary’s Balance

Our 3rd Half-Term virtual session covered the Science of Health & Medicine. During the visit we learnt about what traditional objects people believed would cure them from illness and disease such as Amulets, famous doctors and nurses including the inspirational Mary Seacole, Florence Nightingale, and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson. We saw how these determined women struggled […]

Young Explorers Half-Term Virtual Engineering Visit at the Science Museum

Engineering inspiration with Black Panther’s Princess Shuri

Our first virtual Half-Term visit to the Science Museum was to see and discuss different Engineering exhibitions and fascinating objects from all over the world, invented over many centuries. We saw ancient devices for telling the time, before there were clocks and watches and mobiles. These included: a Chinese Incense Clock, time-telling incense sticks, and […]

Aratrust’s Half-Term virtual visits to the Science Museum

Mae Jemison, first black woman in space. (1992 NASA)

After many years of organising very successful physical visits for this age group to museums, parks of historic and/or environmental importance, and art galleries, our Young Activists (aged 11 – 17) and Young Citizens (aged 18 – 29) decided to organise aratrust’s first virtual visits. We focused on the Science Museum’s Engineering, Space, and Medical […]

Kadeena Cox, super-athlete, speaks out against racism, no holds barred!

Kadeena Cox

Kadeena Cox is a Paralympian who, from an early age, has been making tremendous strides as a sprinter, entering Para Athletics in 2015 after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. In her very first international competition, Kadeena won T37 100m gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships. Kadeena Cox is also a GB cyclist, beginning her […]

Combatting Inequalities in Sport – 3 Indomitable Women!

Gender inequality in sports

Ebony Rainford-Brent Ebony Rainford-Brent has made sporting history numerous times, becoming the first Black woman to play for the England Women’s Cricket Team and captain the Surrey Women’s team. Since retiring, Ebony has continued with an amazing career, becoming the first Director of Women’s Cricket at Surrey County Cricket Club, a pundit and broadcaster for […]

Diversity and Respect – sadly, a long way to go!

Essex Cricket Club

Aratrust Members and Supporters, along with many others, were left disappointed after Essex Cricket Club’s celebrations following their victory in the Bob Willis Trophy against Somerset, showed that diversity and respect still have a long way to go in sport. During the celebration beer was poured over their Muslim teammate, Feroze Khushi – unquestionably abominable! […]