Children & Young People

Paper flower-making, the Cirque du Soleil, Paisleys, Lapidaries, and Ceramics (Ancient Nubian, Egyptian, Persian, Greek, Roman and Islamic) – 7 half-term activities enjoyed by children and young people!

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Post published:23rd February 2021
Post category:Children & Young People

Just finished an exhilarating week of activities with our Young Adventurers, Young Explorers and Young Activists, with Young Citizen support! Aratrust Young Adventurers (aged 3-5) Aratrust Young Adventurers had great…

Aratrust Young Activists and Young Explorers learning about the Holocaust

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Post published:28th January 2021
Post category:Children & Young People Remembrance

Young Activists and some of our older Young Explorers spent one of their weekly sessions looking at the Holocaust Memorial Day website www.hmd.org.uk and discussing what they read. They learnt…

Xmas 2020 – Aratrust launches a new children’s activities group – the inquisitive and stimulating ‘Young Adventurers’ group!

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Post published:26th December 2020
Post category:Children & Young People Creatives

This week, Aratrust has just launched ‘Young Adventurers’, an activities group for pre-school children. Supported by their parents and some of our ‘Young Activists’ (secondary school age group), Young Adventurers…

The Kanneh-Mason family – inspiring role models!

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Post published:21st December 2020
Post category:Creatives Children & Young People Media

The fabulous Kanneh-Masons are a family of seven brothers and sisters aged 10 to 23, all of whom play either the violin, piano or cello. All the children currently attend…

Marcus Rashford

HM Government listens once more to the nation’s heroic Marcus Rashford!

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Post published:9th November 2020
Post category:Children & Young People Sports

Despite a negative parliamentary vote recently, the government has now responded positively to Marcus Rashford’s School Holiday Free School Meals campaign by pledging over £400 million to support Britain's poorest…

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

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Post published:7th November 2020
Post category:Children & Young People Creatives

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,…

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

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Post published:7th November 2020
Post category:Creatives Children & Young People

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,…

An Apothecary’s Balance

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

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Post published:7th November 2020
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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…

Engineering inspiration with Black Panther’s Princess Shuri

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

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Post published:7th November 2020
Post category:Children & Young People Creatives

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…

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

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

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Post published:7th November 2020
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During the October half-term we organised three virtual visits to the Science Museum in London for aratrust Young Explorers (children aged 4 - 10) and their parents. After many years…