Not every child enjoys football camps or busy activity clubs. Some children are creative. Some lack confidence. Some simply need a place where they feel they belong.
At the Marion Centre of Excellence, we've designed a summer programme especially for young people who love creativity, imagination and learning in a relaxed, supportive environment. Every activity has been carefully planned to build confidence, develop new skills and help children discover talents they never knew they had.
With small group sizes, experienced tutors and industry professionals, your child won't just be kept busy this summer. They will leave with new skills, new friendships and greater confidence ready for the new school year
✔ Small supportive groups
✔ Industry professionals
✔ Music studio
✔ Animation
✔ DJing
✔ Enterprise
✔ Maths & English
✔ Life skills
✔ FREE PETAL ONLINE LEARNING Platform
Bring imagination to life!
Working alongside a specialist animator, children will design and create their own animated characters and short films from scratch.
They'll learn:
Character design
Storyboarding
Animation techniques
Digital creativity
Problem solving
A fantastic introduction to one of today's fastest-growing creative industries.
Experience what it's like to record in a real music studio!
A professional mobile recording studio comes to the Marion Centre, giving every child the opportunity to record their own music with guidance from an experienced music producer.
Children will learn:
Recording techniques
Microphone skills
Vocal confidence
Music production
Teamwork and creativity
This is an experience many young people never have the opportunity to try.
Does your child love music or simply struggle to enjoy traditional English lessons?
Our songwriting sessions help children express themselves through music while naturally developing their reading, writing, spelling and communication skills. They'll write original lyrics, build confidence with words and discover that English can be creative, enjoyable and meaningful.
Perfect for children who enjoy music, storytelling or creative writing.
Learn to DJ using professional equipment.
Students will be introduced to real DJ decks and learn how DJs mix music, beat match tracks and build exciting playlists.
Throughout the sessions they'll develop:
Confidence
Listening skills
Rhythm
Performance skills
Creativity
By the end of the programme they'll be ready to perform their own short DJ set.
Maths suddenly makes sense when it's connected to real life.
Children take part in fun enterprise projects where they'll create ideas, budget, calculate costs, set prices and work out profit and loss.
Rather than worksheets, they'll learn practical maths skills they can use every day while developing entrepreneurial thinking and confidence.
Every day includes activities that help children grow in confidence.
We focus on:
Building friendships
Developing resilience
Managing stress and anxiety
Communication skills
Confidence
Preparing for school and life
These sessions are woven naturally throughout the programme to help every child feel supported and included.
Every child enrolled on our Summer Camp also receives FREE access to our PETAL Online Learning Platform throughout the programme.
They can continue exploring exciting careers and creative subjects at home, including:
Fashion Design
Photography
Film & Media
Graphic Design
Music Production
Tattooing
Gaming
Beauty
Art & Illustration
English & Maths
...and much more.
Learning doesn't stop when they leave each day.
Monday (Online)
Life Skills & Resilience
PETAL Online Learning
Tuesday (In Person)
Music Recording or Animation
English Through Songwriting
Wednesday (In Person)
DJing
Enterprise & Maths
English Skills
Thursday (In Person)
Animation or Enterprise
Applied English
Friday (Online)
Friendship & Resilience
PETAL Platform Activities
Weekly Reflection & Celebration
Help your child build confidence, discover new talents, make new friends and develop skills that will last long after the summer ends.
To ensure every child receives individual support and encouragement, we deliberately keep our class sizes small. Once places are full, we are unable to accept any further bookings.