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Jump Studios is Knowle West Media Centre’s programme for 10 – 30 year olds. We offer a range of after-school groups, creative courses, work experience, training opportunities and holiday activities. We also get paid work for our Emerging Creatives via our Creative Agency Eight.
We aim to run all after-school programmes in person at Knowle West Media Centre from 19 April 2021, in line with government social distancing guidelines. We will also be offering a semi-virtual option for young people unable to attend an in person session.
Group sizes are smaller than usual due to COVID-19 restrictions. You will only be able to book one activity per young person per week. Block booking is essential so please make sure you choose a night of the week that you are available throughout the term.
You can register your interest via our online form and view our latest programme of activities here.
Mondays, 4.30 – 6 pm
Knowle West Media Centre, Leinster Avenue, BS4 1NL
(Ages 10 – 16) FREE
Explore new and exciting creative technologies including coding, gaming and 3D design.
Tuesdays, 4.30 – 6 pm
Knowle West Media Centre, Leinster Avenue, BS4 1NL
(Ages 10 – 16) FREE
A STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) programme for young people interested learning about digital making, creative tech and social action.
Wednesdays, 4.30 – 6 pm
Knowle West Media Centre, Leinster Avenue, BS4 1NL
(Ages 10 – 16) FREE
Wednesdays, 4.30 – 6 pm
Knowle West Media Centre, Leinster Avenue, BS4 1NL
(Ages 10 – 16) FREE
Explore and develop your creative skills. Recent sessions include character design, digital storytelling, animation and filmmaking.
Thursdays, 5 – 6pm
Knowle West Media Centre, Leinster Avenue, BS4 1NL
(Ages 11 – 14) FREE
A theatre project for young people interested in theatre-making, storytelling, creative tech and social action!
Booking is essential for all free after-school sessions. Links to each term’s booking form will be shared on this page and via our social media channels @jumpKWMC
If you have any issues filling out the form or can’t access it, please contact the team via e-mail at jumpstudios@kwmc.org.uk or by phone on 0117 903 0444. Please note that phone lines are only monitored while the KWMC building is open and will not be answered during the national lockdown when the building is closed.
At the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown we put together a list of online resources that we use at Jump Studios that young people can access at home for free. If you fancy some offline creative activities there is also a list of activities without technology!
Music production / podcasting: Soundtrap
Coding with Music: Sonic Pi
Chrome Music Lab: Music Lab
Hour of Code: https://hourofcode.com/uk
Learn Python: https://www.learnpython.org/
Codecademy: https://www.codecademy.com
Scratch: https://scratch.mit.edu
Code Club: https://codeclub.org/en/
Sketchpad.io: https://sketch.io/sketchpad/
TinkerCad: https://www.tinkercad.com
Drawkit: https://www.drawkit.io/
Canva: https://www.canva.com/
Pixlr: https://pixlr.com/x/
Piskel: https://www.piskelapp.com/
Google Fonts: https://fonts.google.com/
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