Disability and Inclusion Programmes
Wac Arts offers a range of inclusive performing arts and media opportunities for young people with special educational needs and disabilities. We offer a varied programme with a wide range of activities from inspiring artwork and recording live music to swinging and movement with aerials equipment.
Young people develop skills, work creatively, build confidence and, most importantly, have fun!
News
Urban Motivation wow audience with their Street Skillz
Urban Motivation is our over-18 Disability Inclusion group, who work together to create performances devised by themselves about subjects...
What Wac Arts means to me, by John Gaine
As Wac Arts heads into our fortieth birthday, we have been talking to the young people who are current...
Ministry of Senses
Holiday project from the 6th-10th August 2018. Using dynamic dance music technology, multi-sensory visual tools and dazzling dance skills,…
Wac Arts Summer Schools 2018
Dance, singing, music production, circus skills and aerials for ages 5 and up this summer (13th-24th August 2018).
The need to give creative value to technology to enrich young people’s lives
Across the various youth settings and schools that work with disabled young people, you’ll find an abundance of technology....
The Wac Arts Weekender returns to the Old Town Hall
Following the success of the first ever Wac Arts Weekender in 2017, ‘Beyond Time’ aimed even bigger. The festival…
Beyond Time
Book tickets for the Wac Arts Weekender 2018 here. Wac Arts Ticket Pricing You will see that you...
Wac Arts celebrate being Thorntons Budgens Charity of the Year with explosive performance
As we announced earlier this week, Wac Arts have been selected by Thornton Budgen’s as their Charity of the...
Wac Arts receive funding from the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation
Wac Arts are delighted to be receiving £30,000 in funding from the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, as announced today....
Inclusive Technology at Wac Arts
At Wac Arts we believe that the creative arts are uniquely placed to offer participants with PMLD situations where...
Parallel London 2017
Parallel London began last year as an annual, fully accessible and all-inclusive, mass participation push/run event. Alongside the race...
Welcome to the Wonder Pod!
An exciting new toolkit for young people, youth workers and arts practitioners to demonstrate how to best utilise tablet…
Wonder Wac Arts
Holiday and After School Projects
We encourage students to develop as professional artists by giving them access to activities throughout the week and during school holidays.
Dance, music, art, sport, drama, vocals and more!
Oasis Residentials
Young people with even high levels of special needs and disabilities enjoy a range of fantastic accessible outdoor activities with Oasis whilst also developing independent living skills including shopping, cooking and dining with their friends.
Sailing, grass sledging, high ropes, power boating, climbing walls, zipwire, jet skiing and more!
Buddying, Transitions, Advocacy
Matches disabled young people with a buddy to access a wide range of social settings and activities to encourage friendships, social interaction and fun!
Supports young people to manage periods of change in their lives such as moving from school to college or through changes at home.
Represents young people who may be non-verbal or looked after with 1-to-1 sessions that use creative strategies to meet the needs of young people.
Wac Arts Reach
Unique and bespoke creative technology projects exploring film-making, music, photography and animation in innovative and engaging ways. Sustainable and accessible programmes that enrich young people’s lives and bring a new creative value to technology.
Allowing young people to express themselves in a fun and exciting way!
Over 18s – Urban Motivation
This project is for young people with disabilities aged 18-30 and uses drama, dance, music and technology workshops and performances to develop self confidence, social and independent living skills.
The Wonder Pod
An exciting new toolkit for young people, youth workers and arts practitioners to demonstrate how to best utilise tablet apps and assistive technology for creativity, having fun and forming friendships.
Allowing young people to express themselves in a fun and exciting way!
What to do next…
Refer a young person
If you know a young person that would benefit from any of the programmes we offer please contact the Disabilites and Inclusions team on 020 7692 5862 or email Inclusive@WacArts.co.uk.
Volunteer with us
We are always looking for enthusiastic and caring volunteers to support our young people with learning difficulties. Use your unique expertise to change young people’s lives in a meaningful way!
“The whole atmosphere inspired him to progress in such a positive way, being able to express himself through drama classes and workshops. He also learnt how to play the saxophone. Wonder Wac Arts has been such a lifeline for my son and me.”
Wonder Wac Arts Parent
“I was very withdrawn in school and was losing the will to care. I have no idea where I’d be now without Wac Arts; I certainly wouldn’t have done well enough in school to get into college.”
Wonder Wac Arts Student
Get in touch
Disability and Inclusion Office
Old Town Hall
213 Haverstock Hill
London NW3 4QP
General enquiries: 020 7692 5871
Email: Inclusive@WacArts.co.uk
