Creative Academies

Performing Arts Academy

Week 2 and Week 4 – 3 x 3 hours (£ Included)

Over three thrilling sessions, you’ll train with expert instructors who will help develop your potential, creating performances that both challenge you and celebrate your unique talents. You’ll work closely with new friends in a supportive, collaborative environment where teamwork and friendship are just as important as learning lines and choreography.

You’ll perform with professional sound and lighting equipment in our very own on-site theatre and step into character using a selection of costume pieces and props—bringing theatrical magic to every scene, song, and step.

Week 2 – We Could Be Heroes
Do you have what it takes to be a hero? Join us for an action-packed Performing Arts Academy, where you’ll step into the shoes of the world’s most unforgettable heroes and heroines!

Designed for aspiring performers ages 7 to 17, We Could Be Heroes is your chance to explore epic stories through acting, singing, and dance—while building confidence, teamwork, and stage skills.

The Academy will conclude with a dazzling live showcase, where you and your new team of heroes will bring your characters to life in front of family and friends.

Week 4 – It’s a Kind of Magic
Step into a world of wonder, sparkle, and enchantment in It’s a Kind of Magic!
Performing Arts Academy invites you to embark on an unforgettable journey filled with music, movement, and magic! Over three exciting sessions, you’ll have the opportunity to build confidence and develop skills in acting, singing, and dancing—all while preparing for a fun-filled performance in our very own theatre.

Guided by our passionate Dance and Drama instructors, you’ll explore vocal techniques, character work, and dazzling choreography—while forging strong bonds with fellow performers in an inclusive, team-focused environment. Friendship, collaboration, and creative support are at the heart of this magical experience.

Whether you dream of casting spells, dancing with fairies, or belting out powerful showstoppers, this academy will help you grow both on stage and off, surrounded by a community that celebrates your journey.

Dance Academy

Week 1 and 5 – 3 x 2 hours (£ Included)

High Energy, structured dance classes for all levels with a focus on various styles of dance including, commercial/street, contemporary, ballet, ballroom and latin.
Bring your dance skills to the fore with this fun and energetic Academy! Improve your spatial awareness, confidence, rhythm and style.

This Academy allows students to work with our tutors to choreograph their very own performance with their friends and learn engaging group numbers. Students will be able to perform for their supportive cohort, staff, and parents. Ultimately, this allows students to find their moment to shine. All abilities welcome.

Cookery Academy

Available Week 2,3,4 and 5 – 3 x 2 hours (£125)

Where young chefs unleash their creativity and passion for cooking! Our fun and interactive classes are designed just for girls, empowering them to explore the kitchen with confidence. From baking sweet treats to whipping up savory dishes, each session is packed with hands-on learning and delicious discoveries. With our Corden Bleu cookery expert Fiona and her supportive assistants, every girl will develop essential cooking skills, make new friends, and create unforgettable memories. Join us on this exciting culinary adventure and let your inner chef shine!

Photography Academy

Week 2 – 3 x 2 hour (£100)

Working in our very own photography workshop with Heathfield’s finest, you will explore the tools to take your photography skills to the next level. It’s a fantastic opportunity to work with skilled photographers and explore ways in which some of the best pictures are captured by understanding shutter speeds and focusing modes. Create technically competent and creative photographs you can be proud of.

Fashion, Textile Design and Illustration Academy

(aged 11+)

Week 3 and Week 5 – 3 x 2 hours (£ Included)

This Academy aims to focus on creating detailed textiles without the use of a sewing machines and transferring elements of textile samples into fashion illustrations. These fashion illustrations will showcase details in the textiles, for example stiches, fabric placement and scale.

Some of the techniques that this workshop will explore, include hand weaving, beading, embroidery and more. This workshop will provide your daughter with insight into the methods used for design development, whilst teaching them new textile skills.

Art Fusion Academy

Week 2 and Week 4 – 3 x 2 hours (£ Included)

The Art Fusion Academy is a group of sessions that will allow your daughter to explore a wide range of art styles and provide her with the opportunity to develop her art skills.

This Academy will explore a diverse range of ways to create art, for example traditional methods of creating art, such as painting and drawing as well as creating art through the use of textiles. A few of the skills that will be introduced within these Academy sessions, include Batik, embroidery, lino printing and much more.

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