Fashion
Futures is a series of fashion workshops targeted at 14
to 19 year old students as well as adult learners and school
leavers in disadvantaged areas around London.
The project offers an opportunity to provide both
theoretical concepts and practical skills in design, styling,
portfolio creation, etc., that instils creative talent and
offers an alternative career path in fashion. Fashion Futures
fosters teamwork, creativity, self-esteem, positive attitude,
a sense of achievement and pride in the participant’s
own originality and creative work in an environment that
offers very few opportunities. So far, these workshops have
been conducted in the community areas of London such as
Lambeth, Hackney, and
FAD has worked in collaboration with the
London College of Fashion to support the
various activities in these boroughs.
Fashion Futures is a niche project well received by schools,
teachers, students and the community. It supplements learning
skills and provides resources not readily available at local
schools. It contributes towards the National Curriculum
as the workshops support Key Stage 4 in the area of textiles
technology. Students find the course motivational and confidence
boosting; it fosters their creativity and gives them opportunities
to meet and interact with students from different schools.
Fashion
Awareness Direct will be running
the following workshops during Summer 2006:
19th – 23rd June 06
Students from the borough of Salford Venue: Salford University
26th
– 30th June 06
Students from the Central London Partnership Venue: London College of Fashion
3rd
– 7th July 06
Students from the borough of Newham Venue: Newham College of Further Education
10th
– 14th July 06
Students from the borough of Greenwich and Lewisham Venue: Lewisham College
17th
– 21st July 06
Students from the borough of Hackney and Tower Hamlets Venue: London College of Fashion
The
courses are funded by the local Aimhigher coordinators,
by the schools.
The Fashion Futures 1 - 2006 are also funded by the
European Social Fund and Equal, in a partnership with Newham
College of Further Education.
For further information on Fashion Futures
and Fashion Awareness Direct contact
