Holiday & Weekend Courses

Our approach

ArtsEd Extra provides outstanding performing arts training for young people from ages 5 to 18. Our range of weekend and holiday courses are run by highly experienced tutors, all with a wealth of professional experience. Small class sizes, specialist facilities and a wonderful welcome all add up to develop young people’s confidence and creativity alongside their performance skills.

At ArtsEd we develop the whole child. We engage their emotions, their creativity and their physicality, building on the fact that each one of them has unique talents and sensibilities. Our welcoming and experienced tutors draw out the individual in every child, encouraging them to explore their imaginations, their emotions and their sense of self.

Budgetary constraints and the pressure to climb league tables is squeezing the arts out of the school timetable, focusing on classroom learning and constant testing. Our weekend and holiday courses give young people the chance to spread their creative wings, to draw on rather than suppress their energy and emotions and develop their confidence and creativity.

The strength of our training combined with our industry connections means that our young people get some amazing performance opportunities.  Here they are performing at the Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall.

Saturday Skills Academy – Key Information

• Sessions run on Saturday mornings over a 10 week term, with two Saturdays off for half term
• Classes are taught at four levels:
  Discover  |  ages 4-7
  Explore  |  ages 7-11
  Trainee  |  ages 10-13
  Creatives  |  ages 13-16

• Musical Theatre courses include separate sessions each week in singing, dancing and acting
• Drama courses include separate sessions each week in acting, improvisation/ comedy and acting for TV & Film

Term 1 / Skills Development
In Term 1 the focus is on learning new techniques and developing performance skills.

Term 2 / Performance
In Term 2 each group works on a piece to perform for family and friends in our wonderful Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre.

Term 3 / Showcase
In Term 3 groups and individuals work on pieces that showcase their development in an informal performance in one of our studio spaces.

Useful information

You can find out more about all of our courses and any of the information below by getting in touch with ArtsEd Extra team on 020 8987 6654 or at extra@artsed.co.uk

Skills Academy Discount
Skills Academy students get a 10% discount on our holiday course bookings.

Private Lessons
Private lessons must be cancelled within 48 hours. Unfortunately we will have to charge you fully for any lessons that are cancelled after this cutoff point.

Group Bookings
Group bookings can be made for any of our part-time training including holiday courses.

Bespoke Workshops
We are very happy to create personalised workshops and courses for individuals or groups, with bookings ranging from two hours to two full weeks. The focus can be on a particular subject area e.g. musical theatre, acting for the screen, audition technique or a particular production.

International Students
We welcome students from across the globe with a good level of spoken English to all of our courses.

Other classes
In addition to our own courses we are delighted to host many other organisations who use our excellent facilities to provide a wide range of after school and weekend opportunities. They include the Elite Ballet Academy, Dynamic Piano lessons, Harriet Roberts Vocal Training, London Kickboxing, and Seido Karate. We are also able to arrange private tuition and LAMDA exams. You can find information about all of these organisations here.

Chiswick Calendar Clubcard discount
ArtsEd offers club card holders 10% off their first Holiday course as an introductory offer. To benefit from this discount please contact the Part-Time Courses Team ptc@artsed.co.uk / 020 8987 6692, stating that you are a Chiswick Calendar Club Card holder. You must present your card on arrival. Find out more and register for a card here.

Code of Conduct

We want everyone that takes part in our courses to feel welcome, included and able to make the most of their time with us.  We therefore ask that everybody follows our Code of Conduct.

• I will respect all leaders, assistants and other participants and I understand that not showing respect will result in losing my place on the course.
• I will behave appropriately and respectfully during all classes, rehearsals and performances.
• I will attend all my classes and  rehearsals and we will let the ArtsEd Extra team know if I am unable to attend, for whatever reason.
• I understand that if my attendance drops below 80% I will not be able to perform in the end of term productions.
• I will turn off my mobile phones during classes, rehearsals and performances.
• I will not chew gum.

For parents and carers

• Please ensure that your child is collected on time.  If, for some unavoidable reason, you are delayed, please get in touch with the ArtsEd Extra team.
  extra@artsed.co.uk  |  020 8987 6692
• Make sure your child always wears comfortable clothing that allows them to move freely.  You can order ArtsEd Extra t-shirts here. Enter ArtsEd as the school.

You can find our full booking terms and conditions here.