Education & Schools
The much loved Half Moon Montessori Nursery has been hit very hard by Coronavirus.
With huge uncertainty over income and numbers of children attending next year, combined with unexpected costs required to adapt the nursery to meet government guidelines, these are difficult times and the future is looking very unsure. Very sadly, staff cuts have already been made.
JOM Junior Open Mic, a local community music group, is on the lookout for anyone with experience in the back-end of online broadcasting to lend some time helping to improve the audio and visual quality of performances during JOM Junior Open Mic Live Online Sessions. The show broadcasts once every 3 weeks and is designed as an event for young London performers – both new and seasoned.
Do you know a young person with potential, who's unmotivated and fed up with traditional learning?
Since the lockdown in March commenced, Max Roach One O' Clock Club - LCC have delivered, 4815 happy lunches, to 140 children, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Next week, High Trees Community Development Trust have a fantastic crowdfunding opportunity, which will be matched by the Big Give/Childhood Trust - to support their Remote Service for young people providing activity packs and laptops to families in need.
Without a decent computer, many local kids have found home-schooling difficult. More than a few have relied on a parent’s smartphone and had to share it with siblings. What was a disadvantage before has become a real barrier to their education.