Urban Youth Project in Derby | StreetSide Project

ABOUT STREETSIDE

Urban Youth Project

Our Flagship service is aimed at young people aged between 11 and 16. We provide a safe environment for learning skills in music, media & the arts.

Social and environmental responsibility are always at the heart of the project. Parkside High have been commissioned to deliver workshops across Erewash, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

We are on target to complete the program in early 2018 and so far have had more than 100 attendees. Our sessions are also open to referrals from Children’s Services, Schools and other Agencies.

What is Streetside?

Young people can attend StreetSide to learn new skills in DJing, music production, lyricism, live performance and visual arts with trained professionals in a safe and friendly environment.

Our workshops are designed to help young people develop their confidence, raise self-esteem and learn how to work creatively as an individual and together in a team. We aim to help build and develop important life skills which are transferable into a variety of different environments.

In addition, we also work with other organisations to monitor and evaluate the participants progress to enable them to achieve the best results from their learning experience.

Who is it for?

Our workshops are aimed at 11-16-year olds in the community. Schools, groups, youth clubs and individuals can all access our services.

Where we are based?

StreetSide are based in Ilkeston and offer our services right across the Erewash Valley, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

Who are we?

Liam Parker: Project Leader.
Over 20 year’s experience in music event management and multi-media projects. Has previous experience in youth projects in Nottingham and Derby. A local Ilkestonian with strong community ties.

Paul Depadova: Youth mentor.
Accomplished musician/sound engineer with a Diploma in popular music/music technology. Also studied an electrical apprenticeship in the installation of lighting and sound equipment.

Marcus Riley: Youth mentor. DJ/music producer.
The StreetSide Project also work with a wide variety of industry professionals and artists to create interesting and engaging workshops for young people of all backgrounds.

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Workshop Plan

The standard Streetside workshop lasts approximately 1 hour 30 minutes and varies from week to week. We would normally cater upto 15 young people. The chance to learn skills in DJing, music production techniques, drumming and other traditional music tuition and the chance to create visual art including painting, drawing and creating street art.

We can work together with your organisation to create a tailored workshop experience for groups of young people in your chosen environment.

Monitoring & Evaluation

At StreetSide we have a monitoring and evaluation process in place which enables us to measure the progress of the individuals and groups or organisations who access our service. We aim to closely monitor the progress of young people with the aim of boosting their potential for future opportunities on their chosen path through life.

StreetSide also offer other activities based around physical exercise, competitive sport and outdoor pursuits. Please contact us for more information.