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A really exciting development for Canterbury and East Kent Schools Together (EKST) is so happy to support the fantastic Streets Ahead arts and creative community hub. We already have East Kent Schools Together (EKST) students expressing enthusiasm about getting involved via volunteering etc! Also looking forward to attending the official launch with some of my…

So proud of all the East Kent Schools Together students involved in the Print Pilgrimage project! Our East Kent Schools Together Print Pilgrimage Private View took place today (26th June 2024) with East Kent Schools Together students, staff, and VIP guests from Canterbury Christ Church University and the local community gathering together to celebrate students’…

Lovely to catch up with colleagues at the Stronger Kent Communities Leadership Development Programme today. Able to congratulate Keji Moses JP (FInstLM)) on appointment as the new Sheriff of Canterbury- and look forward to East Kent Schools Together developing further collaborations- partnership in action!  

So exciting to have Spires Academy , one of East Kent Schools Together‘s partners, showcasing their work in this Community Action session run by Transform Our World which underlines the power of partnership and collaboration that EKST is undertaking. https://www.transform-our-world.org/tow-events

Delighted that EKST partner schools are taking up the opportunity to join this fantastic organisation. We’re hoping to have all EKST schools and our university partner, Canterbury Christ Church, signed up to this in due course.

EKST Print Pilgrimage This programme has got off to a flying start with 10 EKST schools committed to this art project so generously supported by the Swire Charitable Trusts. We have workshops underway with all the schools collaborating and running joint sessions ably led by the EKST artist Kathryn McArdle. We are all very excited…

EKST is delighted to confirm that this event will take place at the Daphne Oram Gallery at Canterbury Christ Church University- with many thanks to them for supporting EKST with this event. Incredible thanks to the John Swire 1989 Foundation for supporting EKST so that we can run this incredible project- which will culminate in…

EKST received some amazing feedback from students and staff concerning this fantastic day; with many thanks again to The Bay Trust and the Cleary Foundation for all their backing and support to make this happen. Students from Herne Bay High School, Spires Academy and St.Anselm’s were able to support this event. Here is some of…

Many thanks to St. Edmund’s, one of our partner schools, for hosting and facilitating an amazing morning of Life Drawing for EKST students. Feedback: “Really well organised and well taught. It’s fantastic that you provide this opportunity to students within the EKST partnership.” Another wonderful session to follow and photos coming soon! ” Chose to…

Delighted to be able to run a Big Drama Day for EKST partner schools, kindly hosted by King’s in their amazing space at The Malthouse Theatre. Facilitated by the wonderful Drama department who helped bring all the students to create some fantastic work. We had a number of our schools attend with fantastic feedback on…