As the wholly owned subsidiary of a charity, ACE Cultural Tours is unique in the travel sector. Its annual financial surpluses are gift-aided to its parent, the Association for Cultural Exchange. The Charity, in turn, applies those funds to further its charitable purposes through its activities at Stapleford Granary.
What happens when an arts centre works closely with a primary school?
Kate Romano, CEO of Stapleford Granary (home of ACE Cultural Tours) has just completed an inspiring programme with Stapleford Primary School. The scheme, known as “Small Grains” encourages the collaboration between the arts centre and primary school in furthering the arts education of the young students and fostering regular cultural interaction.
"What happens when an arts centre works closely with a primary school?
We placed this simple question at the heart of a new pilot programme. Every week, classes from Stapleford Primary School walk from the school to Stapleford Granary to experience artistic and creative projects closely aligned with cultural events at the Granary.
Through this pilot year, we hoped to learn how regular cultural interaction with Stapleford Granary benefits pupils at the school, and better understand the unique educational role of an arts centre in our community.
The programme is wholly funded by The Association for Cultural Exchange, the charity who own and operate Stapleford Granary."
- Kate Romano, CEO of Stapleford Granary
We wanted to share Kate Romano’s Year 1 report as we’re proud to support the arts and education work conducted by Stapleford Granary and the Association for Cultural Exchange. You can read the full breakdown of the “Small Grains” programme on the Stapleford Granary website by clicking the button below:
