I am absolutely thrilled to be the founder of Believe Performing Arts. I have worked with young people for many years teaching Performing Arts and have really enjoyed helping to nurture the life skills that this subject naturally encompasses. I have seen first-hand the difference that Performing Arts can make to a young person’s sense of self esteem, confidence and social skills and have always found it particularly magical watching this change happen to a child from a looked after background or who has potentially experienced Trauma.
Believe Performing Arts was dreamt up many years ago when I saw that, for a mixture of reasons children from Looked After backgrounds were not always able to consistently attend one group. Up until now, there have been no regular fully funded Performing Arts classes for children from Looked after backgrounds in the Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole areas and I am so excited that this charity has finally become a reality! Now, children are able to attend Performing Arts classes and reap the benefits, without having to worry about the financial implications. Making these classes accessible to everyone!
We hope that students who attend Believe Performing Arts will develop their confidence, make friends, and have fun whilst learning some new skills along the way. We encourage every student to believe in themselves no matter what their future holds!