The achievements of more than 250 students who took part in the EAST Summer School were celebrated yesterday at a virtual Final Celebration event held from Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Thursday 20 August.

The event, hosted by two members of the youth steering group who helped organise the summer school, included awards for Best Contributor, Most Dedicated, Most Engaged, Most Resilient, Most Effort Made, Most Impressive, Most Creative, Most Professional and Most Funny. The awards were presented by Lyn Garner, LLDC Chief Executive, Sukhvinder Kaur, LLDC Board Member and Rachel Blake, Deputy Mayor Tower Hamlets, as well as representatives from East Bank organisations.

During August more than 250 young people aged between 12 – 17 from east London took part in a free three-week Summer School, which was held virtually for the first time from Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Exciting courses on offer included coding, dance, fashion, game design, engineering and architecture. The East Summer School was attended by young people from Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, and Waltham Forest, with free sessions run by world-leading creative, cultural and education organisations.

Summer School courses were delivered by world-leading organisations, such as the BBC, UAL’s London College of Fashion, University College London who will be moving to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as part of East Bank. Other partners included Studio Wayne McGregor, Idverde, Jess and Morgs, Class Of Your Own, The Yard Theatre, The Landscape Institute, British Council, Staffordshire University London, Badu Sports and Catalyst in Communities, along with Art Clubbers and The People Speak both supported by The Foundation for FutureLondon & City of London. Guests were made up of participants, parents, partners and stakeholders who also got a chance to see some of the work produced during the three week summer school.