Powerful ways for all young Londoners to access the best of arts and culture

About the Biggest Learning Opportunity on Earth

Last summer A New Direction began a project called ‘The Biggest Learning Opportunity on Earth’ (BigLop).

The aim of BigLop was to bring together 14 arts organisations and 140 schools across London to explore The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in different ways

To explore the changing landscape of London and stories that make up the city. To explore its connections to the rest of the world and dream of better worlds and new possibilities.

Some amazing things have happened, and  BigLopFest (a week of free activities at three venues across central London for children, young people, their teachers and families) is our way of sharing them with you.

Browse below to see the 14 different projects, each led by one of London's leading arts / creative organsitions.

Download the Poster below...

Visit the BigLop blog
Download the Research document
Read Charlie's Final Essay

Read about the projects


A New Direction

This project set out to ask, how can London’s young people represent themselves, and the city in which they live?


Cineclub

What does it take to get to the top
and be respected by others?

Clayground Collective

What links toothpaste, space shuttles, tea cups and your  favourite magazine? What material links London with the planet and its people? What creative work improves hand/eye co-ordination?


Discover

What stories do adults and  children living in London have to share? How are these stories passed on from generation to generation?


Eastside Educational Trust

What would your message to the
world be?

Emergency Exit Arts

How much energy and resources can your school save before London 2012? How can your pupils become creative activists? And how can you create a sign big enough to share your ‘ecoaction’
with the rest of the world?


Fundamental Architecture Inclusion

Inclusion With a landscape of redevelopment, how can young people in London make sense of this change? How can they relate to the changes happening on their doorsteps and in Greater London, and what skills can we arm young people with to become active and informed citizens?



Graeae

How can young people in London lead the way in celebrating the inclusive nature of our society by placing disabled people centre stage?

Kinetika

How can we better understand
ourselves and create an  inspirational vision for our nation?

LIFT

Would you like to look inside a special box which stores the memories of an amazing event? Could this help you to make your own new celebration and then save the memories in your own box for others to see?


Makebelieve Arts

How can we use stories to encourage our children and young
people to think about their own lives and how they see their  futures?

Nimble Fish

The Cultural Olympiad is a key
element of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. But how can young people make sense of ‘culture’ in their own lives?

Punchdrunk

How are Londoners connected to the Olympics and what do they want to tell the world?


Rolling Sound

How would you create a landmark
for your area that reflects the key
themes of the London 2012  Olympic and Paralympic Games?