Electric Umbrella Express
Our ground-breaking education programme for mainstream primary schools across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire & North London.
Electric Umbrella Express
Our ground-breaking education programme for mainstream primary schools across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire & North London.
Electric Umbrella's Express Crews have now visited over
120 mainstream primary schools, getting rave reviews from children and adults alike.
Through music, they allow entire school communities to
explore issues of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in a vibrant and creative way. Whether it's with our full school, interactive performances, key stage specific workshops, or bespoke ‘off timetable’ days, our team of incredible professional and learning disabled musicians continually entertain, educate and inspire.
We can also offer simple music sessions, effectively becoming your outsourced music department.
Our varied programme is designed to facilitate repeat visits to schools and enable long lasting, meaningful relationships to be formed.
When schools and Electric Umbrella collaborate, real magic happens!
We're incredibly experienced at what we do - we've worked with over 40,000 children and teachers to date.
EDI is a complex topic, and the Electric Umbrella Express programme has been designed to provide teachers with resources and support to enable meaningful and engaging learning opportunities for students.
We have a flexible programme, offering termly or annual residencies, one-off sessions - and we’re happy to discuss anything in-between, to meet your needs and curriculum.
Electric Umbrella with Divine Saviour & Breakspeare Schools.
Electric Umbrella's Express Crews have now visited over
120 mainstream primary schools, getting rave reviews from children and adults alike.
Through music, they allow entire school communities to
explore issues of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in a vibrant and creative way. Whether it's with our full school, interactive performances, key stage specific workshops, or bespoke ‘off timetable’ days, our team of incredible professional and learning disabled musicians continually entertain, educate and inspire.
We can also offer simple music sessions, effectively becoming your outsourced music department.
Our varied programme is designed to facilitate repeat visits to schools and enable long lasting, meaningful relationships to be formed.
When schools and Electric Umbrella collaborate, real magic happens!
We're incredibly experienced at what we do - we've worked with over 40,000 children and teachers to date.
EDI is a complex topic, and the Electric Umbrella Express programme has been designed to provide teachers with resources and support to enable meaningful and engaging learning opportunities for students.
We have a flexible programme, offering termly or annual residencies, one-off sessions - and we’re happy to discuss anything in-between, to meet your needs and curriculum.
Electric Umbrella with. Laurence Haines School.
What we deliver
Our team of professional musicians and Electric Umbrella Crew Day members deliver extraordinary sessions that:
What we deliver
Our team of professional musicians and Electric Umbrella Crew Day members deliver extraordinary sessions:
We challenge children and staff to think differently about learning disabled people, exploring how we can celebrate difference, and build a world that is more inclusive.
Every session has a specific theme, but whichever your school chooses, you can be sure it will encourage the idea of celebrating diversity.
Songs, fun, and games are guaranteed, ensuring that sessions will leave a lasting memory on everyone who takes part.
We challenge children and staff to think differently about learning disabled people, exploring how we can celebrate difference, and build a world that is more inclusive.
Every session has a specific theme, but whichever your school chooses, you can be sure it will encourage the idea of celebrating diversity.
Songs, fun, and games are guaranteed, ensuring that sessions will leave a lasting memory on everyone who takes part.
At Electric Umbrella we always say, 'there's no such thing as normal.'
Electric Umbrella Express Theme Song.
Choose an Express programme right for your school:
Electric Umbrella Express EDI
PSHE delivered through creativity and music, co-led by professional musicians and learning disabled EU members. Bringing the entire school community together to celebrate neurodiversity and understand equality, diversity and inclusion through music.
Electric Umbrella Express
Curriculum Music
Co-led with our Electric Umbrella musicians and Learning Disabled members. Always delivered with
a quality first teaching approach with the aim of instilling equity across whole year groups.
Got a question? Send our team an email and we’ll get back to you.
"This was some of the best professional learning we have done! Inclusion 2.0 for us will be integration. Thank you from all at Haringey Music Service and Haringey Council."
- Haringey Council's Music Service
"This was some of the best professional learning we have done! Inclusion 2.0 for us will be integration. Thank you from all at Haringey Music Service and Haringey Council."
- Haringey Council's Music Service
"This was some of the best professional learning we have done! Inclusion 2.0 for us will be integration. Thank you from all at Haringey Music Service and Haringey Council."
- Haringey Council's Music Service
Electric Umbrella sessions
can support with:
- AA
- Underpinning school values
- Developing a truly inclusive culture
- Artsmark
- Music Curriculum
- 5 ways to wellbeing
- Acceptance, integration and belonging
- School Development Plans
Electric Umbrella sessions
can support with:
- ArtsMark
- development
- underpinning school values
- 5 ways to wellbeing:
- Connect
- Be Active
- Take Notice
- Keep Learning
- Give.
Electric Umbrella sessions
can support with:
- ArtsMark
- development
- underpinning school values
- 5 ways to wellbeing:
- Connect
- Be Active
- Take Notice
- Keep Learning
- Give.
What people are saying about Electric Umbrella's Education programmes:
"We loved it all. The children were thrilled to experience live music and important conversations were opened up. The messages about inclusivity that your team delivered were so important."
"It was very heartwarming and provided an amazing message. My class have been singing the songs and have formed their own band this week since seeing the performance!"
"The staff were moved to tears at one point and then laughing at other times. The children of all ages were spellbound...We have a wide range of children with different needs at our school and they were all engaged. The staff loved how all the performers interacted and the children enjoyed being part of such a fun session."
"The children were wary (and quiet) at first but could soon see that learning disabilities are nothing to be frightened of. They were thoroughly engaged and enjoyed every moment!"
"[The Session] got them talking. There was some feedback about visitors that were 'weird' and obviously we spoke at length with the children who used that language to shift and evolve their thinking/fears. The VITAL aspect of your work with us was that this conversation happened and the issue and feeling of our children were raised and highlighted (so that they could be targeted in a focused way)."
"It opened up important conversations and allowed the children to receive important messages about celebrating individuality."
"Your workshop was amazing, truly inspirational and engaged over 800 children. Thank you!"
"I...cannot praise your team enough. It was a phenomenal experience enjoyed by the whole school - Nursery through to Year 6 - and the positive message was inspiring. We definitely want to do the same sort of thing next year and I will be directing my School Council towards promoting your charity as one of our fundraisers. In the words of the children, it was awesome!"
What people are saying about Electric Umbrella's Education programmes:
"I...cannot praise your team enough. It was a phenomenal experience enjoyed by the whole school - Nursery through to Year 6 - and the positive message was inspiring. We definitely want to do the same sort of thing next year and I will be directing my School Council towards promoting your charity as one of our fundraisers. In the words of the children, it was awesome!"
"The staff were moved to tears at one point and then laughing at other times. The children of all ages were spellbound...We have a wide range of children with different needs at our school and they were all engaged. The staff loved how all the performers interacted and the children enjoyed being part of such a fun session."
"[The Session] got them talking. There was some feedback about visitors that were 'weird' and obviously we spoke at length with the children who used that language to shift and evolve their thinking/fears. The VITAL aspect of your work with us was that this conversation happened and the issue and feeling of our children were raised and highlighted (so that they could be targeted in a focused way)."
"Your workshop was amazing, truly inspirational and engaged over 800 children. Thank you!"
"We loved it all. The children were thrilled to experience live music and important conversations were opened up. The messages about inclusivity that your team delivered were so important."
"It was very heartwarming and provided an amazing message. My class have been singing the songs and have formed their own band this week since seeing the performance!"
"The children were wary (and quiet) at first but could soon see that learning disabilities are nothing to be frightened of. They were thoroughly engaged and enjoyed every moment!"
"It opened up important conversations and allowed the children to receive important messages about celebrating individuality."
Check out the other education programmes we have on offer:
Our interactive music workshops for SEND schools across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and North London.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) awareness days delivered through music for students in secondary schools across select locations.
Our digital toolkit with lesson plans and resources to deliver EDI workshops in mainstream primary school classrooms across the UK.
Check out the other programmes we have on offer:
Our interactive music workshops for SEND schools across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and North London.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) awareness days delivered through music for students in secondary schools across select locations.
Our digital toolkit with lesson plans and resources to deliver EDI workshops in mainstream primary school classrooms across the UK.
Check out the other programmes we have on offer:
Got a question? Send our team an email and we’ll get back to you.
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