Peer Productions x Gosden House School
Generation Girls Online
Generation Girls was a project for Autistic girls and girls with learning disabilities, which used drama to teach girls about themselves, their bodies and their relationships.
Since 2014, Generation Girls has taken the form of a 10-week empowering drama programme led by female facilitators and supported by a team of trained female peer educators aged (18 - 21). Topics included self-esteem and body image, healthy relationships, and mental health.
The pandemic forced the project to innovate and Peer used innovative Prospero technology to make 8 interactive smartscripts that girls and their families accessed from home.
For DISRUPT festival, members of the Peer team demonstrated the work and shared insights into the challenges of tackling sensitive topics with vulnerable learners in such a challenging time.
© Ananta Rao - Middleton
ABOUT THE COLLABORATORS
Founded in 2006, Peer Productions is an award winning youth arts charity specialising in combining high quality arts practice with peer education. Each year Peer Productions reaches 15,000 young people across the South East of England, enabling them to change the way they think and to make positive life choices. Their work is made with, by and for young people and focuses on three interlinked strands of Identity, Crime Prevention and Health.
Gosden House School is an outstanding school for young people with learning and additional needs, from 4-16 years of age. The environment offers students the opportunity to explore and challenge the potential of learners in every aspect. The curriculum has a strong focus on core learning skills and communication. The school aims to develop resilience, creativity and social skills in order to support young people to succeed in the workplace and live rewarding, independent lives.