About MTCT
Established in 2013, MTCT is a cluster of eleven schools and two community groups in
Mitcham Town. Our mission is to support all young people and families we work with in
Mitcham Town to reach their full potential. We aim to create ongoing learning opportunities
for the whole community through collaboration, creativity and innovation.
About Green Arts Centre



Launched in 2021, Green Arts Centre offers quality arts activity, “on your doorstep”.
Our mission is to create new opportunities for all young people in Mitcham to enjoy and
participate in high quality arts work. Our theatre and dance programmes are FREE and open
to every young person aged 8-12 years. We aim to expand the programme upwards to age
16 within the next two years.
“Creativity is at the heart of our school’s approach, and we are very excited about the fantastic new opportunities Green Arts Centre will give young people from our school and across Mitcham to discover and explore the arts.”
- Celia Dawson OBE, Headteacher, Cricket Green School
Managed by Andy Alty who has over thirty years of experience in delivering youth arts
programmes.

In the last two years, we have:
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Created a flexible 120 seat performance space
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Engaged 1300 young people
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Worked with 22 local schools
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Welcomed 740 young people to GAC
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Brought in 25 local young people aged 8-12 to our weekly Youth Theatre
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Staged a large-scale community event attended by over 250 children andadults
In 2023 we plan to:
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Maintain weekly Youth Theatre sessions with a large scale performance in Summer term.
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Begin a weekly dance club for young people aged 8 -12 in January 2023
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Run Autumn and Easter theatre and dance clubs and a multidisciplinary arts club during the summer holiday
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Create a cross-arts project in summer term for local primary schools culminating in an event staged at GAC, Canon's House & Grounds and other venues