Culture Camps Will Return in Half Term!
In July & August, Screen South ran FREE creative workshops for 8-13 and 14-17 year-olds, jam-packed with creativity, across Ashford, Canterbury, Dover and Folkestone.
The next Culture Camp will be in October 2026.
Keep scrolling to find out more about what’s on for kids & teens at Screen South’s Culture Camps this Spring Holiday.
For more information, call 01303 259777 or email info@screensouth.org.
Autumn 2026
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Previous Culture Camps
Stop Motion Animation & Model Making
26-27 August 2026
Times: 10am – 3pm (12pm – 1pm Lunch)
Location: The Buckland Community Centre, Roosevelt Road, Dover, CT16 2RA
Lead Tutor: Tom Ward
Age Group: 8 – 13 years (Juniors)
Use Stop Motion Animation and Model Making to create your own imaginative artworks using local art and meet new friends at Screen South’s Culture Camps!
VR World!
12 – 13 August 2026
Times: 10am – 3pm (12pm – 1pm Lunch)
Location: Dover Museum, Market Square, Dover CT16 1PH
Lead Tutor: Tom Ward
Age Group: 8 – 13 years (Juniors)
Use Photogrammetry and VR painting to create your own immersive artworks using local art and meet new friends at Screen South’s Culture Camps!
Make A Short Film (Ashford)
29 – 30 July 2026
Times: 10am – 4pm (12pm – 1pm Lunch)
Location: RG Studios, Ashford
Lead Tutor: Richard Grebby, Dominic Rees-Roberts & Clare Unsworth
Age Group: 14-17 years (Seniors)
Develop, shoot and edit a own short film from scratch in two days!
Taking place during the Summer Holidays, this is the perfect opportunity to develop fun and innovative creative tech skills in a practical setting.
The Screen South team and a host of expert tutors will be on hand to keep you safe, engaged, and creative!
Basic Games Design
19 – 20 August 2026
Times: 10am – 4pm (12pm – 1pm Lunch)
Location: Glassworks, Mill Bay, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1JG
Lead Tutor: Gavin Roberts
Age Group: 14-17 years (Seniors)
Design, build and playtest your own video game from scratch in two days!
Taking place during the Summer Holidays, this is the perfect place for teens to develop fun and innovative creative tech skills in a practical setting. Our team and a host of expert tutors will be on hand to keep you safe, engaged, and creative!
Make A Short Film (Canterbury)
4 – 5 August 2026
Times: 10am – 4pm (12pm – 1pm Lunch)
Location: Canterbury College, New Dover Rd, Canterbury CT1 3AJ
Lead Tutor: Martin Sterling & Clare Unsworth
Age Group: 14-17 years (Seniors)
Develop, shoot and edit a own short film from scratch in two days!
Taking place during the Summer Holidays, this is the perfect opportunity to develop fun and innovative creative tech skills in a practical setting.
The Screen South team and a host of expert tutors will be on hand to keep you safe, engaged, and creative!
Coding with Raspberry Pi
Date: 8 April 2026
Times: 10am – 4pm (12pm – 1pm Lunch)
Lead Tutor: Gavin Roberts
Age Group: 9 – 12 years (Juniors)
In this one-day workshop, young people will be introduced to basic Python coding, how it works in everyday life and its uses.
The workshop will begin with a demonstration of the Raspberry Pi 5 in a basic circuit.
We will then move over to practical learning, where students will pair-up and practice basic codes on the Raspberry Pi Pico, building a small IF sensor robot coded to make it move.
Build the Beat
Date: 15 – 16 April
Times: 10am – 4pm (12pm – 1pm Lunch)
Lead Tutor: Tim Smith (Seaview Studios)
Age Group: 13 – 17 years (Seniors)
Join us for a two-day music-making workshop led by Tim Smith of Seaview Studios.
On day 1, young people will write 2–3-minute tracks in pairs, using Ableton Live with Novation LaunchPads and Launchkeys to lay down parts and build-up a music track.
On day 2, the the young people will dive into the world of quadrophonic sound using E4L in Ableton Live, learning how to mix the music between 4 speakers to make their tracks more immersive for the audience.
Culture Camps
Folkestone
Open to ages 9-13
Dive into stop-motion animation, photogrammetry, and VR painting!
We’ll be heading to Folkestone & Dover to bring kids & young people aged 9-13 an unforgettable adventure where creativity and technology collide. With support from trusted experts and mentors, we’re bringing you a series of engaging activities with opportunities to discover amazing new skills.
Film Culture Camps
Ashford
Open to ages 14-17
Develop, shoot and edit your own short film from scratch in a professional studio!
Taking place in the Summer Holidays, this hands-on, two-day workshop is the perfect place to develop fun and innovative creative tech skills whilst meeting new people and building collaboration. The Screen Ashford team and a host of expert tutors will be on hand to keep you safe, engaged, and creative!
For more information, call 01303 259777 or email info@screensouth.org.
During 2022, Screen South ran a series of 2 day activity camps over the Summer Holidays. These 4 free Camps were open to all 10-16yr olds and took place across across 2 days each in Folkestone, Dover/Deal, Canterbury and Thanet. As part of the programme, all attendees were also invited to attend a Cultural Visit which included, The Crab Museum, Margate, The Battle of Britain Museum, Hawkinge and the Westgate Towers, Canterbury. The attendees were also invited to a Culture Camps Celebratory final event which took place on 3rd September at Ashford Picturehouse.
The Screen South Culture Camps were part of a District-wide programme managed by Screen South and funded by Reconnect and Kent County Council. Below you can see the films created as part of Culture Camps from all four partners, LV21, Jasmin Vardimon, Pillar and Screen South
What activities can you get involved with?
Animation
Poetry
Music
Art
For more information about Screen South's Culture Camps, or if you run a community group and would like us to come and speak about this opportunity, you can contact us via the details below
Call: 01303 259 777 or
Email: info@screensouth.org
