Intergalactic Space Jungle was a MakerWorld project delivered over the 2023 summer holidays featuring the amazing Celestial Sound Cloud. Young people and their families were invited to take part in a series of space-themed sculpture, light and sound workshops, culminating in a final exhibition at the Piazza Centre in Huddersfield. Drumming, music and dance workshops were also offered to visitors through Kirklees Year of Music 2023.
The project was supported by the Department for Education’s Holiday Activities and Food Programme.
17 workshop sessions delivered – 4 in Dewsbury & 13 in Huddersfield
1,535 workshop participants including 967 children
96 families eligible for free school meals
29% of families eligible for free school meals
3 days of the exhibition
587 visitors
What our visitors said…
“We are always welcome and with a big friendly smile.”
“The exhibition was extraordinary and it was a joy to see the childrens’ reaction. They were excited and inspired to realise it was made by children.”
“I love the fact it gives the children lots of great ideas and they can use their own imagination.”
How did it make people feel?
(Most popular descriptors based on 204 responses)
Insights
Children from 6 months to 17 years took part in the workshops. The average child’s age was 7 years old.
Families came from every corner of Kirklees, with 10% coming from outside the district.
48% were engaging with MakerWorld for the first time.