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Hackney Young  Peoples University (HYPU)

We offer a range of courses, activities and opportunities during school holidays for  young people aged 10- 14  or  15 - 25.  Just choosing one course at HYPU could make all the difference to you.

Hackney Young Peoples University is a registered charity (1112528) and offers a range of holiday programmes that are open to young people aged 10- 14 or 15 -25. Young people attending the project have the opportunity to improve their skills, try out new subjects and explore activities, which can help them in their career choices as well as improve their confidence and enable them to access some of the high-quality facilities in Hackney.

Funding and individual donations

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 We love providing fun sessions, sports and shows for the children and teens who attend, but we need your support too! A small donation would help us bring in the best workers and volunteers who will take amazing care of each young person. Please click  below

to help our children have an amazing experience this summer!

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HYPU relies on the good will of our volunteers, external grants and donations in order to keep our programmes and charity running. If you would like to make a financial contribution to our charity cheques (no matter how small) should be made payable to Hackney Young Peoples University

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 HYPU Programmes

Those attending HYPU programmes are offered outside of the normal school time the opportunity to improve their skills, try out new subjects and explore activities, which may help them in career choices as well as improve their confidence, these include: Media, Journalism, Music, Radio, Fashion, Business, Cooking, Baking and Sport.  

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which are covered in our 4 core subject areas:

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• Arts and Media

• Vocational and Academic

• Essential Life  Skills

• Sports Leisure and Recreation

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There is a lack of affordable opportunities for young people in Hackney. Many families in the borough are on low incomes and unable to afford expensive extra-curricular activities. On our programmes,  we offer young people a positive environment which shows them what they are capable of doing and allowing them to be true to themselves.

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Developing our activities

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HYPU Enterprise Projects

Where communities come together and difference becomes taste 

Start Fresh Micro Enterprise

(Baking &  Cake Decorating Project)

A group of committed individuals were trained in baking and cake decorating skills, they have now completed an NCFE Level 1 Award in Developing Enterprise Skills The group held their first  “Cake pop up shop”  in Dalston Square,  it was a great success – all the cakes  sold out in less than 2hrs.

If you like to join our Cake Enterprise please email hypuniversity@gmail.com 

or contact Maxine Boyce

0207 249 4542

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 Would you like to Volunteer at HYPU?

2020 programmes achieved the following:

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• 148 Applications received for enrollments

• 114 (77%) Attendances

• 112 (76%) Certificates awarded

• 131 Total workshop hours delivered

• Volunteering hours 227 hrs

 Distribution of genders:

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 Male:    74  (50%)      Female: 74 (50%)

 Disabled:   0              Special Needs: 0

During 2021  young people between the ages of 10 -25 will have the unique opportunity to develop their skills, experience, and knowledge in the respective areas:

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• Cake Decorating  & Baking Enterprise

• Fashion 

• Music Production

• Intro to Massage

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HYPU will offer  professional training, mentoring and encouragement to allow young people to follow their dreams and aspirations, which will enable them to aim higher and positively contribute to their community.

As a  Volunteer, you will encourage other young people to take part in our holiday programmes and projects.  You will have the opportunity  to develop a wide range of skills including team leading, marketing, site stewarding and student 'budding'. As a volunteer you will  need excellent time management and be keen to take on a lot of work, but we will make sure that you are rewarded with training, references, and loads of fun activities.

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For more information and an application pack about becoming a volunteer, please contact Maxine Boyce on: 

Tel: 020 7249 4542 or  email: hypuniversity@gmail.com

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HYPU always welcomes and encourages new ideas and offers of help from the community to put together our programmes. If you are interested in getting involved please contact us either via email hypuniversity@gmail.com

or  Tel: 020 7249 4542

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