The Schools Plus School of the week.
Welcome back to the second week of School of the week. Each week a school will be featured on this blog, showcasing what the school has to offer in terms of space and what kinds of things currently go on at the school and what the space could be used for. This will be so insightful to see a bit more about our Schools Plus sites and potentially one near you.
Ark Academy
Our second feature school for School of the week is Ark Academy. Ark Academy is a high quality sporting facility located in the heart of Wembley Park just a stones throw from the famous Wembley stadium. It’s an all through school starting from primary and transferring onto secondary school easily within the schools fantastic facilities.
This is a brilliant school for us to have within the Schools Plus partnership and there is so much going on at the site and the opportunities for events are endless.
Ark Academy has brilliant transport links from all surrounding area just a 5 minute walk from Wembley Park Station and 20 minutes from Central London on the tube. So accessing this space is really easily done.
Here’s what the Venue Manager James had to say about the space:
“There is loads of things I like about this school. I love how busy the site is- there is so much going on every day, it is never quiet. We have both a Polish and Arabic school. There is loads of football going on we could probably host an international tournament. There are two summer schools running right now! The Schools Plus team on site are great and Seamus the facilities manager has the coolest dog you’ve ever seen.But the best thing about Ark Wembley? Staff discount at the Costa over the road!”
Currently the school is home to netball, football, taekwondo, volleyball, dance classes and regular meetings to name a few. Keep reading to find out what facilities are available and what events/classes could be held within them.
Theatre Hall:
The Theatre Hall at Ark Academy is such a lovely space, with room for up to 400 people. The room can be organised to suit your needs for up to 400 people. It can be set up for a theatre style seating or arranged as you should wish.
This space would be great for worship groups, conferences, theatre rehearsals, performances, concerts and social events.
Classrooms:
The classrooms at Ark Academy are bright, colourful spaces that can hold up to 30 people. The classrooms come fitted with a projector and AV system and chairs and tables can be arranged as you should wish.
The classrooms could be used for workshops, tutor sessions, conferences and rehearsal space.
Dance Studio:
The dance studio is a nice large space for up to 60 people. This amazingly bright space with wooden sprung flooring making it ideal for dance classes. There are mirrors on one wall of the room and a fixed bar on the wall ideal for ballet.
This space would be ideal for dance lessons, zumba classes, taekwondo, yoga and pilates to name a few.
Sports Hall:
The sports hall at Ark Academy is a multi-use sports hall a space that can be used for so many different things. The space is fantastic complete with fitted basketball posts an electric scoreboard and football goals. The sports hall can be divided up should you also require.
It could be used for football, netball, indoor cricket, badminton, basketball, volleyball and other sporting activities.
3G Astro Turf:
This amazing full size 3G Astro Turf pitch is a brilliant space at the Ark Academy with Wembley Stadium in the background, how amazing is that!? This is perfect for county matches and social sporting leagues. It is an all weather 3G Astro Turf complete with floodlights. It comes fully equipped with b0th 7 a side goals and 11 a side goals. The state of the art 3rd generation Astro Turf is filled with more conventional rubber material which keeps it really safe giving players better grip improving both performance and safety.
Who wouldn’t want to play football here? This space could also be used for outdoor exercise classes and other sporting activities.
The facilities that Schools Plus have made available at this space are incredible and it could be home to such a range of activities, events and classes. The options for this are endless and we are happy to help set up anything.
There are also parking facilities at Ark Academy that can be used for these events or hired out separately.
Please do get in touch if your interested in hiring any of this space at Ark Academy Wembley. We can let you know availability and prices.
Take a look here for more info on Ark Academy.
Tune in next week to see the next School of the Week!