Mentoring
Our Mentoring Philosophy
Why do we help?
Our mentoring program is focused on improving attainment, attendance, and behaviour for students and all young people.
How do we help?
We inspire young people and adults to express themselves creatively through Dance and Muay Thai. Motivating them to achieve more through an increase in confidence and developing leadership skills.
Who do we help?
- For young people aged 12-24 yrs.
- At risk of being involved in gang and criminal exploitation.
- NEETs: Not in education, employment, or training.
- Low-income families, and those with restricted access to physical activity.
Dance Empowerment Program
Empowering the community through dance and fitness
The Mission
The Sayaw dance program uses dance as a tool to inspire and impact the lives of young people
Our mission is to expose young people to various dance genres, encouraging creative excellence, developing technique, co-ordination, strength, and most importantly confidence.
The Aim
We have been supporting schools providing Dance and Muay Thai programs since 2012, operating within 20 schools in London and working with 3000 pupils a week.
We currently provide our dance program in secondary schools in Croydon. Facilitating GCSE dance, leading dance teams that competed and won borough competitions, and representing their school at the London youth games. Pupils participating in our program are progressing into pursuing a career in dance, gaining a place with professional dance companies and auditioning for the Brit school and other vocational colleges.
Mentoring Through Muay Thai
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another
Proverbs 27:17
The Mission
Muay Thai is known as the sign of eight limbs, it's composed of eight different weapons, all of which are used in self-defence, these weapons are punches, knees, kicks, and elbows.
Our mission is:
- To teach and help students understand the code and ethics and culture of Muay Thai;
- To install the basic foundations of Muay Thai, Stance, Movements, Blocks, and all weapons;
- To be competent on the pads and during technical sparring sessions;
- To build discipline and character through the art of Muay Thai;
- To get our students to appreciate the Martial arts and have a good understanding of when and where to use it;
- To help build confidence, and become efficient in self-defence techniques.
The Aim
Our MTMT (Mentoring through Muay Thai) programme is focused on helping improve attainment, attendance and behaviour amongst all students, while helping them grow into good role models for society.
We currently provide our dance program in secondary schools in Croydon. Facilitating GCSE dance, leading dance teams that competed and won borough competitions, and representing their school at the London youth games. Pupils participating in our program are progressing into pursuing a career in dance, gaining a place with professional dance companies and auditioning for the Brit school and other vocational colleges.
Our Values
- Hard Work
- Discipline
- Honesty
- Fun
To enquire and purchase our mentoring program, please contact us here