The Offscreen Education Programme

The Offscreen Education Programme was set up by four young British artists - Al Braithwaite, Henry Hemming, Stephen Stapleton & Georgie Weedon - following their year long creative expedition to the Middle East in 2002-2003. The artists set up the Education Programme as a way of sharing their experiences and contacts with as many young people as possible.Their aim was to inspire students to explore the Middle East in a creative and balanced way.

Utilising a new generation of educators, artists, photographers and filmmakers from the Middle East and UK, Offscreen has, to date, designed and distributed stimulating, image-based educational resources to over 1000 secondary schools across the UK. They also run interactive student expeditions to the region, enabling young people to travel 'Offscreen' for themselves.