Greenhouse Sports
Holiday Camps at the Greenhouse Centre
The Josh Davies Foundation is proud to be partnering with Greenhouse Sports to fund Holiday Camps at the Greenhouse Centre, the organisation’s dedicated community hub in the heart of Westminster.
Funding from the Josh Davies Foundation will support the Greenhouse Centre holiday camp programme throughout the 2026/27 academic year. The planned camp dates are:
October Half Term: 26 October - 6 November 2026
February Half Term: 15 February - 19 February 2027
Easter Holidays: 26 March - 9 April 2027
May Half Term: 31 May - 4 June 2027
Summer Holidays: 22 July - 27 August 2027
This is approximately 12 weeks of holiday provision across the year, offering consistent opportunities for young people to stay active, build relationships, and access a safe and supportive environment during school breaks.
Camp Activities
The holiday programme consists of three camps each day:
Community Camp (Primary, ages 5-10): 9:00am - 1:00pm
Community Camp (Secondary, ages 11-18): 9:00am - 3:00pm
Table Tennis Camp (Secondary, ages 11-18): 9:00am - 3:00pm
A typical programme
Morning:
Meet & greet with Coach-Mentors
Group game (all ages)
Choice of programmes - multi-sport sessions or table tennis coaching
Lunch:
Meal preparation
All groups share lunch break and time, socialising
Afternoon:
Continuation of multi-sport activities and table tennis skills development
Option to take afternoon for themselves
Use of community lounges, unstructured socialising time (air hockey, pool)
Personal space and time to relax, read a book, study
Reflection on the day with Coach-Mentors
Participants
An average of 40 young people attend the camp each day.
The holiday camps are primarily promoted through strong relationships between Greenhouse and the local area.
Promotional leaflets are distributed through local schools to make families aware of upcoming provision.
The camps are prioritised for young people living locally, while also remaining open to young people from further across London who have engaged with regular programmes over a number of years. There are currently 3 secondary school-based programmes in Westminster, which act as natural pathways into activity happening nearby at the Centre.
Many young people first hear about the camps through existing activities being delivered within schools, including:
After-school clubs
School-based PE and sports sessions
This year-round engagement is a key strength of the model. The holiday camps are not standalone activities. They form part of an ongoing journey of support and relationship-building with young people. Because the Coach Mentor know already know many of the regular attendees, young people arrive feeling comfortable and with people they trust.
Impact
The holiday camps extend the core approach that sits at the heart of Greenhouse: consistently showing care and building an environment that is safe, stable and welcoming.
This way, the camps invest in lasting change by building a support system around disadvantaged young people providing continuity during a period when many of the routines, relationships and structures that young people rely on can disappear.
Living in densely populated communities, as many are in the local area of Church Street, holiday periods can be particularly challenging. There a few spaces where young people are able to spend their time positively. Without the Centre, some face long days at home, social isolation, family pressures, or greater exposure to negative influences in the community.
The holiday camps offer an alternative: a place of belonging, purpose and possibility. It's a place where lives are shaped through the cumulative impact of trust, encouragement and belief. Every conversation, every session, and every positive interaction add up. Week after week, year after year, these experiences help young people build the confidence, resilience, and aspirations they need to thrive.
About Greenhouse Sports
Through sport and mentoring, the charity supports over 9,000 young people to attend school more often, improve their wellbeing, and raise their aspirations, transforming life chances in the communities that need it the most.
Full-time Coach-Mentors work daily in schools in high-deprivation areas – improving attendance, behaviour, wellbeing, and life skills through structured, evidence-based programmes. Beyond school, the Greenhouse Centre provides year-round sport, mentoring, and outreach for young people and communities who need it most.
Coach Mentors are equipped with a proven curriculum. Developed with and backed by data, the charity have developed the STEP life skills framework used across their programmes. This approach is rooted in Positive Youth Development, a strengths-based model that helps young people discover what they’re capable of, and who they can become.
To ensure quality and consistency, they have developed the Greenhouse Curriculum – a structured, evidence-based programme that sets a new standard for youth development through sport. Built with leading experts, it includes: age-appropriate coaching plans linked to STEP, built-in mentoring and reflection moments, and outcomes aligned to school priorities like attendance, behaviour, and wellbeing.
The organisation work across primary schools, secondary schools as well as the programmes offered out of the Greenhouse Centre. Programmes are now running in 65 schools. These are largely in London, with a small number in Leicester and Portsmouth.
