Outreach/ Community Leadership Program:

Objective: Utilise the arts as a positive outlet, providing youth leadership positions within the organisation and engaging in vital preventative activities on local council estates. Aims of our outreach are to combat anti-social behaviour and to provide safe, creative spaces for every young person to thrive.

In 2012, at the age of just 15, Adie Dove founded KBSK. Growing up in one of Bodmin's most economically disadvantaged council estates, Adie's journey began when she secured a full scholarship for dance training. It was during this time that Adie recognised the lack of accessibility to such opportunities for every child in her community.

Determined to bridge this gap, Adie embarked on teaching and sharing her dance learning with other children from the same estate. Thus, KBSK was born, driven by Adie's passion to make the arts accessible and to create safe spaces for youth engagement.

Being founded by a young person, KBSK deeply understands the transformative power of youth leadership. Today, we take pride in remaining youth-led, with young voices at the forefront of our organisation.

KBSK's roots trace back to its origins on a council estate, and we are committed to extending our reach through our outreach services to as many children living on council estates as possible. Our outreach programs directly engage with Bodmin's most marginalised areas, staying true to our foundational mission of providing accessible dance and art sessions to every child.

Crucially, these initiatives are entirely guided by our team of youth leaders: from planning lessons to their delivery of sessions, our youth leaders lead the way with our outreach efforts, replicating the founding project across multiple council estates, ensuring that the transformative power of the arts reaches as many young lives as possible through youth leadership.