Greenhouse Schools Project

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Greenhouse Sports is a British charity which aims to develop social, emotional and physical skills for young people in London through sports programmes. [1]

The organisation was founded as Greenhouse Schools Project in 2002 when Chief Executive and founder, Michael de Giorgio, set up a multisports pilot during the school holidays. In 2004, the organisation then moved their programmes full-time into schools. The organisation was renamed to Greenhouse Charity before being again renamed to Greenhouse Sports.

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References

  1. "Greenhouse Sports - Connect Sport". www.connectsport.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2019.