At our very heart

At Firefly, our values are at the heart of what we do. Our children and young people, their parents and carers, and our champions all recognise that:

We are Brave: Known for trying new things and experimenting across artistic genre

We are Relevant and responsive: Our work etc is shaped and curated by young people so they can explore themes that matters to them

We are Both quality and quantity: Our offer is broad – there are many ways to get involved with Firefly and we are known for our superb quality everything we do.

Empowering young people: We see young people for who they might become and enable them to be the best version of themselves

We are welcoming and inclusive: we dont ask you to fit in with us, instead we fit in with you and we all fit in together

We are encouraging and celebratory: We celebrate everyone for who they are and encourage you to be the best you can be

We are fun: we make sure you are happy, have friends and feel great about yourself

We are Rooted: We are rooted in West Lothian, with commitment to, and in partnerships with, our local communities.

We are connected: Our strategic and community players play a key role in our capacity to engage effective with hard to reach groups, new participants and the wider community

We have young people at our very heart: our core purpose is to transform and enrich young lives and our young people guide and steer everything we do

We are Creative: committed to generating fun, creative and life-transforming arts experiences for all

We are not a school, we are not a home, we are not a club, instead we are just a great place where young people can just come and have an absolute blast!