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What are creative Wellbeing workshops?

Creative wellbeing workshops are offered within school hours as an enrichment opportunity to children, or to support creative learning alongside their curriculum.

 

The large group workshops are offered with the intention to give a creative opportunity to either a whole class at once, or large groups. This can be based on either a particular skill/technique, or based on a specific project or topic that can compliment the classes current learning. 

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Due to the size of groups, it is important that at least one member of school staff is present during sessions.

 

This is also very beneficial to children who could use some form of additional support or encouragement, such as any emotional, social or personal development, including children with any SEN or additional needs. 

 

As well as adding more creative enrichment to each child's learning and development journey, the art sessions provide a whole host of benefits; Art is used as a tool, to support children in various ways, such as speech and language development - working on pronunciation, as well as taking on new words for their vocabulary. Also building on social skills. It serves as an emotional outlet offering space for time to talk - sharing stories, thoughts and feelings, as well as positively working together as a group, 

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Art is great for aiding development of the right side of the brain and can really cultivate a great set of skills that will aid children with cognitive development, problem solving, memory, following instruction, growing attention span, confidence building, self expression and helps support creativity & imagination. 

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Sessions also support physical development, such as fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, as well as a great variety of sensory enrichment opportunities. 

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As well as the above benefits, these sessions provide exciting opportunities to explore an array of art and craft techniques, inspiring and giving new ideas, which they may continue to explore and build interest in in their own time outside of school.

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I offer a wide range of projects and techniques to explore, inclusive of (but not limited to) various forms of painting, printmaking, dye work, collage, sculpture (including clay), drawing, sewing, and more. Each project gives the children an opportunity to experiment and explore with art materials & techniques, and to also build on any existing creative skills.

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Each child is treated with complete respect, empathy and kindness. The sessions offer a very warm and welcoming environment, where children are encouraged to talk, but also to respectfully listen to and conversate with their peers.