Wellbeing options
Clickable list of activities on this page:
- Advanced crochet
- Canine wellbeing
- Cross stitch
- Learn to crochet
- Learn to cross stitch and embroider
- Learn to knit
- Mindful and relaxing colouring
- Mindfulness and Meditation
- Scrapbooking
Mindfulness and Meditation
‘Mindfulness and Meditation’ sessions are about pupils paying attention, in the present moment, to their own thoughts and feelings, and to the world around them. This allows time to relax and reflect, and consequently improves mental well- being. Pupils will try different meditation techniques, as a well as a range of mindfulness activities, including paint by numbers and jigsaw puzzles. Ideas learnt will support pupils in developing strategies which can help reduce stress and increase concentration.
This activity will improve:
Social Skills, Literacy, Oracy
Available to all year groups
Mindful and Relaxing Colouring
Our enrichment session is simple: mindful and relaxing colouring. In this group, we will listen to calming music, chat and enjoy focusing on bringing our beautiful and detailed colouring books to life. Colouring takes your attention away from yourself (and those things that are stressing you out!) – it is very much like a meditative exercise. When thoughts are focused on this simple activity, your brain tends to relax. If you are looking to wind down and chill out, this is for you!
Groups will be split into KS3 and KS4 classes for this enrichment.
This activity will improve:
Mental Wellbeing, Physical Wellbeing, Confidence, Social Skills, Motor Skills
Available to all year groups
Scrapbooking
Is your phone full of pictures you wish you could see all at once? Do you wish you could create a special keepsake, to cherish for a lifetime, which showcases the special memories of yours and your friends and family lives with all the places you have been?
Scrapbooking (Memory Book) is a wonderful way to collect all these events together. By joining this activity, you will collect the treasured images of your life and categorise them into sections. This could be of your family; birthdays; your time as baby and toddler; friendships; school, holidays; pets; trips; parties…the list is endless!
Together we will use your images and create pages you can decorate and customise with stickers and accessories. At the end of the term, you will have transformed all your great memories into something unique and wonderful that you can cherish forever.
To prepare for each themed session, you will need to have your photographs/images ready. These may be printed images, photocopies or actual photographs. We can provide a standard scrapbook, or you may choose to purchase one from a craft store/ online that is more bespoke to you. We will provide scrapbook accessories – again you may choose to bring some which are more suitable to you and your memories. Although coloured pens will be provided, you may bring stationery that you prefer to work with.
This activity will improve:
Mental Wellbeing, Physical Wellbeing, Confidence, Social Skills, Motor Skills, Literacy, Oracy
Available to all year groups
Learn to Crochet
A beginner’s course to learn how to crochet. Pupils will learn several different types of stitches and will create their own crocheted item.
This activity will improve:
Mental Wellbeing, Confidence, Motor Skills
Available to all year groups
Advanced Crochet
Crochet for beginners has been running since enrichment started. With this in mind, we would now like to offer a more advanced version for those that want to progress further.
Advanced Crochet is for confident crocheters who want to learn new stitches, different techniques used to work with several colours in a project and Tunisian crochet. Week by week we’ll go through several different stitches for texture and patterns, like waffle stitch, waistcoat stitch and fan stitch, and introduce working with different colours using the mosaic and tapestry techniques. We will also go through the basics of Tunisian crochet.
This activity will improve:
Mental Wellbeing, Confidence, Motor Skills
Available to all year groups
Cross Stitch
In this enrichment we will be creating pieces using cross stitch and different sewing styles. We will start with beginners cross stitch creating small pictures to develop sewing skills. We will then be able to advance to bigger pictures or plan and create our own cross stitch.
This activity will improve:
Well-being, social relationships with peers, creativity, imagination, mindfulness, craft, maths skills (without realising probably!)
Available to all year groups
Learn to Cross Stitch and Embroider
This embroidery and cross-stitch enrichment unlocks your creative potential!
Master essential stitching techniques and design your own unique project. Whether you're a complete beginner or a seasoned stitcher, there's something for everyone. Let's transform fabric into personalized masterpieces!
This activity will improve:
Mental Wellbeing, Confidence, Motor Skills
Available to Y9, Y10 and Y11
Learn to Knit
Learn to Knit will help you develop your creative side and promote your wellbeing. You will learn basic knitting skills: casting on and off and producing a range of patterns in knit and purl stitches.
Those completely new to knitting will be able to create a simple knitted garment, like a scarf. Keen knitters with some knowledge of the craft are also welcome and might make something more complex such as a knitted animal. If you are looking for a fun, relaxing and sociable activity where you can show your creative flair...learn to knit!
This activity will improve:
Mental Wellbeing, Confidence, Social Skills, Motor Skills
Available to all Y7, Y8 and Y9
Canine Wellbeing
This is a small, quiet wellbeing group for pupils who would like to spend time with the school dog either Wednesday, Sammy or both!
The group will also benefit from visits by outside speakers such as Canine Partners to show pupils how assistance dogs can also support people in day-to-day life.
We will do activities such as colouring, quizzes, dog & wellbeing walks as well as discuss personal care and wellbeing. This may be linked to appropriate educational films and documentaries.
Hot chocolate and brownies will be provided!
This activity will improve:
Mental Wellbeing, Confidence and Communication Skills.
Available to Y9 and Y10
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