Art for Emotional Wellbeing

Wednesday 12th - Friday 14th April 2023

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Wednesday 7th - Friday 9th June 2023

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Residential at the college (3 days, 2 nights)

Fees

3 day (2 night) residential courses cost £0, £25 or £50 depending on your income

Level

Entry Level 3/Level 1

Would you like to discover a creative and fun way to reduce your nerves, stress and anxiety? Do you enjoy activities which allow you to feel happy and relaxed? If so, this course is designed to help you do just that. This residential course gives you time to explore and further develop your art and creativity in a comfortable and serene setting. The purpose of the course is to develop your wellbeing.

Here at Fircroft we are all for supporting our students with wellbeing and we know that wellbeing through arts and crafts is something that everyone will enjoy. The sessions are relaxed and are suitable for anyone who is facing stress and anxiety. Your time on this course will enable you to try a variety of craft techniques to see what helps you to find your peaceful place.

Not only do we use outbuilding and classrooms, we have extensive grounds and we fully believe in using them within the learning experience. You may find yourself outside producing a still art painting to help you to relax or using sustainable materials to enjoy some weaving whilst enjoying our outdoor learning classroom.

This course is for anyone who would like to use arts and crafts in a positive way in order to reduce stress. The course will also support you to identify and use arts and crafts, to build on your own wellbeing.

You will use a variety of arts and crafts techniques and methods and will be able to identify which methods you prefer in terms of supporting your own wellbeing. Weather permitting, this course will be delivered inside and outside in our extensive grounds.

You should leave feeling stress-free and fully relaxed, with a wealth of knowledge about your own personal arts and crafts preferences and ‘what works for you’.

You will achieve a college certificate for this course.

On this course you will hopefully;

Improve your wellbeing
Learn new skills
Use a variety of arts and crafts techniques and methods
Identify which methods you to support your own wellbeing.

Entry Requirements

You must be working at Entry Level 3 or above

(Picture painted by Emma, a student on our Art for Emotional Wellbeing course April 2022)

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