Arts and Crafts for Wellbeing

Residential at the college

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 learners 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.

Dates

8th November 2021 - 10th November 2021 (3Days - 2 Nights)

To apply, please contact our admissions team at [email protected]

29th June 2022 - 1st July 2022 (3 Days - Nights)

“To apply, please contact our admissions team at [email protected]”

Level

Entry-level 3 /Level 1

Learning Outcomes

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.

Progression

This course is one of many in our PSD provision and we offer this course as we know how important it is to support our learners and their wellbeing. Amongst other courses, you can progress on to our other PSD courses for example coping with stress, coping with anxiety, wellbeing and creative writing, health for happiness and resilience and coping strategies.

Meet your Tutor

Patricia Blackman

The tutor for this course has worked in education for a number of years. Trish recently became semi-retired but wanted to continue to ‘give back’ to learners. Trish’s background is in art and textiles and this is also where her passion lies. So when it comes to art for wellbeing, you will find you have a tutor with a wealth of knowledge who wants to use that knowledge in order to support learners to fond their passion for art and use it productively to improve their wellbeing.

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