Children’s Mental Health Week
To begin children’s mental health week, each year group had a workshop run by Empower Arts. The session began with a discussion on what mental health is and how we all feel different emotions. The children then played emotional musical statues: showing different body language for each emotion. Next, they learned actions to go with positive affirmations and said, “I am brave, I am strong and my feelings matter!”
In groups, the children made freeze frames of different scenarios they may come across in the playground and spoke about their thoughts.
The children will continue to be complete mental health activities throughout the week.