School Workshops & Programmes

Mandala Art Workshop: 1st - 6th year

Creating a mandala is a form of meditative art and is about the process of creativity being mindful and beneficial for our wellbeing.

Using a compass students will be guided through creating a circular geometric pattern and then following their own creative instincts as they make their own unique piece of art. The process of making a mandala helps quieten the mind and relaxes the body enabling you to tap into a more reflective state.

No artistic experience is needed. This workshop is about exploration, creativity, and making art together. There will be opportunity for students to participate in reflection and share experience.

6 Week Creative Wellbeing Programmes - 4th transition year students

Creative wellbeing programmes introduce students to exploring a range of different creative and mindful art making practices and mediums, learning new skills, build on a weekly meditation practice, engage in contemplation and reflective exercises, and participate in group discussions. It offers students a safe space to experiment, play, make mistakes and explore their creative potential and learn healing creative practices that support wellbeing. Programmes consist of:

• Weaving

• Geometric mandala art

• Natural plant inks art making

• Process orientated art making exercises

• Visual art journalling diary

Nature Workshops & Programmes - 1st - 6th year

Nature workshops are immersive and aim to enhance young peoples lives through reconnecting them to the native plants and trees that grow around them. Students will participate in contemplative nature walking, plant identification skills, foraging, herbal medicine skills and explore art making as a way to connect to local landscape.

Young people are exposed to learning new skills, developing curiosity and respect for nature, the importance of preservation of heritage and cultural traditions and exploring how these traditions can be revived and woven into modern life.