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Connection through art - A creative school summer holiday programme for children and their families who experiencing economic challenges at the award-winning gallery Firstsite, providing high quality artist led creative opportunities, physical activities and a hot nutritious lunch.
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Situation
For children and their families who experience economic challenges, amid the worsening cost of living crisis, the long school summer holidays which brings an end to term-time support, can mean limited access to opportunities, a stretch on finances to cover the essentials, isolation, higher levels of anxiety and food insecurity that can lead to a decline in health and well-being and children falling behind in their learning.
Solution
Firstsite will bring families together to reduce their isolation, in our award-winning gallery to provide access to day-long creative and physical activities, and a hot nutritious lunch, on weekdays throughout the school summer holiday of 2024. The activities will be led by artists and will be based around the NHS’s 5 ways to wellbeing – connection, being active, learning new skills, giving to others, paying attention to the present.
