Student Newsletter Issue 3
Creativity and Life Skills
We hope you had a lovely half-term and enjoyed the sunshine! Our last issue focussed on giving you tips and ideas about how you can work from and ways you can form a good schedule to support you. If you missed it you can read it here read it here.
Now it’s time to tap into your creativity and get mindful.
This issue will explore different ways of being creative, tours of museums and colouring books with lots of fun home tasking ideas for you to try out. Whether you are naturally creative, want to try something new or need to find ways to check in with your wellbeing, we have lots of fun and interesting information for you in this issue!
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Tips and ideas for getting creative!
Our guide includes handy info on:
- Creative writing
- Taking control of your learning
- Your creative wellbeing
- SUN virtual festivals and online workshops
- Creative careers
- and includes a fun game!
Regular Features
Wellbeing Bites
Mindfulness colouring books are popular at the moment, scientific studies have shown that it can be a really good form of stress relief as it calms the brain by stimulating creativity and logical thinking. Some studies show 10 minutes of colouring a day can really help to ease anxiety and stress. If you are finding it hard to switch off and meditation and yoga isn’t your thing, then why not try a colouring session to get that mindfulness state.
If you don’t have access to a colouring book at home – there are also puzzles and activities too!
Michael O’Mara Mindfulness colouring books and puzzles
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Cultural Ideas
If this issue has got you feeling creative, or you might be missing art galleries and seeing beautiful historical places, Google have pulled together art exhibitions, 360 tours of galleries and famous historic sites to help keep you connected to your interests! You can explore their Arts and Culture collections below.
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TED Videos of the Week!
How boredom can lead to great ideas!
BEAT NYC give lessons in Beatboxing whilst driving around New York. If you have ever fancied a go at learning beatboxing watch their video here:
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Hometasking number 17!
Make yourself look like a famous person doing an unlikely activity.
Try it out here!
Fancy doing a different type of home tasking? The Getty Museum is asking people to recreate famous works of art in their own home. Could you recreate the Girl with the Pearl Earring or the Angel of the North?
Try recreating famous artwork here!
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Podcasts
You can continue to listen to the Young Pioneers podcasts: https://participationpeople.com/podcasts/
Questioning things is good, questions generally spark new ideas, products and businesses! We wouldn’t have things like Amazon and Google if people hadn’t asked questions. If you are an avid questioner or would like to know things such as ‘how to rats keep outsmarting people’, tune in to Will and Mango’s podcast and learn some new things along the way!