Trustees are pleased to support Creative: Connection ~ Watford, a creative arts project bringing together schoolchildren from SEND schools and mainstream schools, tackling prejudice and building understanding and key life skills. This shared experience should help to build understanding between disabled and non-disabled young people, encouraging positive attitudes at an early age.
Trustees were impressed to read about the creative residencies CBSO planned, enabling the musicians to gain expertise in working with pupils with Profound and Multiple Learning needs. We have received very appreciative feedback from one of the schools served: CBSO really took the time to get to know individual pupils and their interests in music e.g. F1 theme tune, Shawn the sheep theme tune and taking time to learn new pieces of music to really engage them in the session. Pupils began to understand that once they had stopped playing an instrument, the whole class would also stop, which was lovely for them to be given that control.
Trustees are pleased to support your unique hospice activities, particularly the positive way you have addressed your problems during Covid. The theme seems to be one of developing resilience techniques coupled with your ‘at home’ services; the blended care approach and Music therapy.
Trustees applauded the work at Arts Depot in preparing young people with learning difficulties to develop some independence skills preparing them for adulthood in providing drama opportunities and work experience preparation. From the engaging website we are aware of the inclusive nature of Arts Depot Trust and are pleased to note the collaboration between yourselves and Chickenshed.
