WHEN?

Saturday 31st May/Sunday 1st June 

WHERE?

Walking a total of 24 miles over the 2 days, each peak will represent a step in the journey toward emotional resilience and self-expression that I aim to instil in young people through the project. Over the course of the weekend, I hope to document the journey for my supporters and utilise the opportunity to reflect on my own emotional spectrum and connect with the great outdoors.

WHY?

WE ARE SKY: Learning to Stand the Storm is a new workshop designed to nurture emotional literacy in children and young people through creativity and self-expression.

Blending art, poetry and soundscapes with the natural world, the project is designed to be more than a lesson- it's an opportunity to reshape how we support mental well-being in education and the community.

We simply cannot just rely on our current system to develop emotional communication and support our children in becoming the next generation of problem solvers through kindness, empathy and understanding.

 We have to be more radical.

 We are seeking funding to bring WE ARE SKY to life. Your support will help us:

Develop high-quality creative resources for schools and museums 

Facilitate workshops blending art, nature, emotional exploration and expression 

Produce immersive soundscapes and poetry prompts with local artists 

Ensure accessibility by subsidising costs for our underfunded schools

Gather input from teachers, parents and young people in Staffordshire 

Pilot the project in a series of local schools this year

 If WE ARE SKY resonates with you, please consider:

Making a donation https://gofund.me/fe59d97f

Sharing this campaign with your network

Reaching out if you're a school, parent or artist who'd like to collaborate or join me on one of the walks- I still have 4 spaces left 

Thanks so much in advance- I appreciate all the support that I receive from our wonderful community. 

Let's teach our young minds not just how to weather the storm but how to become still within it