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Beyond Bricks: Lego-Based Play For Schools
Beyond Bricks is Lego® Based Play that uses a 'recovery to discovery' approach to enhance children's overall mental health and wellbeing, now and in the future.
What is Beyond Bricks?
Beyond Bricks is Lego® Based Play which uses a 'recovery to discovery' approach to enhance childrens overall mental health and wellbeing, now and in the future. We will work with schools to support the pupils recover and discover new skills to enable them to overcome impact of the pandemic, by focusing on five key aspects of emotional wellbeing as identified by the Education Authority 'Emotional Health and Wellbeing Framework'.
- Self-awareness
- Motivation
- Self-control
- Social Resilience
- Coping
Pupils will take part in a 5 week interactive programme in their school with their own teachers co-facilitating the programme with trained Beyond Bricks Associates. Each pupil will leave with a personalised toolkit to help them cope with all five areas of the Emotional Health and Wellbeing Framework to navigate their future with confidence.
Beyond Bricks is a pilot funded by Lloyds.
Would you like Beyond Bricks in your School?
What will you need to have in place
You need to have 4 school staff available to train in Lego® Based Play with MindWise (one 4 hour session). You will co-deliver Beyond Bricks in your school with a Beyond Bricks Training Associate to:
- A minimum of 1 class (25/ 30) P6 or P7s
- For 5 weeks of Lego® based Play and self-development sessions.
- For 1 hour per week.
You will also need to:
Commit to the trained teachers delivering Beyond Bricks at least 1 more time in your school within 12 months of completing the co-facilitated programme. MindWise will be there to support you.
Become a Beyond Bricks school
Want to know more?
There are a limited number of funded places available. If you are interested in finding out more please contact Amy Stothers on: amy.stothers@mindwisenv.org or call 07719043925
- Save this page as a PDF by downloading the Beyond Bricks Flyer.
- You can also download the Beyond Bricks Charter which explains the programme in more detail.
- Watch our SchoolsWise video below to see Beyond Bricks in action
