Soulscape
We were approached by young people’s charity Soulscape in summer of 2019, and collaborated with them on a series of in-school shows and workshops for year 10 students in November.
The performances and workshops were shaped during rehearsals and workshops (mentored by our professional creative practitioners) by eight of our year 13’s and gap year cast members. They visited four senior schools in Bracknell and Wokingham and had wonderful feedback. Real work experience - and also sharing life experience with younger teens. We will work with Soulscape again in the near future.
About Soulscape;
Soulscape is a charity working in partnership with Wokingham and Bracknell schools to give young people the space they need.
The pressure
Being a teenager has always been tough. But for today’s young people, peer pressure happens around the clock, bullying invades their own homes, and exam pressures at school have ratcheted up.
With pressure to keep up appearances online, be available 24/7, perfect (and share) their bodies, get the best grades, think and say the ‘right’ thing, and support their families too, teenagers live with a huge amount of stress.
Our aim is to create space
Young people don’t need yet another voice telling them what to think and do. Rather than pile more pressure onto them (“do these ten things to feel better”), we believe in creating space away from it all. Space to reflect, to ask big questions, to explore what’s going on inside, and to creatively express their own ideas.
We do this by…
Listening to young people’s ideas and requests about what they want to discuss, whether that be self-harm, pornography, or how to make good decisions.
Running workshops on these topics in their schools, where they can explore, debate, reflect and express themselves through the creative arts.
Helping schools in Wokingham and Bracknell to run an effective PSHE and RE curriculum.
