A big thanks to Mind in Camden for donating ‘unsellable shirts’ that would normally go to a recycling plant, but which we repurpose as aprons for messy work with children and young people in our project workshops. We considered buying flashy new orange shirts with our logo, but chose a more sustainable option by partnering with local charities committed to reducing waste. Our goal is to have children practise their craft knife skills by cutting out their names as stencils, then painting over them to create personalised shirts for our projects. Watch this space! #mindcharity #camden #recycleclothing Mind
That's a great idea, that'll certainly get them interested and you will have certainly have planted a seed for them, too.
Teacher and Educator
1moAlthough we often stress the skills and pathways inherent in our projects at shiftED, the positive feelings that so many of our participants display and describe matter enormously too. It seems appropriate that our recycled shirts, improvised into 'aprons' come from our local Mind shop. Their work is also about supporting people to feel more connected and better in themselves. This week, one of my highlights was witnessing two pupils working together: helping each other, talking, smiling, solving the problem more effectively by sharing the task. It was entirely natural and could have been a scene from almost anywhere, any age, any situation where something was being done - two people connecting and relating to make life easier. They were clearly enjoying themselves and when I asked if they needed anything, they both looked up, grinned at me, looked at each other, looked back at me, shook their heads and went back to the task. Magical...