Making Canvas roses in Brooche Form

Organisation piloting the Good Practice

Secondary School Center Hadžići

Country

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Description of the good practice

Activity “Making Canvas roses in Brooche Form” included children with developmental disabilities and their peers and children in move (migrants).By working together students made unique brooches in roses form using canvas and other fabric.Brooches are sold at humanitarian bazaar after workshop and collected money were redirected to students in social need. Activity was inclusive and creative and it empowered a sense of community and solidarity between participants in order to accept differences and to understand each other better.

Background

This practice was created as a method that will encourage social inclusion and collaboration between children from different needs and origin. Activity emphasized the importance of artistic expression like means to connect and promote solidarity. Humanitarian aspects  and  environmentally acceptable materials  added value to the project.
Why did you implement the practice?

Practice was implemented in order to:

  1. To make inclusive environment that the children with different abilities and origin could study and work together
  2. To build creative and practical skills to every participants
  3. To promote solidarity and common respect trough humanitarian activity

Problems we want to solve:

  • Need to make activity that encourages inclusion to children with developmental difficulties and children in move (migrants)
  • Insufficient opportunity to children in move to feel accepted and included in school activity
  • Need for financial support to students in social need

Steps to take if you want to implement the good practice from planning to execution and evaluation if included

1. Planning

  • Procurement of materials for making brooches (canvas, needles, threads, glue, safety buckles).
  • Organization of workshops that includes children with developmental disabilities, their peers and children in move. 
  • Preparation for selling brochures at humanitarian bazaars.

2. Execution

  • Organizing of the workshop: Students, supported by their teachers, made brooches by choosing different colours and forms for a unique design.
  • Selling brooches at the bazaar: Students actively participated in the promotion and sale of their work.

3. Evaluation

  • Analysis of collected funds and assessment of benefits for students who received assistance.
  • Feedback from participants about their experience at the workshop and bazaar.
  • Assessment of the impact of the activities on strengthening inclusivity and community among participants.

Target group/s of the practice

Primary  target  group: Children with developmental disabilities, typical students and children in move (migrants) who participated together in workshops and bazaars. Secondary  target group : Students in social need who will get collected funds.

Number of students involved

15 students participated in making brooches including children with developmental disabilities, children without disabilities and children in move.

20 students participated at the humanitarian bazaar, including selling and promotion.

Benefits, impact on the students and learning outcomes

Benefits, impact on the students and learning outcomes

Benefits for students:

  • Developing creative and practical skills.
  • Strengthening feelings of connection and mutual understanding of different needs and backgrounds.
  • Sense of achievement and benefits through contributing to a common goal.

Impact on learning outcomes:

  • Improving fine motor skill and ability for precise handwork .
  • Developing  empathy,tolerance and solidarity between students.
  • Strengthening communication´ skills through sales and interaction at bazaar.

Suggestions for future users of this good practice

  • Organize workshops with sufficient mentor support so that every student can participate.
  • Include children from different social groups to encourage inclusion and mutual understanding. 
  • Allow participants the freedom to choose the design of their brooches so that each piece can be unique and showcase their creativity.
  • Clearly communicate the humanitarian goals of the activity to increase motivation and interest among participants and visitors to the bazaar.

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