About Pathway to Wellbeing
Surrey Adult Learning’s Pathway to Wellbeing programme forms part of our Tailored Learning offer. It is designed for adults who are currently experiencing, or recovering from, mild to moderate mental health and wellbeing challenges. The courses are intended to support recovery and wellbeing and can complement existing self-care strategies or treatment plans.
Delivered in a supportive and nurturing environment, the programme provides an opportunity to develop new skills, build confidence, connect with others, and enjoy a positive focus each week.
Course intent
Learn a range of pottery methods working with clay and colour. You will develop your skills in a range of pottery techniques so that you can design and create your own pieces of work to take home and enjoy. The intent of this course is for you to improve your sense of wellbeing through creativity.
This course is for adults who are currently experiencing, or recovering from, mild to moderate mental health and wellbeing challenges. Come and join one of our courses where you can connect with others, learn new skills and create something new.
What will I learn?
This course offers guidance to help you create pottery/clay artworks.
By the end of the course, you will:
- Know how to use various hand building techniques to coil and slab build
- Be able to select appropriate pottery equipment (including hand tools, the slab roller and pottery wheel) for your work
- Understand how to use glazes and oxides to decorate and finish your work
- Build your confidence in experimentation and practising with these methods
- Be able to create your own designs, taking inspiration from different sources such as pottery books in class and the internet, e.g. Pinterest and online search engines.
- Experiment with approaches to wellbeing that can be integrated into your daily life
As this course takes place over several sessions, you will find you make the most progress if you attend every lesson and complete any home practice that is suggested
Get in touch and how to enrol
You can enrol online or by phone (0300 200 1044) or at one of our centres. When enrolling, please let us know that you are currently experiencing, or recovering from, mild to moderate mental health and wellbeing challenges. Once enrolled, you will be contacted by our Learner Support Coordinator who will speak to you about your individual needs and circumstances relating to learning.
Existing Pathway to Wellbeing learners will be contacted towards the end of term with next steps.
Enrolments are accepted up until the course is full or before the start date. However, if you missed the start of this term and you want to join the next group please contact our Learner Support Team to register your interest.
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