COLWYN Bay pupils took part in a virtual workshop to explore the challenges of being part of a military family.
Rydal Penrhos School pupils were among 90 children from North Wales have parents currently serving in the British Armed Forces that attended the Little Troopers at School workshop.
They took part storytelling, imaginative play, drawing, movement and drama, the children got to explore some the unique challenges that forces life can bring such as having a parent deployed overseas and regularly having to move home and school.
Little Troopers at Rydal Penrhos School, Colwyn Bay. Picture: Tony Fanning photography
The workshop was funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Trust and delivered as part of Supporting Service Children in Education Cymru, run by the Welsh Local Government Association to support the 2,500 military children in school in Wales.
Lucy Davies, deputy principal at Rydal Penrhos School, said: “Our pupils really enjoyed the Little Troopers workshop; the role play was a highlight and it was super to see the older ones helping their younger group members to ‘become’ a pilot and learn all about the what their ‘grown ups’ do at work – turns out it’s not all ‘tea and biscuits’!
“The virtual workshop was fun, interactive and very inclusive for all ages and abilities.”
The workshop is part of a wider nationwide partnership between Little Troopers and SSCE Cymru, which has seen 400 primary schools in Wales received bilingual versions of Little Troopers storybooks. They also received copies of the Little Troopers Primary Wellbeing Course template, a six-week course focusing on the themes of belonging, identity, mindfulness, managing change and coping with separation.
Louise Fetigan, founder of Little Troopers, said: “We were delighted to be asked by the Welsh Government Association to deliver some of our Little Troopers at School resources to children in Wales through this virtual workshop.
“Our charity is committed to ensuring that all schools have a good understanding of the unique challenges that military life can bring and that all military children can access support at school if they need it.
“We hope that the children have had lots of fun today and enjoyed coming together to celebrate what it really means to be a ‘Little Trooper’.”
For more information visit www.littletroopers.net
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