This week, we have been preparing for The Festival of Care 2022.  The Festival runs from Friday 18th February until Tuesday 22nd.  Our school, along with all the other Shetland schools, have received a pack with suggested ideas for us to work through.  The #ShetlandCrew are a group of care experienced children and young adults who are asking us all to think about the different types or combination of families that children grow up in and to be aware that, for some children, growing up can be difficult, especially if they are care experienced.

The theme for this year is, ‘Tending the Light’ and they are asking us to think about the following questions.

• Do you have someone who is a lighthouse for you?
• What makes them a lighthouse?
• How do you think you can be a lighthouse for the children and young people who need it most?

We looked at examples of care experienced characters in famous books and films and spoke about the different families they grew up in and what these characters have in common.

We enjoyed playing some games suggested by the #ShetlandCrew to get us thinking about what it may feel like to be care experienced.

Finally, we created our own lighthouse window art that will be displayed next week to show our support for all those who are care experienced throughout Shetland.

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