Sunflowers Kids Club
The Club has been a nurturing space that provides educational and well-being activities for Ukrainian children and their families since. Since July 2022 children, age 2 to 17, have had opportunities to learn, express themselves, enhance their emotional well-being, make friends and integrate into British society. All sessions and support have been delivered by a team of experienced Ukrainian teachers and psychologists.
Since the Club opened, we have supported 300 children and adults. Children and their parents enjoy to learn, enhance their emotional well-being, make friends, support each other and engage in tailored group well-being sessions.
What to expect?
Every year the support and the range of well-being and educational activities for children and adults havee been carefully planned and adjusted to the changing needs of Ukrainian families living in York and the area. In this third year of our work, we deliver a range for sessions for children and adutls.
Sessions for children:
- ‘Preparting for Math GCSE Exam’ classes for children – takes place online, on a weekly basis in 2 groups;
- Art sessions for children – in person, twice a month in 2 groups;
- Well-being sessions for women with a psychologist – in peson, twice a month in 1 group.
Additional Services
Additionally, we also offer the following services:
1. Group sessions for mothers “Women’s Circle”
The aim of these gatherings is to give mothers an opportunity to socialise, support each other, develop a range of skills and their emotional well-being. These sessions will take place every Saturday in parallel with children’s sessions.
There will be a wide range of sessions on offer: friendly chats over a cup of tea, make-up, ‘Feelings and food’ sessions, mindfulness, art-therapy, topical sessions with a psychologist and more. More information about these sessions and the plan for the next couple of months is coming soon.
2. Trips
This year we are planning to organise a few trips to visit interesting and cultural places in Yorkshire and beyond. This is our members’ favourite activity! They love learning about the history and culture of UK and rest together in one big family. During our last trip this summer over 100 people visited Beamish Museum and had a wonderful time. Look out for our next trip coming soon!
3. Events and celebrations
We like to get together in our Club to celebrate some special events and occasions in our warm and friendly Ukrainian family! The last event we held was Vyshyvanka Day on 18 May.
Vyshyvanka Day is an international holiday that aims to preserve the Ukrainian folk traditions of creating and wearing ethnic embroidered clothes. During this event there were lots of creative activities for children and adults, dedicated to this theme.
One of the highlights of the celebration was the concert! There was some beautiful singing by children and parents, drama performed by children attending our Drama club and Ukrainian poems. So many children have taken part in the concert this time! We felt so proud watching them performing so confidently with beautiful happy smiles on their faces!
One Off Donation
Monthly Contribution
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please email hello@sunflowersinyork.org
Sponsorship
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please email support@sunflowersinyork.org
Help us make a difference.
By sending us a donation, you'll be supporting our Kids Club and other activities that will enhance the mental, emotional and/or social well-being of children and young people who had to flee Ukraine with their families. All our activities also aim to support their carers, with a smooth transition and settling in UK.