Sunflowers Kids Club
The Club has been a nurturing space that provides educational and well-being activities for Ukrainian children and their families since July 2022. In our club children, age 0 to 17, have opportunities to learn, express themselves, enhance their emotional well-being, make friends and integrate into British society. All sessions and support are delivered by a team of Ukrainian specialists who work with children.
Since the Club opened last summer, we have supported 140 children and 154 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 delivered by psychologists and other specialists. Children and adults can also receive an individual support from one of our Ukrainian psychologists.
The club opens its doors again after summer holidays on 19 October. We are open every month on a Saturday during school term from 10.00 till 12.15. The registration for the Club is now open until 17 October.
How to register
1. If you already have been a member of our club, you don’t need to fill in the Registration form. We have all your details. If you are new to the club – please fill in our Registration form first.
2. Click on the ‘Book October Sessions’ button to make your booking. If you booked and paid for your child/children’s classes, you will receive an email confirmation. That’s it, you are registered!
We are now offering the following sessions in our Club:
Creative Studio for the Youngest
Teacher: Olga Govorova
Children: 2-5 years old
Length of session: 2 hours
Playing Games Hub
Children: 6-10 years old
Length of session: 2 hours
Art Studio for 6-10 year olds
Teacher: Oksana Stelmashenko
Children: 6-10 years old
Length of session: 2 hours
Art Studio for 11+ year olds
Teacher: Diana Bila
Children: 10-17 years old
Length of session: 2 hours
Playing Board Games “Play and Develop”
Teacher: Olga Simatova
Children: 11-17 years old
Length of session: 2 hours
Workshop for Women with a Psychologist
Topic: Tiredness from imigration: where to find resources if it seems like all sources are empty
Length of session: 2 hours
What to expect?
All educational sessions for children and adults will take place in the club from 10.00 till 12.15. All sessions will last from 2 hours. Please read the description of the classes but you don’t need to make any choices beforehand. Just book a day and turn up and choose. At 11.00 there will be a break for 15 minutes. All sessions are held close to each other but in separate spaces.
Adults can also choose to attend a topical workshop that will be focused on harmonious development of emotional health of mothers, run by one of our experts or have a cup of tea and chat. Parents can also drop their children and pick them up at 12.15.
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. Individual consultaitons for children, teenagers and adults with one of our Ukrainian qualified psychologists Olesia Tymokhina. Children and adults can also recieve individual support from our psychologist. Individual consultaitons can be booked and paid for on an indvidual basis. All fees are minimal, as it is important to allow everyone to get help who needs it.
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!
4. Trips
Every 2 months we go on exciting trips to different beautiful and interesting places in UK. During our last trip on 28 September our group of 52 went to Liverpool! It was a very interesting trip that all families enjoyed. We visited St John’s Beacon, Liverpool Musuem, Tate Gallery, World Museum and enjoyed having a stroll on the beautiful riverbanks.
Look out for our next trip that will take place in November!
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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.