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THRIVE! Creative Arts Competition

In May, The Bracknell Forest Council Public Health Team ran a competition for local primary and secondary school students to submit artwork inspired by he health and wellbeing themes on THRIVE!

Students were asked to choose a topic from the website and produce artwork that expressed their own thoughts and feelings about health and wellbeing. They could choose from a number of themes, including healthy relationships, internet safety, healthy eating, physical activity, emotional wellbeing and online relationships.

Mrs Wilhelmy, Teacher in Charge of Art and Photography at Brakenhale said

“given the creative and imaginative response from our students, we trialled a new way of teaching Art last summer to huge success. This academic year we have started teaching KS3 curriculum using principles of Teaching for Artistic Behaviour – which means we set a theme and allow the students to response with their own ideas.”

We received a vast number of entries, with students across the Borough showing us there is more than one way to express how they feel about health and wellbeing. Well done to all our winner below.

We love you! — Healthy Relationships – Primary

BFF's every day — Healthy Relationships – Primary

Happy you makes a happy world — Emotional Wellbeing – Primary

Wash your hands - make sure — Hygiene – Primary

Oral health Teeth — Oral Health – Primary

Social media monster — Internet Safety – Secondary

Be careful online — Online Relationships – Primary

You are what you eat — Healthy Eating – Primary

Stop smoking for your safety — Alcohol & Drugs – Secondary

Rain - mental health — Resilience – Secondary

Mental health — Emotional Wellbeing – Secondary

Caring friendships - best friends — Resilience – Secondary

Which Key Will you Use — Healthy Relationships – Secondary

Eat Healthy small and big — Healthy Eating – Secondary

Stay Safe Artwork — Online Relationships – Primary

Physical activity — Physical Activity – Primary

No smoking - will make you mad — Smoking – Secondary

Why do you bully — Anti-bullying – Primary

Head over to our gallery to see all the submissions we received.

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