Time for some fun!
Tuesday 17th March saw myself, Bridget and Simon travelling to Leicester to help out on the last Moving on Up Funday for kids with learning disabilities who may also be from an ethnic minority.
The Moving on Up project is aimed at tackling some of the issues of transition by making sure that young people with learning disabilities from BME communities know what options are available to them.
The fundays are a way of learning whilst enjoying the company of kids from other schools, colleges and day centres and for their teachers to network with organisations in the area who may be of use to the kids when they move on.
I loved helping out in Leicester. We were entertained by a theatre group with an excerpt from their current play about working in a sorting office. We had the pleasure of a drama workshop, Mencap talking about friendship and lots more local organisations willing to share their exciting projects.
Leicester was the last of a series of fundays, organised by Lesley, which were highly successful. The feedback we got was great – the kids had a great time, the information was useful, the workshops fun and interesting and the lunchtime entertainment fantastic. I enjoyed myself immensely and hope that if some of the kids see what opportunities are available and take hold with both hands then we’ll have done a good job.
