For Educators

Led by UK-registered art therapist Leung Ching Wan (Gigi). Scheduled regularly, follow our Instagram for updates.

Art Application Workshop

Designed specifically for teachers, social workers, counsellors, and helping professionals working with adolescents, this workshop integrates neuroscience, case studies, psychology, and art application techniques.

Participants will learn:

Facilitation Skills
- Master "ice-breaking" techniques to engage students instantly.
Activity Design
- Learn the key elements of effective activity design.
Decoding Art
- Learn to use the non-judgmental language of art to help adolescents express and process their emotions.
Hands-on Experience
- Experience firsthand the inclusivity and limitless potential of art, while learning how to select the right materials for different needs.

When designing activities, the emphasis remains on helping students express their emotions, rather than the aesthetic quality of the final artwork. The workshop equips participants with the skills to utilise artistic activities to improve students' emotional awareness and alleviate their stress.

Duration: 2 hours

Art Application Workshop (Advanced)

This workshop introduces a diverse range of artistic tools designed to help clients express emotions, focus on controllable factors, and achieve emotional stability. Participants will engage in hands-on activities to master facilitation techniques that can be flexibly applied to frontline work:

Figurines and the Creation of "Safe Spaces"
- Participants will learn how to use figurines to guide clients in building personalised safe space models. This process helps clients construct an ideal environment to regain inner peace and a sense of security.
Free Association Mapping
- Utilising the technique of free association, this activity encourages clients to express thoughts and memories as they arise. This approach helps bypass defence mechanisms, revealing subconscious thoughts and releasing suppressed emotions to identify the root of distress.
Applications of Card Games and Other Tools
- The instructor will demonstrate how to use card games and educational kits to design individual and group activities that facilitate communication and emotional expression. Tools include:
Charcoal and Erasers: Breaking Boundaries
- An introduction to drawing with an eraser. Using charcoal—a medium that is playful yet messy—helps clients break through psychological boundaries and fully immerse themselves in the creative process.

Duration: 2 hours
Prerequisite: Participants must have completed the Art Application Workshop to enrol in the Art Application Workshop (Advanced).

Whispering Souls Teaching Kit Application Workshop

Designed specifically for teachers, social workers, and youth organisation staff, Whispering Souls - Love Languages Teaching Kit for Adolescent Education inspires young people to explore the diverse facets of love. The kit includes a Blu-ray disc featuring six short documentaries that cover themes such as the parting of friends, family conflicts, and seeing their parents in a new light. These films are designed to resonate deeply with students, serving as a bridge to guide them in expressing their own feelings.

The accompanying book, written by our art therapist Gigi, integrates the films with group activities and worksheets to help students build self-awareness, learn to set healthy boundaries, and understand different modes of emotional expression.

This workshop will demonstrate how to utilise this kit to support adolescents' development and includes hands-on experiential sessions.

All participants will receive a complimentary copy of the Whispering Souls - Love Languages Teaching Kit for Adolescent Education (valued at $360).

Centered around Dr. Gary Chapman's "Five Languages of Love," this teaching kit includes:

Introduction to psychological theories
Introduction to neuroscience
Emotional first aid techniques
6 documentary shorts (directed by young filmmakers exploring relationships with those around them)
Film analysis & discussion
Lesson plans & activity suggestions (tailored versions for both Junior and Senior Secondary levels)
Worksheet templates (tailored versions for both Junior and Senior Secondary levels)

Duration: 1.5 hours

"This Is How I Feel..." Communication Card Game Application Workshop

Desgined by our art therapist Gigi, this game features our original characters, the Emotional Guardians. The story follows a crisis where the highly sensitive Amygdala suddenly loses control; players must work together to figure out how to calm Amygdala down.

The set includes action cards, tokens, wild cards, and a spinner, adding the thrill of competition typical of board games. This light-hearted atmosphere helps students open up about their home lives, interpersonal relationships, and self-perceptions.

Each set also contains a stack of exercises for emotional release. Students can use these cards for making simple art to express their inner world, allowing teachers and social workers to gain deeper insights into their well-being.

Participants will play the game firsthand to master debriefing skills that guide students to articulate their feelings.

All participants will receive a complimentary set of the "This Is How I Feel..." Communication Card Game (valued at $360).

This workshop is ideal for teachers, social workers, counsellors, therapists, psychologists, youth organisation staff, parents, and anyone looking to use card-based tools to enhance communication.

Duration: 2 hours

Talks

Topics include art facilitation, art education and art psychotherapy.

Duration: 2 hours
No. of participants: 20 to 150 people