Children
Works of art!
We recently asked our projects to submit children’s paintings, drawings,
photographs and illustrations so that we could display and celebrate
their work on our website. Here are examples of artwork from just some
of the young people we work with. To read about the great work our
projects do or view more of the children’s artwork please visit our
website, www.childrenssociety.org.uk/projects/
Say it with pictures
New Londoners (left)
We work in Canning Town with
young refugees and Roma children
How much time do your children or grandchildren spend
in all aspects of their lives. Young
on the Internet? Chances are it’s quite a lot. The Internet
people aged between 14 and 17
is a great way for children to learn and develop new
were involved in art workshops run
skills, but at the moment disabled children haven’t been
by professional artists during the
able to make the most of its resource. That is until now.
school holidays. The young people
We have developed the world’s first website for disabled
discussed their dreams and hopes
children and young people. Askability – the brainchild of
for the future and decided to
our Shared Care project in Solihull and produced by
represent their aspirations in the
Solutions Squared and Widgit Software – uses pictures
Dung, 16
form of a kite.
to communicate news and information in a form that
meets their needs. This is a huge development for
Children’s Voice Project (right)
children and young people with disabilities.
We work with children in Tower
Hamlets. We help them to integrate
‘I love going on the website – it
into society, develop new skills and
helps me with my reading. I like the
improve their self-esteem. This
news and the fun pages – they are
piece of artwork was part of the
Commissioner’s Art Project 2006.
the best ever!’ Adam, aged eight The young artist explains, ‘My
artwork is about my house which
someone has sprayed with graffiti
Stop press...
and has made it broken when it’s
supposed to be home sweet home’.
Nishat, 10
...We’ve won £1.3million from the Big Lottery Fund over a
OASIS (left)
three-year period to help young refugees, including
We work with young refugee and
young refugee carers, get the most from their education.
asylum seekers in Oxford. This
Our new programme, the Leading Edge Project will help
photograph shows the children
young refugees assimilate into all aspects of education.
showing off masks they made in
one of our workshops. Run by a
…Our Right Track project has won The Children’s and
local artist, the workshop was part
Young People’s Services Award for an initiative ‘judged
of an activities week for refugee
to have made the biggest contribution to improving
girls to improve their self-image
the chances of children or young people who have
and confidence by trying new
offended, or who are at risk of offending or re-offending’
things. It was a huge success.
…We’re opening two new Children Centres in Exmouth
Oxford Community School, Cheney School
and St Gregory R.C. School
and Honiton in April. The centres are part of the
Government’s wider Every Child Matters initiative to
Leap Project (right)
provide early education, childcare, health and family
As well as working with young
support services to the country’s most disadvantaged
refugees in Leeds, we also provide
families….
support to Asian fathers and
children with disabilities. We
…Our West Sussex PAR project was presented with
promote diversity by encouraging
the Investing in Volunteers quality standard by
children to share their experiences
Volunteering England for their independent visitor
of the world and celebrate their
scheme for children in care. The Children’s Society is
similarities and differences.
now to receive this – a massive achievement.
Children from year 5
Hunset Moore Primary School, Leeds
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