The Little Troopers charity has created two free online workshops with the aim of bringing Service children together to explore the unique challenges and opportunities that they experience, and to celebrate what it means to be a ‘Little Trooper’.
The aim is for your Service children to leave the session feeling proud of their identity and to feel as though their unique circumstances and life experiences have been acknowledged and understood. Your school will also be provided with useful information to assist with the continued and ongoing support of Service children in your setting.
These workshops have been created with all primary-age Service children in mind meaning it can be delivered to a large group of children of different ages at once. This gives Service children who might not usually communicate with one another the opportunity to share their experiences and recognise that they are not alone. Furthermore, the workshops have been organised so that it appears pupils are logging in at the same time as other Service children across Wales. This will help the workshops to feel more like an exciting ‘event’ that brings children together and gives them a sense of belonging.
Each child that participates will receive a Little Troopers storybook, certificate, sticker, and SSCE Cymru goodies.
I really enjoyed the workshop; it was nice to know we are not alone. Knowing that there are others across the world that get these feelings was good to hear. I am glad that there are people in school that help us.
The workshop was thoroughly enjoyed by all, especially the role play making a guard room. Lots of laughter and fun was had.
The children have benefitted from this workshop and were excited to share their experience with teachers and friends, of their journeys moving home and schools in the past.
Choose which virtual workshop you would like to do and let us know when you’ll be running it by completing the form on this page. We can then send you:
The sessions are pre-recorded as a ‘live’ event, delivered by an experienced team of facilitators using Little Troopers’ primary school resources incorporating storytelling, movement, group discussion and role play. The workshops are open to all Service children in your setting of primary age and suitable for groups of any size.
Little Troopers Virtual Primary Workshops
We would love to see some pictures of the children taking part on the day. Please send all photos to pr@littletroopers.net and SSCECymru@WLGA.gov.uk as soon as possible after the event so we can share them on the day. Some of the pictures we’d love to see are:
Photos sent to us will be used as indicated in the SSCE Cymru Privacy Policy. As such, please make sure you only send us pictures of children who have given parental consent for us to use their images.
Can non-Service / civilian children attend the sessions?
No. The sessions are designed to be a safe space for Service children to explore their experiences of military life and therefore it would not be appropriate for non-Service children to attend.
What sort of space do we need to run the session?
We suggest using a big TV or projection screen that all the children can see. You also need to allow for space for movement, role-play and worksheet activities. How you set up the room is up to you. Smaller groups will be fine in a classroom. Bigger groups may be better in a hall.
Do we need to have our web cams on?
No. The event is a pre-recorded ‘as live’ event. This means that it will look like a live event, but we will not be able to see or hear the children.
Who do we contact if we have any problems on the day?
You can email SSCECymru@wlga.gov.uk
Does a teacher / teaching assistant need to be present?
Yes. We would suggest that at least two members of staff attend the session as we do need support in the session to hand-out worksheets, encourage the children to stand / sit in the right place and there will also be a ten minute section where children will be encouraged to take part in their own role play activity.
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Aiden
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Ashim
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Chloe
"Dwi di arfer symud rŵan a chymysgu gyda’r plant... Dwi di neud o gymaint o weithiau mae’n rhywbeth arferol rŵan."
Chloe
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