Farewell to

Aim: correction of response to negative experiences, emotions, feelings

Objectives: 

•       to transform into positive;

•       to release negative emotions and feelings;

•       to work out thoughts and emotions which the student is used to suppress

Equipment: A4 paper sheet, paint of different colours, a bowl of water, pencils

Age: 13 year-olds and older ones

Instruction

1.     Decide on a feeling or emotion you want to say goodbye to;

2.     Take a pencil into the hand you don”t write with;

3.     Close your eyes and scare them with a scarf;

4.     Draw the outline of your feeling or emotion in one motion;

5.     Crumple a sheet of paper with force and clip it in water;

6.     Straighten your sheet of paper;

7.     Take a brush and some paint and create a nice picture on your paper sheet, any you desire;

8.     Now look at the pictures of other pupils and write your associations on what a person should do to get rid of his problem. Start your sentences with 'In my opinion you should...';

9.     Read the ideas of other pupils according to your picture and put them in one line starting from the best idea to the least important one.

Questions for discussion

•       How did you feel at the beginning of our training?

•       Describe your feelings after doing the task