We would like to bid for £1000, as we would like to buy these materials to help deliver our lunchtime mindfulness club.  Each week we would like to offer mini projects using specific art materials to help achieve the best outcomes and various techniques to help young peoples mental health through art mindfulness sessions. We would like to showcase our work and on twitter to show the community all the fantastic work we achieve .

• 2H tonal pencils £50
• 2B tonal pencils  £50
• Colour pencils specifically > caran dache £240
•  Buff clay £40   
• Glazes 3 colours plus clear £28
• Inks – various colours  £30
• Biro pens £32.50
• Oil pastels  class set £120
• Water colour sets £80
• Synthetic brushes £50
• Spectrum technical pen sets £50
• Fineliners £63                                                                                      
• Glue sticks big, small + coloured £50
• Glue guns £66
• Pritt sticks £75

Total £1000.00

The 'self-care sunday' will be open to children and young people aged 11-26, and will be inclusive of the following activities to promote physical and mental wellbeing; therapy dogs, introduction to yoga and mindfulness, introduction to reki, havening session, art therapy, journalling and gratitude workshop. A breakdown of the costs below 

- Therapy dogs £250 

- introduction to yoga and milndfullness £150 

- introduction to Reki  £150

- Havening session £150 

- arts and crafts materials £150 

- refreshments £100

- hall hire £50

Research evidence indicates that outdoor learning engages young people in investing in the planet and engaging with the environment, enhancing confidence socialisation and team work. Connection with nature has mental and physical health benefits which assist in contributing to the overall health of our local population. There are social inequalities in access to nature, this project aims to ensure that all children in Primary 7 can access outdoor learning via their residential trip.

The Covid 19 pandemic has exacerbated mental difficulties in young people, access to nature has been shown in research to improve symptoms of anxiety and depression. Being phsically active is as effective if not more so in alleviating the symtoms of mild to moderate anxiey and depresison than medication. Encouraging pupils to access outdoor space has numerous mental and physical health benefits thus contributing to a healthy and productive local population.

WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THE GRANT AND WHY As the cost of living increases, many families are struggling to contribute to thier child's education financially. the Primary 7 residential trip to Ardentinny, tends to cost around £270 per child. The Parent Council wants to raise funds to reduce the cost of this trip as far as possible and if possible, fudn it entirely. The residential trip enables all primary 7 children to access outdoor learning, engage with nature, experience independence away from thier families and build their confidence and team work skills.

COSTS Ardentinny residential trip 78 pupils x £270 each = £21060 

The cost of the trip is £449.00 per person which includes Transport, Accommodation on half board basis.  We have 16 boys and 4 coaches signed up along with an additional 19 family members who are making the trip to support the boys.  The total cost of the trip for the team is £8980.00 plus £8531.00 for the additional family members. It is our intention to fundraise to reduce the total cost for families to make this affordable and inclusive to all.  The current cost of living crisis makes it increasingly difficult for community groups to raise funds to create these opportunities.

The project is to fund a whole school trip for the all the pupils who attend Dreghorn Primary School, this includes the EYC, ESR pupils and pupils in Primaries 1-7. We want to provide an fun local outdoor trip for Summer Term 2024  which will consolidate and enhance the learning from within the school environment and make memories that will last a lifetime.

In the spirit of collaboration and in support for the Community Wealth Building approach we are in discussions with local Ayrshire companies to arrange a suitable venue that can accommodate the whole school group paying particular attention to the additional requirements for our pupils within our ESR.

The cost of the whole school trip is split into 2 parts 

1) Transportation of pupils - buses. Approx cost £500. We want to endorse North Ayrshire Community Wealth Building approach and support local transport businesses within North Ayrshire.

2) Venue cost - covering the cost of the pupils, carers and as the risk assessment  states the  required teacher/helper  to child ratio cost.  Approx cost £500.

Breakfast Club at Castlepark Primary School gives pupils a settled start to their school day with fun activities and a healthy nutrious breakfast. The Breakfast Club runs each morning with healthy options for Breakfast followed by activities such as sports games, arts and crafts and board games.

Castlepark Primary School Parent Council are applying for £1000 of funding to support the daily running of Breakfast Club. The funding will purchase new resources for Breakfast Club along with food to support the provision for the school year. 

Breakdown of Costs

£150 - Resources/games/toys

£850 - Food provision for Breakfast Club