A group of young carers worked with Suffolk Family Carers at Mildenhall College Academy to explore ‘The Day in the life of a young carer’.
The workshop was written and created for young carers to explore what it is like being a young carer with a performance element at the end.
The workshop compromised of a mixture of confidence and trust building exercises including arts and crafts, singing and dancing as well as acting.
Having not known one another at the beginning, the young carers worked together to explore their experiences respectfully and took great care in one another’s experiences. The final pieces were based on characters that they made which were encouraged to explore in third person.
‘’but it’s not all bad, this is because we get breaks away from our caring role like going to clubs and activities’’
Why can listening to music be a good way to relax?
‘it helps to escape reality’
‘it calms your stress levels
‘different music can be listened to depending on your mood’
‘can be good for celebrations’
‘it helps you to escape from stressful situations’
What have you learnt at young carers?
‘You have opportunities to gain confidence’
‘you can have less worries to open up to people’
‘you get to meet new people’
‘you gain practical skills’
‘you have free to relieve stress’
‘you have respect for others – being patient’
