For six-year-old Nessie, the school holidays are no longer a time of isolation. Instead they are a chance to learn, grow, and be a child.
Nessie, who is currently home-schooled while undergoing assessments for additional needs, struggled with mainstream school. “School didn’t go down too well,” her mum. “She felt she wasn’t listened to, and I felt I wasn’t either.”
But everything changed when she started attending Inspire’s holiday camps last year.
“Her overall source of normality is coming here,” her mum added. “When she’s here, she’s interacting with friends. Being here, she can be a child.
“She’s learning how to interact with children of different age groups, and she’s also learning to regulate her emotions if people have upset her. She’s not shouting or screaming, the coaches all say how well she’s dealing with things.”
Nessie now considers the holiday club, and the coaches, as her safe space. She’s even found the confidence to start taking part in sports, something her mum didn’t see happening.
“Her anxiety disappears the moment she arrives,” she added. “She talks so highly of the coaches, it’s clear she feels safe and happy here. And I’ve always felt I’ve felt supported by the staff, they always listen.
“I think being at holiday club will help her gradually return to the school environment. We’ll take it slowly, but this gives me real hope.”
To book on to our holiday clubs, visit here.
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