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creativity and your child

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sarahg23 · 17/08/2019 08:46

Hi there. I'm testing the waters and would really appreciate your honest feedback. I'm looking to start an online community of likeminded teens with a focus on creativity and the ways it can enrich your life and help sustain good mental health. I'm looking at 12 /13 yr olds to 16 yr olds. It would be a way for them to have peers to appreciate their creative efforts (creative writing, art etc) and would enable teens to upload work, comment positively on work, ask questions, start discussions, attend online conferences - find inspiration, accountability and an audience, essentially. Although teens are free to upload any work, there would also be carefully selected (optional) tasks or prompts each week which focus implicitly and subtly on sustaining mental health. Costs would be relatively low (around £5 a month subscription). Could grow to include a book club etc, depending on the wishes of the community. The idea is that teens would be online but producers, with purpose and agency over what they create and how they respond to suggestions/comments etc. It's worth mentioning, this is not designed for teen's school grades to improve, although it could be an added benefit - it's to encourage and sustain creativity despite school pressures. FYI I've been a teacher for many years. I really appreciate your time. Thanks.

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BillywilliamV · 17/08/2019 08:49

My 14yo DD might be interested, certainly pay a first fiver to give it a go.

Comefromaway · 17/08/2019 09:48

Mine would not pay for this when they can do similar for free.

sarahg23 · 17/08/2019 10:03

Many thanks.

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Geronimo8 · 07/10/2019 00:40

My 12 year old might give it a go. I think you're going to need an app and it's going to have to slick and easy to upload/comment.

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