different, bold, mindful & beautiful art events
for all creatures great and small!
DON'T BURST MY BUBBLE LTD - it starts in the mind
Teaching minds to be different, bold, mindful & beautiful
Identify & discover your heART
MASTER MIND WORKSHOPS
Creating a happy and mindful school community one mind at a time!
- Don't Burst My Bubble Ltd offers unique and tailored art workshops for the entire school community.
With 24 years of experience as an art teacher and 10 years as ssistant Headteacher, you are in the hands of a seasoned professional.
- Don’t Burst My Bubble takes the lead on staff well-being, student behavior, quality of education, and community engagement, showcasing expertise in these areas.
- Encouraging communities to embrace creative curiosity, and introducing them to diverse, bold, mindful, and beautiful art experiences throughout their days.
Teaching & Inspiring Young Minds to have a voice
With 25 years of experience teaching Art to 11-18 year olds and achieving top results nationally
- I possess the knowledge and skills to inspire and engage young minds, fostering creativity, collaboration, persistence, discipline, and curiosity
- Rather than encouraging imitation of the past, my approach is to guide students to learn from history, draw inspiration from current events, and craft their own narratives for the future
- Empowering young individuals to embrace creativity and explore new horizons is a priceless contribution
- Encouraging your community to harness the power of their minds as a tool for self-mastery and supporting others is a transformative practice
- By uniting, we can form a mindful community of 'mindful happy people' who stand as resilient warriors, offering mutual support and strength to their world and our planet.
Let me give you a helping hand and deliver art workshops to your community that will support mental health in all shapes and sizes
- Fear can pose a significant challenge when striving for dreams and objectives
- The fear of failure is often rooted in childhood experiences, where a single comment from an influential adult can shatter our ambitions
- I remember my physics teacher once telling me, "You are a Moran!"
- At times, excessive work can be counterproductive, impeding the ability to generate fresh ideas and reflect on daily occurrences
- I encountered burnout in my career, finding it difficult to relax and grant myself the essential time out I required
- Mistakes serve as valuable lessons that foster resilience and fortitude, propelling us to make another attempt and understanding
When you get knocked down you CAN get back up again!
Gift your mind 'time out' allow your mind to naturally switch off & let your subconscious mind support you
- Daily doodling or journaling is an excellent way to practice 'FLIGHT or FRIGHT'.
- Taking you out of the 'panic zone'
(the fright) as educators and learners we all experience
- Since experiencing a mental health crisis in 2021, I have incorporated a daily routine of creating meaningful 'marks that matter'
every day
- This habit helps me reflect, assess and enhance the positive thoughts and energy in the present moment
- Some of the most brilliant ideas from world leaders have originated from jotting down words or doodles on a scrap of paper during moments of reflection, one of the greats being;
Winston Churchill
"The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible"
Take a moment every day "it only takes 5 minutes a day to fall in love with your mind"
- Set aside 5 to 10 minutes each day to capture a thought
- Nurture creativity it's crucial to foster independent and innovative thinking
- The most remarkable innovators and leaders unleash their creativity and delve into their 'thinking'
- Allocate time to interact with the world by taking a walk, attending a play, exploring a museum, or visiting a place that ignites the imagination
- Document a moment through a doodle, photograph, a quick note on a napkin, or by collecting mementos like a leaf, a receipt, or a food wrapper that will evoke memories of that mindful instant
- Preserve that moment into a memory that will evoke feelings associated with it when next reflecting on it
- Engage in self-reflection it'll illuminate reality V fiction, logic V creativity and knowledge V imagination
Embark on thinking differently, boldly, mindfully, and beautifully
The magic of curiosity lives in each of us! Let's master this superpower of wonder
- Exploring every nook and cranny of our world, from new flavors to captivating sceneries, is key to unlocking our potential.
- As kids, we were all about chasing adventures, but as teens, we lean on Google and Siri for quick fixes. It's time to reignite that spark of curiosity, to wander, wonder, and stumble upon the extraordinary!
Inject some artsy pizzazz into your academic year with workshops tailored just for you!
Want a splash of creativity that's fun, bold, and oh-so-mindful?
1. STUDENT VOICE
Empower students to lead the mindful charge while you take a breather, and have a mindful moment yourselves!
Creating events and activities ;
leading the way
of mindful moments when the
going gets tough'.
2. Staff CPD
Staff in need of a mental break? Let's sprinkle 'time out' magic across the whole school and let me share some 'tips and tricks' that staff can do in 10 minutes while they step out of the chaos to calm and reflect.
3. TRANSITION EVENTS
Fun vibes on transition days, let's kick off the school year with a bang and create some CALM into the students' minds.
4. End of year - the year book
End the year with a visual bang, creating memories to treasure forever and create the 'Don't Burst My Bubble Year Book' like no other!
Capture the moments and inspire their future
Creating an art book that combines photographs and inspirational quotes of their 'best days'
to take away.
“Yesterday artist Claire Connolly from Don't Burst My Bubble delivered a fabulous workshop to some of our Year 8 and Year 9 students along with some of their parents. It was a fabulous opportunity for everyone to get creative with different materials and generate some 'Marks that Matter' using a range of innovative and exciting techniques. The end results were fabulous ! Thank you to Claire for providing such a great opportunity and for all who took part!
West Houghton High School
WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE A MINDFULLY CURIOUS FUTURE
- Don't Burst My Bubble collaborates with you to develop top-notch solutions for the challenges encountered in the education sector. These include staff well-being, mental health, workload management, and student aspirations, among others!
- By crafting innovative, daring, thoughtful, and engaging strategies tailored to your academic setting, Don't Burst My Bubble can provide valuable support and offer a helping hand. Feel free to pick and choose from the various magical tricks up my sleeve - mix and match elements from all the tips below!
01
Transition Event
Musical Art
Cover the floor with paper - shoes off and we'll create circles with our bodily movements and create a mastermind of our feelings and thoughts. It can be kept as it is, added to in future sessions or every individual takes a 'Slice of Art' home
ADHD / SEND / Challenging behaviour / Boys / Friendship groups / Restorative practice for key individuals / New academic year event
02
Year 11 Leavers
Leave your mark
Creating abstract art together, swopping canvases and using ordinary objects to create extraordinary outcomes.
Everyone leaves with a canvas with every bodies 'mark' created throughout it
Whole year group / Reward / CPD event / Building relationships / Restorative practice with staff - students / Parent and student / NQT / Revision day / Whole school well-being day
03
Student Voice
Art speaks louder than words
Student voice trained by Don't Burst My Bubble to deliver and implement a whole school 'doodle' initiative in the form of journaling. Imagine the whole school with a note book to journal their heART away.
'Time Out' for the mind when its needed the most
SEND / SEMH / Challenging behaviour / Year 7 - a diary of their year / Safeguarding / Trauma / Well-being / Mental Health / NQT / New staff / ITT
04
Staff CPD
Art Speaks Louder Than Words
Motivational presentation by Don't Burst My Bubble Ltd.
All staff creating super huge canvases together using different, bold, mindful and beautiful art techniques.
Canvases linked together with school's vision and values throughout.
These are stunning and can be hung together, or throughout the school community.
The magic is in everyones' hearts you just have to practice the trick to implement the daily habit
One moment can change a day, one day can change a life,
and one life can change the world
Be Different
Don't be afraid of being different be afraid of being the same as everyone else
Be Bold
Don't be afraid of being bold be brave to show your creative curiosity
Be Mindful
Don't be afraid to pause, rest and seek the present moment. Accept your feelings, thoughts and bodily sensations
Be Beautiful
Don't be afraid to be yourself, beauty comes in all shapes and sizes.
Be the purest form of you
Be Different Be Bold Be Mindful & Be Beautiful
Let Don't Burst My Bubble inspire you to!
