1st Edition
My Residential School Trip Facilitator’s Guide How to Help Children Build Bravery for the Best Time
How to use this book
Notes from the author
My Staying Well Activity Book:
Welcome
Being brave
Hopes and fears flower
Awakening strengths
Strengths you take everywhere
Get curious
I am looking forward to…
What to do when big feelings arrive
Finding feelings
Feelings wheel
Listen to your body
Get to know bravery
Move your body to lift your mood
Saying encouraging things to myself
Take 5
Taking my pencil for a walk
Ground yourself
Get some Vitamin N (N=Nature)
Thankfulness tree
My supporters
Make a Glitter Jar
My safe place
My coping skills
And there’s more…
How to make a Coping Chatterbox
My Coping Chatterbox
Getting ready for the off
Home is where the heart is
Trip tactics
After the trip
Magic memories: highlight reel
Winning podium
Awards ceremony
‘Brain-dump’ page
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Claire Holmes is a school counsellor. Her approach is trauma-informed and strength-based, empowering others to access their inner wisdom and knowing. As a mindfulness teacher, she weaves meditation into her work, alongside expressive therapies and solution-focused interventions. She delights in spending time in the great outdoors and is a nature and forest therapy guide. She’s passionate about the positive impact of school trips. Having lived and worked in Singapore for over two decades, she has accompanied countless overseas and local expeditions. She is the author of the Moving On and Staying Well series, and is delighted to add the My Residential School Trip books to her collection.
"My Residential School Trip Activity Book and Guide are fantastic resources for young explorers to find their courage. These books assist children in building their bravery backpacks for a lifetime of adventures."
Robert Swan OBE, FRGS – Polar Explorer, the first person in history to walk to both the North and South Pole
