Stride 2020: Anxiety Alternative Provision for children / young people

✨ Anxious children at Stride Alternative Provision Chester using Cyanotype to create beautiful calming images. Calming their nervous systems ready to learn 🧠

Feeling Fruity and testing our preparation skills at Stride! Our young people used compostable bowls - easy to feed the composter! Topped with yoghurt or cream which made a healthy desert. All our previous practice was evident in the confident use of equipment - building skills for life and building confidence in anxious children!

This Matisse inspired artwork by our talented students at Stride is called painting with scissors ✂️ The young people at Stride use art to calm their anxious minds from a state of worry to a state of flow, ready for learning.

🤔 WHO ARE STRIDE and WHAT DO WE DO?

Stride exists to help children and young people who suffer with anxiety and can’t attend school or haven’t been in school for a long time.

We are a small group of teachers and professionals who dedicate our time to help teach children with anxiety.

Parents, educators and mental health professionals tell us there is simply nothing in place specifically for this purpose. We are a registered Community Interest Company based at Sovereign Way, Chester. We aim to reduce anxiety levels and get children learning again, interested in their education and back on track for success! Email [email protected] for more information.