Enabling children and young people to better regulate stress is integral to the Thrive Approach. In support of Stress Awareness Month, we’ve produced a brief guide on how stress develops, common stressors, and how Thrive Practitioners support those in their care. Stress and the brain For children to be successful in their learning environments, we … Continued
LEGO STEM activities can sincerely improve a child’s relationship with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. By incorporating the familiar, children are able to master topics that might be difficult to understand with a text book alone. There has been much emphasis on the importance of STEM education. Technical and scientific skills are integral to many … Continued
From fine motor activities to creative classroom ideas, the Thrive Pinterest page has plenty of boards to help you to further develop your setting. One of our most popular boards features ideas for sensory play activities suitable for a mixture of ages and levels of development. Sensory activities allow children to explore their different senses: … Continued
Holding the wellbeing of it’s students at its core, Blaen-y-Cwm Primary School are a Thrive school boasting a positive and ever-growing community. Promoting resilience and confidence within the children, Susan Davies in a head teacher with a purpose. She has taught in every year of the Thrive school, therefore knowing the needs of … Continued
In a recent study commissioned by the National Trust, neuroscientists and behavioural experts investigated the importance of place and whether it is influential enough to improve wellbeing. In 1948, the poet W.H. Auden coined the word ‘Topophilia’, describing the way in which a personal connection with a place can form. Auden explored the way in … Continued
