Swansea City AFC Foundation host three-day wellbeing home schooling project

Swansea City AFC Foundation hosted a three-day home schooling project for individuals across the community, with the course finishing with a special day at the Swansea.com Stadium.

Through funding from the West Glamorgan Regional Partnership Fund, the Foundation delivered a range of activities, including health and wellbeing sessions, relationship tasks and football sessions at Pure Football.

For the young people, aged between 11 and 14, the course concluded with a trip to the home of the Swans, where participants were treated to a full stadium tour and workshops delivered by Foundation staff.

The project aimed to increase the confidence, self-esteem and communication skills of young people who complete their schooling at home and it provided an opportunity for them to make new connections and meet new friends.

Cameron, one of the participants, explained how he has benefitted from the project.

“I’ve learned all about communication skills, especially with being around new people," he said.

"The stadium tour is something that I’ve never experienced before and it’s been class, seeing the changing rooms and behind the scenes. I’ve really enjoyed everything."

Lowri, a parent of a participant, said: "My son really enjoyed these sessions and as he doesn’t usually settle in classroom settings I was so shocked and pleased with how much he got out of these sessions.

"It was also lovely to see him interacting as being an only child and not in school he doesn’t get the opportunity often so I want to thank the foundation for providing him with this experience."

Head of programmes at the Foundation, Thomas Williams, added: “One of our aims as a Foundation is to be as inclusive as possible so we were really pleased to offer this opportunity to pupils who have opted to be home educated.

“It’s important that everyone in the community can access our projects and benefit from the provision.  Thanks to the funding from the West Glamorgan Regional Partnership Fund, young people from across Neath Port Talbot and Swansea were able to attend a three day project where they took part in both practical and classroom based sessions.”