Give your staff the gift of a gentle transition from the classroom to the summer break with this premium creative coaching resource.

The end of the school year is often a whirlwind of high-pressure deadlines, data entry, and emotional exhaustion. To help educators navigate this threshold, Alice & Edward Creative Coaching & Consultancy has designed a 6-week structured framework to help staff decompress, reflect, and reclaim their well-being.

Overview
This 6-week journey uses iconic works of art - such as Van Gogh’s Starry Night and Edward Hopper’s Rooms by the Sea - as a “mirroru” for self-reflection. By physically engaging with art through sketching and color, staff are invited to externalise mental clutter and regulate their nervous systems.

Key Benefits for Your Team:
Reflection: An honest look back at the term, acknowledging both the “turbulent skies” of stress and the foundations of success.
Decompression: Activities designed to help the body release physical tension through rhythmic, creative strokes.
Reclamation: Tools to help staff visualise the “sanctuary” of their summer break and set healthy boundaries for their time off.
Professional Wellbeing: A structured, high-quality resource that signals to staff that their health is a fundamental requirement, not a reward for hard work.

How to Implement
We recommend schools and leaders allocate at least 45 minutes per week for staff to engage with these sessions in the 6 weeks prior to the summer holidays.

Treat these as you would any high-priority professional meeting - creating a dedicated, quiet space for teachers to stop doing and start observing.

What’s Included:
Guided Reflections: Prompts that connect artistic techniques (like Van Gogh’s swirling lines) to the emotional landscape of the school year.
**Creative Exercises: **Structured templates for staff to express their journey, from “Finding Calm in the Chaos” to crossing the “Threshold of the Summer”.
**Safe Practice Framework: **Built-in guidance on when to seek further professional support (EAP/GP), ensuring wellbeing is managed responsibly.

**Help your staff enter the summer holidays with optimism, clarity, and a renewed sense of self. It’s time to give them permission to be quiet, to be messy, and to be human. **