Showcase
A lot of young people are dealing with difficult mental health challenges and they can also be creative, strong, dynamic and full of interesting, important ideas. This page is packed with inspiring examples of other young peoples work.
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poetry, stories, drawings, photographs, videos, speech, baking, photos, sculptures, gardening, sewing, graphics, songs, blogs, jewellery making, crafting, coping strategies, top tips, graffiti, experiences, singing, instrumental, paintings or anything else…
Personal showcase items
A long-term sufferer of clinical depression has found baking to be soothing and restorative. Read more, and maybe try out the recipe.
This series of poems explores a young person’s experiences of struggling with an eating disorder.
Showcase items from courses
This work was created during the Digital Story Makers Course in the summer of 2022
Our event in the summer, A Voice That's Mine, celebrated the enthusiasm, insight and talent of young people who attended the Discovery College over the last year.
During the winter 2020/21, young people created images and photos together on a course co-run with Photoworks, culminating in a beautiful online exhibition.
Creating and sharing together in the woods, learning new skills, supporting each other.
This beautiful and honest original song was composed, sung and accompanied by Aimee, during a music course run by Lifesize and Discovery College. The group collaborated in accompanying her for this recording.
Download is one of our regular groups. Take a look at the recaps from some of our past meetings.
A song written and performed by Aimee