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Improve Your Mental Health Through Art Short Course - Mindful Mandalas
Tap into your creativity and nurture your mental well-being with this mindful mandala art course. Designed to help you relax and unwind, this short course offers a peaceful space to explore the therapeutic benefits of mandala design. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your artistic skills, you'll discover how creating mandalas can be a great way to relieve stress, improve mindfulness, and express yourself creatively.

The process of creating mandalas encourages focus and concentration, allowing you to be fully present in the moment and calm your mind. With their repetitive patterns and symmetrical designs, mandalas promote relaxation, while their creative process helps reduce anxiety and improve emotional balance. In this supportive environment, you'll learn how to use art as a way to quiet your mind, centre your thoughts, and experience a sense of inner peace.

Perfect for anyone looking to boost their mental health through creativity, this course will leave you feeling refreshed, relaxed, and inspired.
These courses are fully funded, and are of no cost to the service user.

In order for us to continue to offer these courses free of charge, we require learners to attend 100% of their learning programme, to experience the full benefits to their emotional health and wellbeing.

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By the end of the course, you should be able to:
• Experiment with at least 2 different art mediums, while incorporating autumn inspired colours and textures.
• Create at least one painting or drawing that blends your favourite autumn elements.
• Reflect on your emotional and mental wellbeing through the process of creating autumn inspired art.

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Your tutor will assess your learning and progress throughout the course through ongoing observation, question and answer, tasks, and exercises. Your progress will be recorded on your Individual Learning Plan (ILP) and your tutor will provide you with ongoing feedback to support you

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You do not require any formal experience or qualifications to enrol onto this course.

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• You will be expected to be punctual and attend 100% of this course. Please do not book holidays in term time and let us know of any planned absences before you start the course. If you do not attend for 2 consecutive sessions, without prior notice you may be withdrawn, and this will reduce your chances of joining another course in the future.

• Learners may complete an Emotional Health and Wellbeing survey to help us identify and support these needs appropriately.

• We use a mixture of classroom based and online learning for classwork and homework.

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You will need a notepad and pen for your first session and your tutor will advise you on further materials if needed (Please do not purchase any materials before the first session).

Yes. There are various ways to support your learning, subject to your individual circumstance and type of programme, please ask your tutor or the centre staff for more information on the following:
• Additional funding to pay for resources.
• Laptop, Loan and Learn scheme
• Homework Club
• Additional support within the classroom

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You will be invited to the EHW Google Classroom, where you will find useful tips and advice on how to support your mental health, along with up to date information and invites to additional courses.

Information on further courses linked to the Emotional Health and Wellbeing programme will also be given to your tutor or you can telephone 01895 556248 for further advice and guidance.

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The Emotional Health and Wellbeing (EHW) programme is designed to help you to build your resilience, improve your confidence and set goals for your future, however big or small. Along the way you will meet new people, learn something new, and have access to opportunities in a safe and supportive learning environment.

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• You can give your views through your ILP, course evaluation forms, surveys and our Compliments, Comments and Complaints forms which can be found in Centre offices.
• You may also choose to become a course representative for your class. Course Representatives can then stand for election onto our Learner Council

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• We want you to enjoy your learning experience and feel safe, equal and respected while you are here with us. If you have any concerns, please report it to a member of staff or directly to a Designated Safeguarding Officer as soon as possible.

• To ensure that our learners can communicate with each other safely we offer a variety of functions in Google suite. We strongly discourage the use of other social media groups such as Whatsapp, which rely on personal data being shared.

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If you are interested in enrolling on any of our courses please contact our South Ruislip centre on 01895 556248 or email emotionalwellbeing@hae-acl.ac.uk

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EHWC1027
28/04/2026
05/05/2026
13:00 - 15:00
2 weeks
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