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Spark
Spark is a kit to help young people find hobbies that they love.
Designed to be used in classrooms and groups, Spark is created to give its users small tasks that can give them a taste of hobbies they might enjoy. By recording and reflecting on their experience, users can learn about themselves, find something they love and improve their self-esteem and well-being.
Tasks are given on colour-coded tokens that have a rubber stamp on one end. The tokens are chosen by the users based on their current situations and past interests. Questions are provided in the facilitator document that accompanies the kit. Users then complete the tasks in their own time, recording the task in their challenge passports. Users then must complete a short reflection on the experience in the challenge passport also. Through regular activities and reflection, users can improve their self-esteem.
From my own experience, I found that developing a hobby as a teenager helped me dramatically with my own self-esteem. I wanted to use this experience to help others. Teenagers and young adults are particularly susceptible to low self-esteem. It has been shown that creative hobbies can improve well-being both physically and psychologically. When treating patients with low self-esteem, psychologists recommend for young people to remove themselves from social media, and to build a sense of their own identity. By helping people to find hobbies they enjoy we can give them healthy alternatives to social media, and through regular reflection, users can develop self-awareness of their own identity.
Spark is a kit to help young people find hobbies that they love.
Designed to be used in classrooms and groups, Spark is created to give its users small tasks that can give them a taste of hobbies they might enjoy. By recording and reflecting on their experience, users can learn about themselves, find something they love and improve their self-esteem and well-being.
Tasks are given on colour-coded tokens that have a rubber stamp on one end. The tokens are chosen by the users based on their current situations and past interests. Questions are provided in the facilitator document that accompanies the kit. Users then complete the tasks in their own time, recording the task in their challenge passports. Users then must complete a short reflection on the experience in the challenge passport also. Through regular activities and reflection, users can improve their self-esteem.
From my own experience, I found that developing a hobby as a teenager helped me dramatically with my own self-esteem. I wanted to use this experience to help others. Teenagers and young adults are particularly susceptible to low self-esteem. It has been shown that creative hobbies can improve well-being both physically and psychologically. When treating patients with low self-esteem, psychologists recommend for young people to remove themselves from social media, and to build a sense of their own identity. By helping people to find hobbies they enjoy we can give them healthy alternatives to social media, and through regular reflection, users can develop self-awareness of their own identity.
