Our core activities take place in a safe and supported environment, and are delivered by our staff in a structured and meaningful way. We offer activities at our Montefiore Road site and in the community. The costs are as follows:
Full day at Active Lives = 65.52 per person
Half day at Active Lives = £32.76 per person
Take a look a our brochure to find out what Active Lives is all about:
To find out more about the activities that you are interested in:
Call 01273 201 904 or email activelives@grace-eyre.org
We listen to relaxing music and stretch. We practice yoga poses and take it in turn to show our favourite poses. We also use equipment. We meditate and practice mindfulness.
We learn about different places around the world and learn about different cultures. We watch documentaries, films, and videos. We learn different languages and learn about different music and dances. We make passports to show what countries we have learnt about. We also make fun things, such as, masks.
We go for walks to parks and walk to the seafront. We practice road safety and we plan routes.
This is an active session so please wear suitable shoes.
This session will run for 12 weeks and you will learn the skills to travel independently.
We practice road crossing, plan journeys, learn how to use buses and trains and learn what to do if things go wrong.
We use needles and thread. We reuse old clothes to make something new. We add patches, pockets, beads, and buttons and we also make bags. We use lots of different fabrics and wool. We might sell our finished work.
We draw our designs. We use needles and thread and use felt and stuffing to make our designs. We also make pom poms, bunting and practice Cross Stitch. We might sell our finished work.
We go to St Ann’s Well Gardens and we meet a tennis coach called Jimmy. He helps with our tennis skills and we play games of tennis.
This is an active session so please wear suitable shoes.
We will also be outside so please wear suitable clothing for the weather.
We tell stories with art. We create our own characters and make stories for our characters. We draw our stories using collage materials, such as, paper, magazines, glue, and scissors. We also use cameras and a printer.
We listen to music and sing as a group. We can use a microphone to sing and we also play instruments.
We draw our designs then make sculptures. We use cardboard, clay, plaster, and paper mâché. We paint our designs. We can also display our sculptures at Grace Eyre.
We work as a team to make props for the performance group. We draw the designs and use paint for decoration. We use cardboard to build the props. We watch the performance use the props we made!
We design and create stencils. We use paint to print out designs. We learn screen printing and we can put our designs on cards, bags, and t-shirts. Our work might also be displayed in the café.
We learn how to write poetry. We use the computer to watch videos. We read our poems to each other and use Makaton. We also draw pictures for our poems.
We go for walks in the community and we use cameras to take photos. We look at our photos together and learn to edit them. We can make art with our photos and we can also display our work.
We learn how to act and we make our own play. We practice our play and use props and costumes. People come to watch us in our play.
We work together to create a Newsletter. We talk about things that affect us and we write about what’s happening at Grace Eyre. We interview people and we look at projects that different sessions are working on. We sometimes use a computer.
We go for walks to parks and the seafront. We draw things we see outside. We also write about how nature makes us feel in our journal.
We collect materials such as flowers and leaves and we use them to press and draw from. We also paint pebbles and rocks.
We go outside so please wear suitable clothing for the weather.
We look at pictures and books for ideas. We draw our designs. We use glue and tiles and finish our work with grout. We might also sell our finished work.
We learn how to count money. We walk to local shops to spend money. We learn how to save our money and how to tell the time. We also play fun games, such as, bingo, dominoes, and cards.
We work together to focus on our memory. We choose a theme for each session and we colour drawings from the theme. We take it in turns to tell our stories. We also play board games and card games and we can make our own games too.
We learn Makaton signs and watch Makaton videos. We practice songs and use the signs we learn.
We play ball games including table tennis and basketball.
This is an active session so please wear suitable shoes.
We learn how to draw and we learn different drawing techniques. We use pencils, felt tips and paper. We look at drawings by different artists and we draw comic strips.
We go to St Ann’s Well Gardens. We meet people from the community, walk around the park and chat to each other.
This is an active session so please wear suitable shoes and clothing for the weather.
We use the internet to look at different exhibitions and also visit exhibitions in the community. We take photos of exhibitions and create our own artwork. We can put on our own exhibition.
We use paints, pencils, pens, crayons, and pastels. We use the internet and books for ideas. We use paper and canvases and can create our own work or we can work as a team. Our work might be displayed in the café and we might also sell our finished work.
We learn how to act. We build our confidence. We play games, have fun and perform stories. We use props and costumes.
We listen to music and practice dance moves. We can dance by ourselves and we can also watch dance videos.
We go to King Alfred Leisure Centre. We meet a coach called Matt who helps us with our cricket skills and we play games of cricket.
This is an active session so please wear suitable shoes.
We create stories and practice our writing skills. We talk about what we are going to write and we read our stories to each other.
We go to the shop to buy food to make lunch. We learn to chop and cut food, how to use cooking equipment then we wash up.
It costs £2 each week.
We learn how to use a computer. We watch videos, play games, write stories and we can print our work.
We make lots of different collages. We cut out paper, card and tissue paper with scissors and we use lots of different materials. We use glue and tape to make our artwork. Our work might be displayed in the café and we might also sell our finished work.
We listen to relaxing music and we stretch. We practice yoga poses in our chairs and we take it in turn to show our favourite poses in our chairs. We meditate and we practice mindfulness.
We go to Hollywood Bowl at Brighton Marina. We play games of bowling, taking it in turns to bowl.
It costs £4 each week.
You will need to be collected from the Hollywood Bowl at 3.30pm.
We play games of Boccia. Boccia is a seated ball game. We play in teams and we keep score.
We work as a group, painting together for fun. We express our emotions through painting. We paint on fabric and different materials. We express ourselves with art, music, and movement.
We go to our Allotment at Weald Avenue in Hove. We grow fruit and vegetables and plant flowers. We dig and weed using tools like spades and forks.
We will be outside so please wear suitable clothing for the weather.
Your clothes may get muddy!
