“My home and my community”, École Eureka (Montreal) - 2022/2023 

Presentation card

• Project name: Ma maison et ma communauté
• Participating school: Eureka School, Montréal
• Participating group: 15 students in the CASA reception class (Socio-Effective Adaptation Class)
• Speakers: Isabelle Lapointe, art therapist, M.A., ATPQ

Project description

Young people designed their own safe space by creating a personalized home according to their personal needs and imagination, in order to build a place that promotes a feeling of calm and security. They then added a tree to their decor, the symbol of anchoring and solidity, in order to consolidate this feeling in themselves. Finally, the students represented themselves in this personal space, thus creating an intimate connection with their place of refuge.