The Piece by Piece project saw a group of young mums use photography to explore their local history and heritage. This report captures the difference the project made.
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_What do you hope to get out of the project for yourself or for your child?”
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A qualification.
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Good qualification so I could
better mine and my children’s
life in the future
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Meet new people
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It has made me gain more skills
in photography I’ve enjoyed
every moment of it since being
her. I’ve met nice people and
have a good teacher that’s
taught me a lot.
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Has given me more confidence
to get out and meet new
people and I have really
enjoyed doing something of
my interest.
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I’ve loved the course and
enjoyed meeting new people
and making new friends. I’ve
also learnt many new skills.
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My son has engaged a lot with
the other children and is happy.
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My daughter has also loved
her time playing in the crèche
and also joining in with the
photo booths
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Would like to thank Samantha
Jarvis for introducing me to this
course. I would like to thank
Xenia and Anastasia for giving
me more skills and helping me
through this course.
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I would love for there to be
another course
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_What do you hope to get out of the project for yourself or for your child?”
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Skills to be able to take a good
picture
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For myself to learn a new skill
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For me to meet new people
and learn new skills.
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For my daughter to be more
confident about me leaving her
on her own.
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For my daughter to play with
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The impact on me has been
really good, got to meet new
people and learn new things. It
gave me the confidence to go
out and try new things and
meet new people.
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The impact that it has had on
me is that we learnt to take
decent photographs.
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It has had a significant impact
on both of us. I have grown
more confident as a result and
got to use my creativity again
for the first time since
becoming a mum.
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It’s taught my daughter to sit
and listen more
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Molly has grown more
outgoing and her speech has
improved noticeably.
Further comments
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I have enjoyed every lesson
and would be nice to do again
in the future.
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It has been a pleasure being
taught by Xenia. She really
believed in me and put time
and effort in me. Thank you so
much for this opportunity and
for your generosity.
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_What do you hope to get out of the project for yourself or for your child?”
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A career
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To be able to take special
photos and make products with
photos on
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Meeting new people and
learning something new
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Being part of the project has
opened my eyes to family
heritage and learning to
appreciate memories through
photography.
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The impact has been really
good and both me and my
children have enjoyed it very
much.
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My child has grown so much
through being around other
children and adults developing
skills as a growing toddler.
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Further comments
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Further comments:
The advisors Xenia and
Anastasia were brilliant teaching
and taking me through the
experience of photography,
digital imaging and learning
more about where my family
and I come from. I would of
hoped for more photography
and printing experiences.
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