Young Gems is a structured weekly Saturday wellbeing group in Forest Hill, designed to support children and young people in building confidence, self-esteem, emotional resilience, and positive friendships within a calm and nurturing environment.
This programme is ideal for young people who may be experiencing anxiety, low confidence, social challenges, or difficulty expressing themselves.
What the programme focuses on:
Healthy self-esteem and confidence
Emotional wellbeing and coping strategies
Resilience and positive thinking
Building friendships and social skills
Communication and self-expression
Understanding peer pressure and healthy relationships
Online safety and digital awareness
Each session combines guided wellbeing learning and practical skills development with creative and expressive
Join Science Owl for a fun, free, and hands-on workshop where together we’ll learn to build our own carbon dioxide monitors and then test the air around us!
Join us at Forest Hill Library on Saturday 14th March at 2pm to learn some basic electronics with Dr Renee from Science Owl! We’ll be learning from scratch how to build our own carbon dioxide monitors and then we’ll use them to measure the air around us!
Don’t worry if you don’t know anything about electronics! Complete beginners are completely welcome.
This free event is suitable for children 8+. Parents/caregivers are asked to stay with their child to join in on the fun.
Book your free ticket via Eventbrite. (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eco-electronics-with-dr-renee-tickets-1984030582882?aff=oddtdtcreator)
Sound Bath Meditation
Are you looking to reduce stress, alleviate pain, relieve anxiety, increase focus or improve sleep? Sound baths offer an opportunity to calm your mind and achieve deep relaxation. Immerse yourself in the relaxing, rejuvenating and therapeutic sounds of gongs, singing bowls, flutes, drums, voice and other instruments. Allow yourself to de-stress, quiet your mind and be transported to a place of self-reflection, healing and harmony.
These sessions are open to all. The only requirement is that you are able to remain quiet and as still as possible for about an hour in order to maintain a calm and peaceful environment for all attendees. Anyone under the age of 18 will need their own ticket and to attend with a ticket-holding parent, legal guardian or formally approved chaperone.
For Further information on the sessions: https://www.harmonycomplementarytherapy.com/sound-baths
To book your space: https://www.darrenlordmusic.co.uk/sound-bath-bookings
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Hartbeeps put your child at the heart of our magical, musical adventures. We offer original and super fun, developmental baby classes, toddler classes and pre-school classes, as well as educational sessions, stay & play with baby discos, and fabulous children’s parties. We offer three different classes for different stages of development.
£10 per session if you are booking for the term, £13.50 per session if booking Pay As You Go.
Monday Mornings
9:30 Happy House: Confident walkers – (18 months – 5 years)10:30 Baby Beeps: Confident sitters – confident walkers 6 – 18 months)11:30 Baby Beeps: Confident sitters – confident walkers (6 – 18 months)12:40 Baby Bell: Newborn – confident sitting (0 – 7 Months)13:40 Baby Bell: Newborn – confident sitting (0 – 7 Months)
For more information on each class and to book your session, click the link below!https://hartbeepssouthlondon.classforkids.io/term/4 (https://hartbeepssouthlondon.classforkids.io/term/4)
Every Monday at 10:00 till 12:00. Here you can get help with Whatsapping and emailing from our friendly buddies. We have free wifi, and a few spare tablets you can borrow, although learners tend to bring their own devices.LocationSydenham Library210 Sydenham RoadSE26 5SEContactEmail:Phone Number: 020 8778 1753
Calling all secondary school art students!
Sydenham Library is delighted to offer a programme of free classes with our artist in residence, Anna Arianova. You’ll be covering a broad range of techniques, materials and subjects: pencils, pastels, oil paints; portrait and still life.
Anna has been living, working, exhibiting and teaching in south-east London for the past 20 years. Through her career she has explored a wide range of styles and techniques, but her main focus remains on representing reality through visual art in ways that evoke emotion. She believes that art can help us understand ourselves more deeply and connect meaningfully with the world around us. A strong believer in the power of libraries as spaces for connection and creativity, Anna is excited to share her passion for art through these regular sessions.
Classes will be held on Monday evenings at Sydenham Library, 5-6pm, in term time only. Classes are free and all materials will be provided, but advance booking is required: see Ticket Tailor (https://www.tickettailor.com/events/calico/1826930) to reserve your place. If you have any questions, please email sydenham@calicoli
Pilates General levelMeritxell teaches a fluid and well balanced Pilates based class to promote strength, stability, flexibility, balance and body awareness. Beginners are welcome.Tuesdays 9.30 – 10.30 am£11 per class or £40 for a group of 4 consecutive classes.Call 07963113932 or email meritxellpan@gmail.com to book or enquire- Spaces are limited
Join Anita for songs and stories at our Rhyme Time Session for ages 5 & Under!
Join us on Tuesday mornings for Rhyme Time in the children’s library.Expect to hear old classics alongside new favourites, and be prepared to have a bit of a dance as well. If you’re lucky you might even get to hear Sydenham’s finest kookaburra impression.Our Rhyme Time sessions are free to all and there is no need to book. Please note that Rhyme Time only runs during term time – if you’re unsure, please contact the library on 020 8778 1753 to check.
“I learnt about aspects of writing that I’d never considered before – as someone who has taken a lot of writing courses, I didn’t expect so much that was new. It was just what I needed.” – Liz BarnesFour creative writing courses, each with 6 weekly 2-hour classes. Sessions feature author excerpts, 20–25 minute writing exercises, discussion, and time to share work. Writers with or without current projects will benefit. Weekly homework set. Suitable for prose writers and poets alike.Authors include Kei Miller, Tim Winton, Margaret Atwood, Jeanette Winterson, Andrea Levy, Helen MacDonald, Jo Shapcott, Tim O’Brien, Tracey Emin, and more.Course 1: Creative Writing Essentials – fantasy, imagery, dialogue, theme & voice.Course 2: Character & Fiction – characterisation, backstory, structure, setting.Courses 3 & 4: Tailored Topics – chosen by the group, such as memoir, poetry, suspense, endings, and more.£135 per course. Some concessions available.https://beccaleathlean.co.uk/product/approaches-to-creative-writing-forest-hill-2/https://beccaleathlean.co.
