Help and advice for completing the challenges
Enterprise
Learning and developing work skills, planning, leading, being innovative and creative.
Take a leadership course
- Sea Cadets
- RAF Air Cadets
- Combined Cadet Force
- ASDAN - Leadership short course
- Warwickshire Police Cadets
- Army Cadets - Warwickshire and West Midlands
Open a savings account
- You will need a parent/carer to help you.
Learn how to repair a puncture on a bike
Set up a work experience placement
Find out about part time jobs and write a CV
- GOV.UK - Child employment law
- Barclays Life Skills - Know your skills - Useful tools for working out what to put on a CV
- Indeed - part time jobs in Warwickshire - Part time job search tool to get an idea of what is out there. Total Jobs is a good one as well.
- The Aspire Academy - CV Writing guide (PDF, 143Kb)
Learn basic sewing skills
- YouTube - Nicki Callahan - Hand sewing 2 Sewing on a button
- YouTube - Cinderella Sew - Sew up a hole
- Hello Flow - Super cute DIY felt heart hand warmers
- YouTube - Joann Fabric and Craft Stores - 3 ways to hand stitch a hem
Make a savings plan for something you want to buy
- The Money Advice Service - Getting into the savings habit
- YouTube - Bright Side - 12 easy ways to make money for teens
Learn how to mow the lawn and weed the garden
- This could be at a relative's house
Create a desk space
Plan and cook a meal for others
Learn some basic words in 2 different languages
Make a timetable for the week ahead
- Think about how you'll spend your time after school. Make sure you have time to do your homework, but also spend time with your friends/family and do things you enjoy doing!
Wellbeing
Being selfless, supporting local charities and your community, being mindful, being aware of the environment and being kind.
Describe how you acted respectfully or disrespectfully this week
- Write it down. Now describe ways you have acted respectfully or disrespectfully this week.
Practice breathing meditation
- YouTube - MyLife - Kids meditation - Five finger breathing - guided meditation tutorial
Read a novel cover to cover
- GoodReads - books for 12 to 15 year olds
- Childhood 101 - Where to find free online books for tweens and teens
Sow some seeds and look after them
Listen to a podcast then create your own
Teach someone how to use Zoom / Teams /Whatsapp
- Help them can keep in touch with people more easily.
Write a song, a rap, or a chant about respect
- Your words should tell why respect is important and how it could make the world a better place. Write the rap on a piece of paper and be ready to respect it to the group if called upon.
Complete some mindfulness colouring
Engagement
Volunteering, understanding democracy and citizenship.
Volunteer with a charity
- Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) - RDA allow volunteering opportunities for under 16s. They'll accept those aged 12 and over and have a number of groups across Warwickshire.
Gather views via a survey and present to your local MP
- Create a Facebook poll over an issue important to you. Look up petitions and see if there are any petitions already set up on that issue? Advertise those through your peers.
Fundraise for a local charity
- JustGiving - fundraising ideas - lots of fundraising ideas and you can link to the charity you want to fundraise for. Or create your own project to fundraise for using crowd funding.
- Fundraising Expert - Crafty make and sell ideas for charities - make something and sell it for charity. Ideas of things to make and some useful tips.
- Good Housekeeping - 30+ brilliant trash-to-treasure crafts
- Alternatively upcycle something, recycle something.
Learn about local democracy
- GOV.UK - find your local councillors
- Warwickshire County Council - democracy
- Perhaps look at this a little further and stretch the learning. Compare this to democracies in other countries.
Find out more about organisations you could join
Do a local litter pick
- This could be at school
Visit and reflect at a war memorial site
Enjoyment
Art, music, singing, performing, skills or hobbies.
Learn how to draw or paint in a certain style
- Use the internet or library to research styles.
- Artland - art movements and styles throughout history - Information on different art styles as a starting point.
Arrange a trip to the theatre
- As theatres are no open yet, how about watching a theatre production online?
- BBC iPlayer - 8 Shakespeare plays
- YouTube - National Theatre
Perform in front of an audience
- Or record a performance in private and then play the recording to an audience, upload it to YouTube or TikTok.
Visit an art gallery
Teach yourself how to improve the photos on your phone
- TechRadar - Photoshop tips for beginners
- Hubspot - Phone Photography 101: How to take good pictures with your mobile device
Put a flatpack piece of furniture together or build a bird box
Visit a local museum
Learn to bake a Victoria sponge cake
Write a meal plan for the day including snacks
- Try to include some foods from all 5 food groups
Plan how to care for an animal.
- Choose an animal and plan all the things that you would need to do and to provide to care for it.
Energy
Physical activity, sports, challenge yourself to be resilient.
Make a short film or animation
- Make screen time about creativity, rather than passivity. Apps like Procreate, Auxy and iMovie can be used to make art, music and short films.
Learn to juggle with 3 balls or even 5
Learn a new sport
- If you can't join a local club try watching YouTube tutorials
- Sport England - ideas such as Couch to 5k.
Download the Couch to 5K app and start running
Plan a local route and go for a bike ride
Learn to ride a bike/skateboard
- Cycling UK - Advice for beginners
- YouTube - Cycling UK - Teach a child to ride a bike quickly and simply
- YouTube - Cycling UK - How to teach an adult to ride a bike quickly and simply
- YouTube - Braille Skateboarding - How to skateboard for beginners
- WheelPower - Getting started with health and fitness - national charity for wheelchair sport