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In the meantime, please feel free to have a look below at what we've done last year.
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We Are Shrink - The Wee Club
We promote Intactness - The Sound-Preventive-Integrative-Moderate Lifestyle
We believe that Less is Right.
All are welcome, friendly, safe and nonjudgmental environment.
Please read the below information very carefully before signing up.
Come join us this summer in our Children and Young People summer camp.
Learn Arabic - The Refined-Vivid Language (provided by Discover Arabic).
Abrahamic (Sound-Preventive-Integrative-Moderate) Lifestyle - This is the art of being Intact.
Modesty, moderation and integrity.
Be in charge of your wellbeing and make informed choices.
Creative activities (memory games, board games, lego, book club).
Outdoor activities (stretching exercises, games).
Silence, Reflection & Recentering.
Develop your imagination, focus and refine your mind.
Above activities are based on age and ability.
What is this about:
This is a summer camp for children and young people to learn Arabic (The Refined-Vivid Language), get active and practise self-control through reasoning and intelligence.
Who is it for:
Children (P3 - P7) 10:00 - 14:30
Young People (S1 up to the age of 18): 10:00 - 14:30
The main focus for the young people group will be learning Arabic and principles of self-control, emotional intelligence and integrity.
When:
The camp will run for 4 weeks during the summer holiday Monday to Friday.
You can also mix and match days to suit your circumstances, just specify what days you want the child to attend and we will accommodate your request (providing there’s a space).
The children group (P3 - P7)
Time: From 10:00 - 14:30
Week nr 1: From 8th of July until 12th of July.
Week nr 2: From 15th of July until 19th of July.
Week nr 3: From 22nd of July until 26th of July.
Week nr 4: From 29th of July until 2nd of August.
The young people group (S1 - up to the age of 18)
Time: From 10:00 - 14:30
Week nr 1: From 8th of July until 12th of July.
Week nr 2: From 15th of July until 19th of July.
Week nr 3: From 22nd of July until 26th of July.
Week nr 4: From 29th of July until 2nd of August.
Where:
Bridgend Inspiring Growth
41 Old Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4TE
The venue is suitable for children activities, there’s a limited parking space on site, however driving into the centre’s parking space for drop-in/pick-up shouldn’t be an issue. If you want to park your vehicle for a longer period then the nearest car park is at Cameron Toll Shopping Centre, which is within walking distance from the venue.
Lunch, snack and other items:
Please bring your own lunch
Please don’t send any products with nuts.
Please aim to provide a healthy and wholesome meal, avoid junk food and sugary/fizzy drinks (please ensure the child’s name is written on the lunch box)
Please also provide a named water bottle
Please provide a sun hat and suncream or apply suncream at home on sunny days.
During lunch time we will discuss:
How to make informed choices about the food we eat.
Ethics of eating responsibly and how to avoid food waste.
The effect of consuming pure and wholesome diet on physical and mental health.
Table manners.
If your child/young person has any food requirements/allergies or any swallowing difficulties it’s vital to mention this in the application form.
Fee:
£50 per week per person or £180 for 4 weeks
You can book as many weeks as you want (providing there’s a space).
Discounts:
We offer %10 sibling discount.
We’ve tried to do our best to make the fee as affordable as possible, however concessionary rate is available if you’re honestly unable to afford the full rate (this is assessed on an individual basis based on your circumstances), please contact us asap to discuss this if required.
Please note that in order to secure a place you need to complete the payment and receive a confirmation from us.
What’s included:
-Learning materials
-Arabic langauge (for beginners and improvers)
-Interactive activities
-Group discussions and presentations
-Daily stretch, movements and breathing exercises.
-Daily reflection + recentering exercise (there will be 2 options either Salah based on the Quran and Bible or pray/reflect in your own way based on your own belief system or way if you don’t have any)
-Safe and nurturing environment for children and young people.
Booking:
1-If you have any questions that you want to clarify before signing up please contact us.
(If you have specific requirements or would like the child/young person to attend specific days in the week because they’re busy other days, please contact us and we will be able to accommodate you, providing there’s a space).
2-Please go through the information on this page very carefully and complete the below registration as accurately as possible.
3-Complete payment using the below link.
4-We will send you a confirmation and also a check list for items to bring and full instructions about the venue and event within 3 working days
Please note that in order to secure a place you need to complete the payment and receive a confirmation from us.
Payment:
Click here: To pay for the children group on a weekly basis (£50/week per person),
If you’re booking more than one week, please select the number of weeks from the drop down menu that will appear on the screen once you click the link.
If you’re signing up more than one child, please contact us to provide a payment link with 10% discount.
If you prefer to pay be BACS (direct bank transfer) please contact us and we will send you an invoice and our bank details. Please note that we can only secure a place once the payment has been made.
Health and safety:
Please mention any specific details that we need to know about your child’s health (physical and mental health) including any mobility issues or restrictions. Please note that if the child suffers from a medical condition that requires the administration of any form of medication or requires special medical attention/care we are unable to admit them into this summer club as unfortunately staff are not trained to deliver this level of care.
Please note that upon arrival for the 1st class you will be given a consent form to allow us to provide first aid to your child shall this be required and also in the event of emergency to provide emergency medical care by ambulance/hopsital staff. Efforts will be made to contact parent/carer immediately in this case, however priority will be given to provide 1st aid if this is required, therefore we require you to sign the consent form.
Why attend this summer camp:
-Come and meet like minded people amd form long lasting relationships.
-Leave your multimedia devices behind and come out to the real world to interact with people and create real and authentic relationships.
-Learn essential self control skills, resilience, reflection, recentering, emotional intelligence and integrity.
-Practise the Abrahamic (Sound-Preventive-Integrative-Moderate) Lifestyle - The art of being intact.
-Improve your cognitive function, memory and problem solving ability.
-Maintain a stable physical/mental health and wellbeing during the summer holiday.
-Make informed choices based on reasoning and intelligence.
-Learn a new language (Arabic - The Refined-Vivid language ).
-Opportunity to volunteer with us in the future.
-Do something meaningful this summer.
-A safe and nurturing place to leave your children if you’re working this summer and don’t have any childcare arrangement.
Drop off and pick up arrangmenets:
For children from P3 - P7: An adult must drop off the child and pick them up, you will be asked to sign the register when dropping off and picking up the child.
For children/young people from S1 - S6:
If you wish for the child/young person to walk back home on their own, please indicate this in the application form, please note that you have full responsibility to ensure your child is able/safe to make the journey home on their own, we don’t accept any responsibility once the child has left our venue.
About us:
This summer camp is organised by Shrink (The Wee Club) and Discover Arabic under Intactness Ltd. The camp is led by Dr Tarek Alshalati.
The camp is led by Dr Tarek Alshalati.
The instructor comes from a medical background, he has previously worked in the NHS for 12 years, initially in general medicine and then psychiatry, he’s worked with adults and children, particulalry in the area of eating disorders and conditions like OCD, Autism, personality disorders, ADHD and psychosis.
He previously taught Arabic on a part-time basis for 5 years at the Centre of Modern Languages at the University of Latvia in Riga.
He currently only teaches Arabic on a part-time basis in addition to his clinical work and research in holistic lifestyle medicine that is based on an integrative model between modern science and ancient wisdom, combining spirituality and science together.
He holds an Ofqual professional postgraduate diploma in Practical Spirituality and Wellness from the Crossfields Institute in the UK and he’s a fully qualified Spiritual Coach.
The instructor is PVG registered, first aid trained and insured to deliver this course.
We’re:
-Qualified.
-Fully insured.
-PVG checked.
-First aid trained (paediatrics first aid).
The premises are equipped with first aid equipments including AED on site.
More details:
Our work is based on the principle of Intactness (The Integrative-Preventive & Safe Lifestyle) which is in a nutshell “self control through reasoning and intelligence”: It’s the ability to zoom out, appreciate what you have, humble yourself and use reasoning to make the right choice, navigate the obstacles of life, keep focused in the present and protect yourself from danger. Our main focus is on integrity and purity of the mind and body.
We promote: Intelligence, Accountability and Goodness
We discourage: pride, envy and greed.
We will learn essential skills of self control via reasoning and understand why the connection with the Divine is the key to a content life.
These activities will be age appropriate.
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Our world has changed very rapidly over the last few decades, we’re surrounded by stressors, temptation, danger, obligations and never ending tasks. This fast paced lifestyle is having its toll on people’s health including children and young people, both physically and psychologically.
We invite children and young people to come join us in a relaxed and nurturing environment and learn the basics of self control through reasoning and intelligence in practice.
Learn the value of connecting with something bigger than you.
Why moderation, modesty and integrity is essential for a fulfilled life.
How to appreciate what you have and thrive to make the right choices through reasoning and intelligence to protect yourself from harm and pain.
Learn to develop resilience and control emotions through practical activities.
Learn how to keep yourself focused and centered to achieve your purpose and goals.
Learn about the LEAN principle (Low Emission Activity for Nature).
Learn about the values of giving, sharing and community.
Learn how to slow down, talk less, focus your attention inward and work on yourself to to get better.
Develop a daily recentering and grounding routine from an early age based on the Abrahamic lifestyle (Sound-Preventive-Integrative-Moderate) from the Quran+Bible, or your own belief system or way if you don’t have any).
Everyone is welcome, it’s an inclusive, safe and nonjudgemental environment. These are universal skills that are based on the unifying principle of Wholeness, Purity and Harmony.
We encourage gradual and gentle self-discovery through reasoning, analytical thinking and growth, not through conventions, inherited traditions or pressure.
The focus is to develop analytical and critical thinking, slow down, balance and resynchronise the right and left side of the brain, control emotions and get the mind and body to operate together in harmony and peac. Not against each other, but together.
We will work to strengthen the connection with the right side of the brain (the imaginative/creative/intuitive side) in children and young people through exercises that nourish abstract thinking, imagination, figurative language, art/craft, writing, reading and creative skills.
We will also start/continue to learn the Arabic language (The Refined-Vivid Language), there will be 2 groups, one for beginners and another for improvers.
The Arabic language:
The Arabic language is a great tool to use to develop the connection with the right side of the brain as it's a figurative, nonliteral langyage, it's a great vehicle to use to travel into the abstract world and discover the nonliteral meaning of the words.
We discourage the use of generic interpretations/translations of the Quran without the ability to independently refer back to the original text in Arabic as it’s simply not possible to interpret the Quran accurately into other languages without distorting the meaning, that’s because the Arabic language is built on a completely different principle, therefore the focus will be on acquiring the Arabic language first to allow the person to study the Quran independently in the future without intermediaries, this requires efforts and dedication, however it’s achievable with determination.
The Arabic language is the only reliable key to access the Quran independently without intermediaries.
This summer club will continue to run on Saturdays every week starting from August 2024 onwards. More details will be available on the website in due course.
The club is located in a community center in the South of Edinburgh with access to an outdoor space that is specially designed for children and young people.
Terms and conditions:
We reserve the right to change or cancel the above programme, venue, days and times as deemed suitable by Intactness Ltd team (due to lack of minimum number of delegates, inability to secure an appropriate venue or inability to secure a trainer due to unforeseen event of illness or difficult personal circumstances). Applicants will be notified about any chages in due course and full refund will be issued.
Cancellation policy:
If you cancel within 14 days of entering into a contract with us (“Cooling-off Period”) you will be entitled to a full refund.
If the course has not started within the 14-day Cooling-off Period, we will refund you the full amount of the programme fees within 7 days of receiving your cancellation request.
If the programme has begun during the 14-day Cooling-off Period, we will refund you the amount of the course fees less the fees that we incurred for delivering the course during the period before receiving your cancellation request. We will process the refund within 7 days of receiving the cancellation request.
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Shrink and Discover Arabic are trading names for Intactness Ltd, a company registered in Scotland, company registration number: SC771077
Address: Third Floor, 3 Hill Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 3JP
For more info about us please visit our websites or contact us:
Phone number: 07770270918
Info@intactness.co.uk
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