Our families have been working with artist Beth Emily Richards through six creative workshops to explore the idea of a personal archive, scanning archive images from personal photo albums, and using digital photography, collage and other creative approaches. The display can be seen in The Box’s Simmons Learning Room window until Sunday 14 September.
Holiday time
Contacting us and out of hours support
Refer to our office opening hours.
Contacting us over Christmas and the New Year, and out of hours support
Refer to our office opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period.
Invitation to collaborate with local artist, Jyll Bradley, and The Box
Jyll Bradley would like to collaborate with adopted children and families to create a new ambitious survey exhibition Running and Returning. We would like to invite adopted children and families to collaborate with The Box, Plymouth and a brilliant local artist, Jyll Bradley, to create a new artwork in response to her ambitious survey exhibition […]
Survival at school
Starting school can be a daunting time for any child. For children who have been adopted there can be many additional layers of complexity. Here are some resources that our Family Practitioners frequently use with families.
Navigating Christmas – top tips from an adoptive parent
Top tips from an adoptive parent who navigated last Christmas… but only just!
Christmas planning ideas
We share some great ideas here for planning Christmas and making memories; including making a Christmas book of photos to have a visual record of Christmas past; not having a Christmas meal on the day; taking your time focusing on you and the family; keeping things in routine.