A GROUP of pupils from CM Vellem Primary School recently participated in art therapy sessions organised by the Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture in the Cacadu district.

The department’s manager of cultural affairs, Lennox Xalabile, said the programme, a partnership between his department and the school, targeted pupils with learning problems. He said art therapy was a way for children with learning disabilities, behavioural disorders or emotional disturbances to express and defuse
their feelings of anger and helplessness. “Art therapy can provide children with an easier way of expressing themselves in a free and unintimidating environment,” he said.