Leamington teacher takes childcare expertise to global stage

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Pictured from the left, Trinity School's,Flora Garner (head girl),Chris Gabbett (principal) Stephen Steinhaus (Assistant principal ) is representing the school at a conference in Canada to talk about schools as therapeutic environments and Matthew Pettle (head boy ) both student are part of the Canadian Project. — MHLC-15-05-13 Canada conference May42 Pictured from the left, Trinity School's,Flora Garner (head girl),Chris Gabbett (principal) Stephen Steinhaus (Assistant principal ) is representing the school at a conference in Canada to talk about schools as therapeutic environments and Matthew Pettle (head boy ) both student are part of the Canadian Project.

A Leamington teacher is heading to Canada next month to represent his school in the first ever World Child and Youth Care Conference.

Stephen Steinhaus, who was born and raised in the North American country, is presenting a workshop on a project pupils at Trinity School - where he is the assistant headteacher - have produced on student voice, trauma-awareness, schools as therapeutic environments and community ethos.

As part of the Other People’s Children project, the youngsters met, interviewed, and worked with former staff and children from early residential therapeutic environments to co-create a living theatre performance.

The project involved communicating oral histories and using archives and theatrical techniques to share stories and heritage.