The "Klick Klack" socio-therapeutic center

The "Klick Klack" socio-therapeutic center

The "Klick Klack" socio-therapeutic center is a day care facility intended for children in the fundamental cycle who experience academic and/or psychosocial difficulties, temporarily preventing them from following a regular school path without enhanced and specialized support.
It offers a multidisciplinary approach combining formal learning, provided by a teacher seconded from the Ministry of National Education, and non-formal support provided by specialized educators. This collaborative approach allows children to progress at their own pace, better understand and express their emotions, and strengthen their social, relational, and cognitive skills, aiming for a gradual return to a stable academic and personal pathway.
As part of an artistic project, the teacher skillfully guided children aged 9 to 12 in exploring emotions through art. Thanks to her dedication and pedagogical sensitivity, she led the children in creating profound and personal works, exhibited in a moving public exhibition illustrating the richness of this wonderful collaboration.

THE BIG 8 OF EMOTIONS

A moving exhibition telling the transformation of children during their stay at the CST.

As part of its activities, the teaching team of the Socio-Therapeutic Center (CST) KlickKlack launched an artistic project with the theme “The Big 8 of Emotions.”

Six children, aged 9 to 12, enrolled at CST KlickKlack, worked on this project throughout the 2023-2024 school year.
They imagined and created artworks reflecting the emotions they felt before, during, and after their arrival at the CST in Mersch.

The initiative concluded at the end of the school year 2024 with an art exhibition at the CST.

Project Objectives

To allow the children to:

• Gain recognition
• Feel the pride of completing a project
• Be valued through their efforts
• Become aware of their own emotions
• Get to know themselves better

The project in phases

First phase: guiding children to express their emotions through painting, sculpture, and 3D installations.

During school sessions, they studied the work of major artists such as Frida Kahlo, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Salvador Dalí, learning about both their lives and the artistic techniques used to express emotions.

Second phase: supported by a teacher specialized in art-based pedagogy, the children experimented with these techniques and developed their own artistic ideas for feelings like anger, fear, sadness, and joy.

On July 15, 2024, their artworks were presented in an open-door exhibition. Visitors were invited to immerse themselves in the emotions, experience them directly, and ask questions at the end of the guided visit.

The first viewing was reserved for children and their families, offering them the pride of sharing their creations. Later, the exhibition opened to the public, where feedback was overwhelmingly positive.

Visitor Feedback

“WOW, it was magnificent, the emotion was truly present.”
“It’s always so difficult, listening to and seeing what children go through during their schooling.”
“My mom cried.”