The Bubble Project

The MAD project team consisted of 10 people from our grade, each of us committed to creating a safe space, or safe ‘bubble’, for individuals who may be suffering from self-esteem problems due to bullying. We chose sensitivity towards negative speech and resilience building as our main objectives. Since our initial session gave us insight into the specific considerations we needed to make while working with younger students, we did not continue with forum theatre, but rather took a different approach. First, we chose to replicate an existing psychological experiment to sensitise the 8th graders about negative speech coupled with trust building games for each group. The second session we had focused on resilience building where we had various activities to boost self-esteem and help the children get more in touch with themselves. The end-result of these two sessions was that a new sense of trust was created between peers, and a sense of self-confidence was imbibed within each of the students we worked with. It was a truly fulfilling experience, and each of us had a new sense of purpose while and after working on the project.