Hand-drawn colourful illustration of a young person standing in a doorway, with many possible futures for them to aspire to visible behind the door.
Hand-drawn colourful illustration of a young person standing in a doorway, with many possible futures for them to aspire to visible behind the door.

A Door To Your Future Self

Imagine yourself belonging somewhere you hadn’t thought was possible
  • 10 Min Challenge
  • Key Stage 1
  • Key Stage 2
  • Key Stage 3
  • Wellbeing
  • Futures

    • Get Dreaming

    We are all made of stories – from the past, from right now and those that are yet to come.

    What stories do you dream for your future self?

    Prompts

    • Where do you live?
    • What do you want to do?
    • Where have you been?
    • What have you seen?

    Laylah Amarchih A Door To Your Future Self 2025 © Laylah Amarchih

    Now think about places you can’t imagine being. What doors would you like to open?

    A dream job, going to another planet, making a new discovery, writing a book or learning a new language?

    Take a few minutes to open these dream doorways in your mind.

    Imagine BIG!

    Wake up your future self

    Gather into groups of 3 and take turns to be the door or the dreamer.

    Two of you can create a doorway using your bodies and the 3rd person can walk through the doorway.

    Be playful and fun by using movement, acting, words and sounds to explore your future self.

    When you are the doorway, listen carefully to each other’s dreams!

    How to use 10 minute challenges

    These ten-minute challenges are fun, energising and inclusive activities for teachers, pupils and whole school communities. Find new ways to support your pupils to see their world from different perspectives, be playful with their ideas and develop a curiosity about art.

    1. Prepare

    • All you need is what’s around you: your body, your peers and your space!
    • You could project the illustration in your classroom and/or print off copies for your students to have in front of them for inspiration.

    2. Challenge (10 minutes)

    • Try out the activity in your classroom, playground, or assembly room. Get as many people involved as you can – students, teachers and teaching assistants, carers, and everyone else around your school.
    • Come back together as a group and share what you've experienced. How else can you use art to shake up your day?

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