The Light Room
A small, repeatable space where children can sit, draw, and breathe — without being asked to explain themselves.
Not a classroom. Not therapy. Not performance.
Why Light Rooms exist
After war and displacement, children do not lose creativity first.
They lose rhythm.
They lose focus.
They lose the ability to sit safely with themselves.
A Light Room restores one thing first: calm — through quiet structure and repetition.
What happens in a Light Room
Children choose how to engage. Silence is allowed. Nothing is forced.
Small group setting
Quiet arrival and settling
Basic art materials provided
Free drawing or making
No discussion required
No outcomes expected
A Light Room is
A protected creative space
Locally facilitated
Art-first and child-led
Dignity-protected
A Light Room is not
Content creation
Public storytelling
Therapy or diagnosis
Trauma exposure
How Light Rooms are held
Light Rooms are facilitated locally by trusted adults who return consistently.
Facilitators:
Hold the same calm structure each session
Do not interpret drawings
Do not direct emotional expression
Prioritize safety and presence
We do not film sessions or share children’s faces or identities.
This work is fragile
Light Rooms are not guaranteed.
Each session depends on materials, facilitators, and continuity.
If support pauses, the Light Room pauses.
That is the reality.
Help keep the Light Room open
Your support funds materials, facilitation, and continuity.