LONGFORD Primary School pupils have created two exhibitions of masked emotions as part of the upcoming Chaplaincy Week celebration.
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The week, focusing on the role of chaplains within their communities, will run from this Sunday to Sunday, March 30.
Longford Primary School chaplain Beck Hilder said masks painted with expressions would fill the town's House of the Artisan Cafe and Riverlands Centre with creative flare.
"I've got 18 kids involved with the program, from two prep children up to grade six," Ms Hilder said.
"They've been working beautifully together as peers as well as supporting each other."
She said the mask making self- discovery exercise had seen some impressive works come to life.
"It's exploring the idea of emotions," Ms Hilder said.
"Some decided to create quite a few masks about anger and healthy expression of anger, rather than in an unhelpful or unhealthy way.
"One boy had a beautiful revelation, he wanted to become happy so he made a happy mask to wear."
A focus of the week is "82 chaplains in 101 schools", according to Ms Hilder, which has already triggered a number of 101 themed challenges from chaplains.
"It's a real gift to be available where and how it's needed, I'm a port of call," Ms Hilder said.
"People can think sometimes take that chaplaincy has an agenda, because of the faith aspect, but we're there to care for the whole person - parents, staff or students - that encapsulates physical, emotional, spiritual and mental wellbeing."For more information on Chaplaincy Week, go to www.utas.org.au