Welcome to SHRINK - "Pitch In"

This is our summer camp programme for children and young people in 2025


Please read the below information very carefully before signing up.

Above activities are based on age and ability.

What is this about:

This is a summer camp for children and young people to learn Arabic, get active and practise self-control through reasoning and intelligence.

Who is it for:

Children (P3 - P7) 10:00 - 14:30

When:

The camp will run for 3 weeks during the summer holiday Monday to Friday.

You can also mix and match days to suit your circumstances, just specify what days you want the child to attend and we will accommodate your request (provided there’s a space).

Time: From 10:00 - 14:30

Week nr 1: From 7th of July until 11th of July.

Week nr 2: From 14th of July until 18th of July.

Week nr 3: From 21nd of July until 25th of July.

Where:

Bridgend Inspiring Growth

41 Old Dalkeith Road

Edinburgh

EH16 4TE

The venue is suitable for children activities, there’s a limited parking space on site, however driving into the centre’s parking space for drop-in/pick-up shouldn’t be an issue. If you want to park your vehicle for a longer period then the nearest car park is at Cameron Toll Shopping Centre, which is within walking distance from the venue.

Lunch, snack and other items:

Please bring your own lunch

Please don’t send any products with nuts.

Please aim to provide a healthy and wholesome meal, avoid junk food and sugary/fizzy drinks (please ensure the child’s name is written on the lunch box)

Please also provide a named water bottle

Please provide a sun hat and suncream or apply suncream at home on sunny days.

During lunch time we will discuss:

How to make informed choices about the food we eat.

Ethics of eating responsibly and how to avoid food waste.

The effect of consuming pure and wholesome diet on physical and mental health.

Table manners.

If your child/young person has any food requirements/allergies or any swallowing difficulties it’s very important to mention this in the application form.

Fee:

£50 per week per person or £140 for 3 weeks

You can book as many weeks as you want (provided there’s a space).

Discounts:

We have tried to do our best to make the fee as affordable as possible, however concessionary rate is available if you’re honestly unable to afford the full rate (this is assessed on an individual basis based on your circumstances), please contact us as soon as possible to discuss this if required.

What’s included:

Booking:

1-If you have any questions that you want to clarify before signing up please contact us.

2-Please go through the information on this page very carefully and complete the below registration form as accurately as possible.

https://forms.gle/Gib1hrFa3ZjUfKbi8 

3-Within 2 working days you will receive a confirmation that your application has been received and we will send you an invoice (based on the dates you've selected) and the company's bank details to complete the payment.3-Within 2 working days we will send you an invoice (based on the dates you've selected) and the company's bank details to complete the payment.

4- Within 5 working days we will send you the comfirmation and also a check list for items to bring, full instructions about the venue and event.

Please note that in order to secure a place you need to complete the payment and receive a confirmation from us.

Health and safety:

Please mention any specific details that we need to know about your child’s health (physical and mental health) including any mobility issues or restrictions. Please note that if the child suffers from a medical condition that requires the administration of any form of medication or requires special medical attention/care we are unable to admit them into this summer club as unfortunately staff are not trained to deliver this level of care.

Please note that upon arrival for the 1st class you will be given a consent form to allow us to provide first aid to your child shall this be required and also in the event of emergency to provide emergency medical care by ambulance/hopsital staff. Efforts will be made to contact parent/carer immediately in this case, however priority will be given to provide 1st aid if this is required, therefore we require you to sign the consent form.

Why attend this summer camp:

Drop off and pick up arrangmenets:

An adult must drop off the child and pick them up, you will be asked to sign the register when dropping off and picking up the child.

About us:

The camp is led by Uniter Tarek Alshalati, who's a Shrink as well.


The instructor comes from a medical background. Tarek has previously worked in the NHS for 12 years as a medical doctor, initially in general medicine and then psychiatry, he’s worked with adults and children, particulalry in the area of eating disorders and conditions like OCD, Autism, personality disorders, ADHD and psychosis.

He previously taught Arabic on a part-time basis for 5 years at the Centre of Modern Languages at the University of Latvia in Riga.

He currently only teaches Arabic on a part-time basis in addition to his clinical work and research in Integrative Lifestyle Medicine that is based on an integrative model between modern science and ancient wisdom, combining spirituality and science together.

He holds an Ofqual professional postgraduate diploma in Practical Spirituality and Wellness from the Crossfields Institute in the UK and he’s a fully qualified Spiritual Coach.


The instructor is PVG registered, first aid trained and insured to deliver this course.

We’re:

-Qualified.

-Fully insured.

-PVG checked.

-First aid trained (paediatrics first aid).

The premises are equipped with first aid equipments including AED on site.

More details:

Our work is based on the principle of Intactness, which is in a nutshell “self control through reasoning and intelligence”: It’s the ability to zoom out, appreciate what you have, humble yourself and use reasoning to make the right choice, navigate the obstacles of life, keep focused in the present and protect yourself from danger. Our main focus is on integrity and purity of the mind and body.

We promote: Intelligence, Accountability and Goodness 

We discourage: pride, envy and greed.

We will learn essential skills of self control via reasoning and understand why the reconnection with the Divine is the key to a content life.

These activities will be age appropriate.

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Our world has changed very rapidly over the last few decades and continues to do so, we’re surrounded by stressors, temptation, danger, obligations and never ending tasks. This fast paced lifestyle is having its toll on people’s health including children and young people, both physically and psychologically.

We invite children and young people to come join us in a relaxed and nurturing environment and learn the basics of self control through reasoning and intelligence in practice.

Learn the value of connecting with something bigger than you.

Why moderation, modesty and integrity is essential for a fulfilled life.

How to appreciate what you have and thrive to make the right choices through reasoning and intelligence to protect yourself from harm and pain.

Learn to develop resilience and control emotions through practical activities.

Learn how to keep yourself focused and centered to achieve your purpose and goals.

Learn about the LEAN principle (Low Emission Activity for Nature).

Learn about zero wate lifestyle, sustainability and how to share resources with others.

Learn about the values of giving, sharing and community.

Learn how to slow down, talk less, focus your attention inward and work on yourself to grow.

Develop a daily recentering and grounding routine from an early age based on the Quran.

Everyone is welcome, it’s an inclusive, safe and nonjudgemental environment. These are universal skills that are based on the unifying principle of Wholeness, Purity and Harmony.

We encourage gradual and gentle self-discovery through reasoning, analytical thinking and growth, not through conventions, inherited traditions or pressure.

The focus is to develop analytical and critical thinking, slow down, balance and resynchronise the right and left side of the brain, control emotions and get the mind and body to operate together in harmony and peace - not against each other, but together.

We will work to strengthen the connection with the right side of the brain (the imaginative/creative/intuitive side) in children and young people through exercises that nourish abstract thinking, imagination, figurative language, art/craft, writing, reading and creative skills.

The Arabic language:

The Arabic language - The Comprehensive Language is a great tool to use to develop the connection with the right side of the brain as it's a figurative, nonliteral language, it's a great vehicle to use to travel into the abstract world and discover the real meaning of the words beyond the literal definition.

We discourage the use of generic interpretations/translations of the Quran without the ability to independently refer back to the original text in Arabic as it’s simply not possible to interpret the Quran accurately into other languages without distorting the meaning, that’s because the Arabic language is built on a completely different principle, therefore the focus will be on acquiring the Arabic language first to allow the person to study the Quran independently in the future without intermediaries, this requires efforts and dedication, however it’s achievable with determination.

The Arabic language is the only reliable key to access the Quran independently without intermediaries.

This summer club will continue to run on Saturdays every week starting from August 2025 onwards. More details will be available on the website in due course.

The club is located in a community center in the South of Edinburgh with access to an enclosed outdoor space that is specially designed for children and young people, there's also a cafe and gardening facilities and other activities that are regularly run by the centre.

Terms and conditions:

We reserve the right to change or cancel the above programme, venue, days and times as deemed suitable by Intactness Ltd team (due to lack of minimum number of delegates, inability to secure an appropriate venue or inability to secure a trainer due to unforeseen event of illness or difficult personal circumstances). Applicants will be notified about any chages in due course and full refund will be issued.

Cancellation policy:

If you cancel within 14 days of entering into a contract with us (“Cooling-off Period”) you will be entitled to a full refund. 

If the course has not started within the 14-day Cooling-off Period, we will refund you the full amount of the programme fees within 7 days of receiving your cancellation request.

If the programme has begun during the 14-day Cooling-off Period, we will refund you the amount of the course fees less the fees that we incurred for delivering the course during the period before receiving your cancellation request. We will process the refund within 7 days of receiving the cancellation request.

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Shrink and Discover Arabic are trading names for Intactness Ltd, a company registered in Scotland, company registration number: SC771077

Address: Third Floor, 3 Hill Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 3JP

For more info about us please visit our websites or contact us:

www.discoverarabic.co.uk

Phone number: 07770270918

info@discoverarabic.co.uk 

We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to process and store personal data under the UK General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)

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Translation of key information into Arabic:

.نادي الحنفاء, العباد الصغار

.النادي الصيفي للأطفال واليافعين في مدينة أدنبره، اسكتلندا


يتضمن البرنامج نشاطات تفاعلية، نشاطات رياضية، لغة عربية، أخلاق و تربية، التحكم وضبط النفس، التحكم بالمشاعر، الاستقامة والأمانة والإعتدال، تنمية القدرة علی التَفَكُّر وأخذ وقت لمراجعة النفس، كيفية الصلاة و الإلتزام بِملّة إبراهيم عليه السلام و الفطرة السليمة.

.أيضاً تنمية روح الإبداع و الفن عند الأطفال و اليافعين


.يبدأ النادي الصيفي من ٧ تموز (يوليو) لغاية ٢٥ يوليو


٥ أيام في الأسبوع (من الإثنين إلى الجمعة)، من الساعة ١٠:٠٠ إلى الساعة ١٤:٣٠


المسؤولين عن البرنامج


:العبد طارق الشالاتي

يعمل حاليًا في مجال الطب التكاملي، وعمل في الماضي في القطاع الصحي الوطني في بريطانيا في الطب الداخلي ومن ثم الطب النفسي مع البالغين واليافعين

طارق حاليًا يُدَرِّس اللغة العربية لغير الناطقين بها وقد عمل في هذا المجال لسنوات عديدة

و الآنسة ريم اقسيمي : تعمل حالياً في مدرسة العربي أمل إدنبرة

ولها سنوات خبرة سابقة في هذا المجال منذ أكثر من ٨ سنوات وحائزة على شهادات من وزارة الأوقاف

.ومدربة حساب ذهني منذ ثلاث سنوات 

.تَدرس حالياً في جامعة إدنبرة


.بالإضافة إلى طاقم من المتطوعين


النادي الصيفي سيكون في مركز مجتمعي في جنوب مدينة أدنبره، الرجاء الإطلاع على النشرة الإعلانية المرفقة للمزيد من المعلومات


.الرسوم: ٥٠£ في الأسبوع، أو ١٤٠£ للدورة الكاملة (٣ أسابيع)


.المركز المجتمعي مُجَهَّز بكافة وسائل الأمان و الإسعافات الأولية


.المسؤول عن النادي مؤهل للعمل في هذا المجال


.هناك تخفيض على الرسوم إذا كان هناك عائق لدفع الرسوم الكاملة

ويمكن الأعفاء من الرسوم بشكل كامل للوافدين/اللاجئين الجدد في أسكتلندا.

الكادر بأكمله لديه تصريح للعمل مع الأطفال والمستضعفين (PVG).