"That's quite a story," said her mother. "It's not a story, it's true!" said Josie.
Hello and welcome to
Albert Mouse Esquire
Albert Mouse met with his friend Sarah from Break the Cycle and said he wanted to do more for children like himself.
He also said he wanted to set up his own company and call it Albert Mouse Esq.
As you know when Albert has a plan it usually happens, so he then picked up the telephone and called James.
Albert's school visits with Sarah
Albert enjoys his school visits with his friend Sarah.
He wears his best clothes and is always clean and tidy. He even wears his favourite cap. Albert is allowed ride in the car, with his seat belt on and he looks out of the window.
He waves to the people he sees. Sometimes the school is far away and to get there, Sarah must drive through country lanes with fields on both sides, where Albert can see sheep and cows.
“Are they happy in those fields eating grass?” he wonders.
When Sarah parks the car at the school, she helps Albert out of the car. Then they make their way to the school office where they must sign in. Albert likes this part because he gets a visitor’s pass that he wears around his neck. It makes him feel very important.
Sometimes Albert has to go to assemblies where all the pupils from the school look at him. This is quite scary for Albert because he is only small and even the children look big to him.
Some days Albert visits children in their classes and has some very interesting chats with them about the subjects they are learning.
Then on very special days he goes into a Nurture Room and feels happy there. They are always warm and have lots of lovely pictures on the walls. Some of them have sensory lights and he gets really dizzy looking up at the ceiling!
In the Nurture Room, Albert gets to sit and listen to children tell him about their day.
Albert also shares his stories with them. He loves to tell them the story about how he and Big Tony captured the smuggler Mickey Mustard and how the Police Officer came to Albert’s home to thank him. Albert tells the children how it is important to have their eyes open at all times and see what is going on around them. Some children are not ready to talk to him, so Albert lets them write him a note which they put into his satchel for him to read later when he gets home.
Sarah sometimes takes Albert to after-school clubs to play games with the children. He enjoys that too.
Yes, Albert likes these school visits very much. He makes lots of new friends which helps some children not feel lonely anymore.
Albert promises he will take Big Tony along to meet the children one day, but his friend is always too busy 'ducking and diving' and looking for free food to be able to go with Albert and Sarah.
You can also talk to Albert
Albert is always happy to receive your emails, so drop him a line.
I might be Albert Mouse, but even my life can be hard sometimes, especially with having two older sisters like Dorothy and Millie! Talking to Sarah has really helped me.
Albert Mouse
Sarah Dorsett - Director
Meet Sarah
Qualifications
Sarah has a Master's Degree in Youth and Community Work and her dissertation focused on the ‘power of conversation’.
"The opportunity to share time with others and connect helps to build relationships and trust. Due to the impact of social media on young people’s lives, the opportunity to just ‘talk’ has been reduced greatly and time spent alone during lockdown has affected the mental health and well-being of children and young people. Conversation helps embrace differences while building on common interests."
Sarah is also a Mental Health First Aider (MHFA England) and has attended Group 5 Safeguarding training provided by Devon Children and Families Partnership.
Sarah has been helping children and young people translate their inner experiences and thoughts into words for over 20 years.
In 2020 Sarah relocated to Devon and has continued to be an advocate for children and young people.
Break The Cycle C.I.C. is the culmination of Sarah's commitment to helping young people.
Albert Mouse
Sarah is very excited to be working with Albert Mouse and be part of his wish to help children who often don’t have a best friend like Big Tony to talk to.