This has been a very busy day indeed! The crew from CORE Education were here today filming us at work. They filmed many aspects of the project including interviews with students, observing Des giving feedback, observing students giving each other feedback, and students reading their work aloud. A reporter from the local paper had also caught wind that a famous author was in town working with school pupils. She turned up and interviewed a few students and took pictures for the paper. We are all looking forward to being world famous in Opotiki!
We have two students who have finished their pieces for the magazine. One is a tragic and moving story set on the beach called "Drawing Horses" and the other is a poem called "When I could Talk" inspired by the Heidelberg printing machine in the museum. This student took it to the museum where a curator was so impressed that they are keeping a copy for their archives!
Des has been impressed at how well the students are working together and help each other in their writing. This is because the students are all part of a group that meet regularly and are familiar enough and trust each other enough to do so.
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