Following the COVID restrictions we began working with a group of students from Windley School, over a term to develop their interest and skills in visual storytelling. The program was conducted on a weekly basis. The students were encouraged to…
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Melissa Lee the lead youth librarian worked to bring us to the central library. We held the workshop in the Albert Park Keepers cottage. She stayed with us the full day experiencing the workshop for herself. The cottage was quaint…
The students were dead keen to be part of the workshop which is always a great start and were joined by a teacher’s aide who was also very keen to learn and share the skills with the school. We started…
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We started the day with a workshop to familiarize the students with the advanced settings on their cellphones. Then we worked on post production skills using the free apps from Lightroom and Snapseed. It was sleeting rain so we were…
We held an amazing Visual Poetry Jam at Bulls School, where the lovely Kerri Guard, Teacher of the Year 7/8’s, hosted us. A group of 18 enthusiastic students, along with a teacher’s aide, joined in for a day of creative…
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The Visual Poetry Jam Workshop at Ashburton Library brought local students and homeschoolers together for a day of creative exploration. The workshop aimed to nurture photography skills, encourage community engagement, and spark a lasting passion for creativity. The workshop started…
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We were invited to work with one of the newer schools in Queenstown region – Te Kura Whakatipu o Kawarau – Primary School The school was immaculate and new and I was even offered an expresso at their expresso bar…
Workshop was one of the first held in the new Luggage Hall. We were supported by the local Librarians who got an opportunity to learn alongside the team and were interested in how the program could be adopted and used…
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The students were picked to be part of the program and were highly creative and engaged. As we didn’t have the rainbow colour boxes due to the van breakdown, however we worked with them on the composition skills and even…
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Whakatane Intermediate was one of my favourite stops on the tour. Honestly just the sweetest kids. Attentive, curious, playful and talented. So enjoyed working with them and their very keen teacher Ms. Brooke Bayley. Brooke had selected a group of…
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