Our first attempt at local collaboration was with the library but they were concerned that they didn’t have the right space at the moment for it and recommended that we try the local Fielding Arts Society. We contacted them and…
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Schools from around the Ruapehu region gathered young artists to have a go at learning visual storytelling. This was the perfect workshop. There was strong engagement from the local AKO from the start, and there was representation from 4 schools,…
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The Visual Poetry Jam, hosted at Eltham Library, ran smoothly, thanks to the enthusiastic participation of five engaged students. We kicked off the day with an engaging workshop aimed at familiarizing the students with the advanced settings on their cellphones.…
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The best part of the workshop was when we got to take the new skills learned and use them with the babies. The mothers weren’t really sure in the beginning, but then, when they started to shoot, they got quite…
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What a cracker of a workshop. This was one of the best organized workshops of the year thanks to the people at Rangiora Library and Puketeraki Kāhui Ako and Core Education. Students were introduced to a wide range of technical…
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25 engaged students plus an engaged teacher, teacher aide and librarian. It was a heaven of a workshop. The grounds were great for teaching the skills as we could shoot both indoors and in the adjacent garden and pond. The…
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It was a beautiful day and we got to take the students on a long walk around the city after their first round of training. This was a perfect way of teaching the composition techniques and providing instant feedback on…
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