Sunshine Primary School students have recently celebrated being published authors.
The students took part in a program called Writer in Residence run by Ardoch, a non-profit education support organisation that delivers creative learning programs to schools in the north-west.
As part of the program, authors visit schools to deliver workshops on book writing.
Emma Bowd was the founding author of the Writer in Residence program, which started as a pilot project at Sunshine Primary School in 2016.
Recently, the school’s 56 grade 3-4 students worked with Ms Bowd to create a sequel to the first book from eight years ago, called Pencil Pandemonium 2, The Stationery Scandal.
“I love sharing my passion for writing stories from a blank page,” Ms Bowd said.
“I hope that by holding my hand throughout the whole creative process, the students have gained some useful insights into the craft of story-writing, which they can confidently take with them throughout their school years. It’s really important to me that I give the teachers a break, and provide the students with a fun yet useful experience.
“I could not be happier with our story, which has such lovely connections to school life and the values of the school, which include: respecting everyone’s differences; and being active for social, emotional and physical wellbeing.”
Gerald Lynch
