HOLIDAY PROGRAMS
On Mon 13, Tues 14, Thurs 16 and Fri 17 April, join bestselling author and Primary Writers founder Tim Harris for a 4-Day workshop focusing on Descriptive Writing and Vocabulary.
The course features daily vocabulary lists, descriptive writing tasks, sentence constructions and extensive personalised feedback.
This course is strictly limited to 6 places per class.
The cost is $425 for the week. (4 x 1.5 hr sessions)
(Note: no classes on Wednesday 15 as Tim is at a library event)
9:00-10:30am - Year 2 FULL
10:45-12:15pm - Year 3 FULL
1:00-2:30pm - Year 4 FULL
2:30pm-4:00pm - Year 5
4:30-6:00pm - Year 6
From Monday 13 to Friday 17 April, Jo Grinham will be taking Private Lessons for students from K-Year 6.
Jo will tailor the one-hour sessions around a child’s reading assessment, spelling skills, comprehension, writing using different text types, maths assessments and is happy to discuss any parental/class teacher concerns.
Bookings can be made from 8am-6pm over the 5 days.
$150 cash an hour to be paid directly to Jo on arrival to each lesson.
On Monday 13, Tues 14 and Wed 15 April, Serena Geddes will be joining us! Serena Geddes is the author and illustrator of Ella Forever, a brand-new graphic novel series following on from the beloved Ella Diaries. She’s an internationally published children’s book creator, best known for popular series like Howzat Pat and Lulu Bell, and picture books including We Are Matildas and Hope Is a Spark. Having illustrated over eighty books, Serena is passionate about helping young people connect with stories through drawing, comics and visual storytelling. She shares lively talks and hands-on workshops about character creation and bringing big ideas to life. Fun fact: Serena once worked at Walt Disney Studios on sequels to The Lion King and The Jungle Book!
Create Your Own Comic:
3-Day Graphic Novel Camp for Years 2-6
Join Serena for a fun 3-Day (3 x 2 hr sessions) creative camp exploring the exciting world of comics and graphic novels. Using examples from her graphic novel Ella Forever and comic panels from Miles from Home, Serena will guide students through the process of turning an idea into a short comic. Students will learn how graphic novels combine words and pictures to tell engaging stories. Together they will develop a simple story idea, write a short introductory script, and design original characters. Students will explore comic pacing, panel layouts and setting before bringing their stories to life with speech bubbles, dialogue and visual storytelling.
Workshop Outcome
By the end of the 3-Day camp students will:
• Understand the basics of graphic novel storytelling
• Learn how words and pictures work together
• Create their own characters and story ideas
• Plan comic panels and dialogue
• Produce their own short comic page
Each student will also receive a Comic Creator Workbook to guide their ideas and continue developing their story at home.
The cost is $395 for the 3 x 2-hour sessions
Session 1 – 10:00am-12pm or Session 2 – 1:00-3:00pm
