Ghosts, death and lost parents are just some of the themes explored in writing by Trevallyn Primary School pupils during The Write Road program.
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The group of 22 grade 5 and 6 pupils are part of a 10-week creative writing program run at Trevallyn, with similar numbers participating at Riverside and West Launceston primary schools.
It is part of their transition to high school, with the program overseen by Riverside High School teacher, poet and playwright Cameron Hindrum.
The Write Road is an opportunity for the pupils to immerse themselves in creative writing and prepare for high school, through interaction with senior creative writing students at Riverside High, Mr Hindrum said.
“They also learn some valuable online citizenship skills, respectfully commenting on and appraising the writing of other students,” he said.
“Through responding to the creative writing prompts and sharing their poems or stories online, a valuable network of writers is created, in which skills are nurtured and developed in a genuinely supportive and inspirational environment.”
Trevallyn Primary School teacher and The Write Road coordinator Rhona Stevenson said the program gave pupils “a chance to grow, play with words and try news things out in a different environment to their classroom”.
“They get to see how others approach writing and learn the value of feedback and how to do it well, especially for students they don’t know,” Mrs Stevenson said.