This entirely novel concept could have a boring title like ‘Project Book’.  Book-Book says a lot more. We experimented with these books during lockdown,

We have many methods of encouraging children writing – something that almost all of them love to do. Those who finish early get on

Rain makes Rivers – Rivers make Life I love patterns in the dust like pat-pat-pat, pat-pat, pat-pat. Water can save our lives. If there

Group writing by the children of Red Hill at a workshop on 28th February 2015-03-02 Summer rain is peaceful and kind. I walked to

I listen. There is less noise now. People have come home, up the hill with their heavy shopping bags. They walk slowly. The people

My town is quiet. You can smell nature. Flowers come to my mind – lovely, but lots of pollen that makes me sneeze! The

The following poem was written on a Saturday morning, in Clanwilliam, when the children just had to close their eyes to remember what it

The Saturday Stories children have discussed and approved a new – very extensive – project that has already begun but which will get under

Elzaine I love my grandmother because she tells me things in te history. I like to have a grandmother. She tells me stories from

My grandmother is a very good grandmother – and she makes very good bakes. She works at the shop in the town. She is

Aneline My grandmother loves to tell stories about her past. She tells us how they lived. Sometimes it went good and sometimes it went

My grandmother is a very cool grandmother and she works very hard. Granny had four sisters and one of them is my mother. M

In Saturday stories, we worked with books and stories about grandparents and discussed (in the winter sun) how important they are in our lives.

The Saturday Stories group at Living Landscape in Clanwilliam, had a challenging time of it when they had to write about the music they

In the music workshop, we asked the participants to draw the pattern of the very different kinds of music we played them – and

The Snow Goose – what I felt Children in Clanwilliam listened to music – both live, played by Anele Mhlahlo on his violin and

The children shared their stories about their family. They listened to family stories, drew pictures of their families, and wrote down some thoughts. Comronita

Some of the children attending the Swedish / Red Hill workshop tell us how the workshop went and how they enjoyed being part of

My name is Jonica. I live in Clanwilliam but I am from Sterkspruit in Eastern Cape. I am really shy, but when somebody laughs

Themba wrote: I just love playing soccer with my friends. I also love playing rugby and I love my dog. Jamie I have a