Writers Club

In 2023 Wednesday lunchtimes during Term 3 and 4 at Buckley House became a wonderful opportunity for a group of Grade 6 students to explore and expand their writing as members of the Writers Club. Writers Club was facilitated by Writing Mentor Kym Hartnell, Pedagogical Leader – Literacy, alongside Writing Coach, Kristina Garla – writer and our School’s Communications and Marketing Manager. The club was open to all interested students, those who love to write and those who did not necessarily consider themselves as a writer, or students who simply wanted to ‘improve’ their writing. Kristina’s approach is to ‘write from the body’ using embodiment and earth connection practices like breathwork, meditation, movement, and nature to inspire writing. Supported by Kym’s extensive teaching experience and passion for writing, our students were encouraged to explore free writing techniques to discover the possibility of their personal writing styles and to grow their confidence. Watch the video to see what the students thought about Writers Club and to hear a sample of their beautiful writing pieces. Excitingly, the members of Writers Club are publishing a book. Called ‘Wednesday Lunchtime’ the book shares their writing journey and pieces. Ivanhoe Grammar School families can purchase a copy for their personal library and support the student’s chosen charity. All profits for the first preorder during November/December will be donated to: The Royal Children’s Hospital. We expect the book to be delivered in late December/early January. Simply order your copy before 10 December 2023 via https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1147948