Alan Gibbons, prize-winning author and the keynote speaker for Arts Week 2013, regaled the whole school with stories of his life on Monday, 11th November.
The much lauded, multiple award winning author, Alan Gibbons opened our Arts Week 2013. His most notable awards are the Blue Peter Literary Award and being shortlisted for The Bookmark Teenage Prize and the Carnegie Medal. Alan entertained the school with hilarious tales of how he transitioned from being a full time teacher to a full time writer. After his talk he led our community of writers in a two hour writing workshop, whereby they communally created a story set around a car crash. Some really gripping work materialised from this time, leaving behind him some really sensually attuned writers. (Click on blog title for more photos.)
Ms.Reynolds
In Arts Week, I really enjoyed Alan Gibbons' speech. I thought he was really funny. Overall I really enjoyed Arts Week and thought it was a great idea.
Isabelle Byrne (3rd Year)
I thought that Alan Gibbons' workshop was particularly brilliant and engaging.
Cormac Kelly (2nd Year)
I thought that Arts Week was really good. I thought Alan Gibbons was very funny. I thought that Arts Week was great.
Jennifer Fehily (3rd Year)
I loved Arts Week because I'm an artsy person. I love Art, Classics, English and I do guitar. My favourite was the Alan Gibbons talk because he was entertaining and inspiring.
Niall Garvey (3rd Year)
I really enjoyed the writing workshop with Alan Gibbons.
Ryan Baker (2nd Year)
In my opinion Arts Week was one not to be forgotten. Weith performances from Alan Gibbons and Temper-Mental Miss Elayneous it was jam-packed with treats. Everyday there was something to look forward to and every day was enjoyed. I really hope more schools start doing it and I can't wait for the next day.
Evan Matthews (3rd Year)
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The TY Horticulture class were out in the Autumn sunshine planting Spring bulbs using the chaos planting method. This is when a multitude of different spring bulbs (Hyacinths, Daffodils, Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissi) are mixed together and randomly planted so that we have a mixture of flowers and patterns emerging in the spring. It mimics nature and so is more enticing to pollinators and native insects that need the food in Spring.
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