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Learning to Love Yourself with William Hussey and Amara Sage

Posted on 20 July 202318 September 2023
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Celebrating Difference
  • Creative writing
  • Festival
  • Fiction
  • Funny
  • Growing up
  • Mental Health
  • Self image
  • Senior phase

Hey You! A Sensory Story Created by Ailie Finlay

Posted on 15 August 202116 November 2021
  • Affirmation
  • Celebrating Difference
  • LD Friendly
  • Mental Health
  • Positivity
  • Self image
  • Sensory Stories

Yours Faithfully: Letter Writing with Leyla Josephine

Posted on 12 August 202021 August 2020
This reflective writing exercise, devised by our Citizen Schools Writer in Residence, helps provide a structure for a personal piece of writing.
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Creative writing
  • Self image
  • Senior phase

Word Box: Making a Game out of Writing with Leyla Josephine

Posted on 4 August 20204 August 2020
Even reluctant writers will find their voice using this playful exercise.
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Creative writing
  • Self image
  • Senior phase

I Am: Writing a Self-Portrait Poem with Leyla Josephine

Posted on 29 July 202028 July 2020
Learn how to write poetry about yourself without worrying about structure or rhyming in this resource written by our Citizen Schools Writer in Residence Leyla Josephine.
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Creative writing
  • Poetry
  • Self image
  • Senior phase

Self Portraits: The Original Selfie with Leyla Josephine

Posted on 21 July 202021 July 2020
Exploring identity and the way you present yourself to others.
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Creative illustration
  • Self image
  • Senior phase
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