… WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE BGS LIBRARIES
The Middle School Library hosted its annual Book Fair last week. Boys and teachers were eager customers, poring over fiction and non-fiction, latest releases and old favourites, cook books and coding books and much more. As in past years, pens and other small stationery items proved very popular. The items were supplied by Dymocks Brisbane who have assisted with the running of the event for many years. It is certainly another great way to promote reading to our community.
Unravelling riddles, practicing sword skills, defeating monsters, working as a team to solve problems, and skyping a fantasy author – these were just some of the activities a group of Year 8s were involved in last week as they traversed The Land of Remorse, one of the Middle School Signature Programs. Each group of five was assigned a colour, a character trait and a team (Atreyu, Gandalf, Dumbledore or Excalibur) and then sent on a quest to physically experience some of the challenges characters in a fantasy story might encounter. They then used the notes from their journals and ideas suggested by author Dawn Meredith to craft a group story where members wrote a section from the perspective of a different character. The final task for the band of heroes was to create a video presentation of their story to share with younger students.
Not only was this a fantastic writing experience for the boys, but it’s value extended to a whole set of other skills important to the development of young grammar men:
