Workshops foster connection with culture
Matilde Tayawa Figuracion and Jarenne Cabiling work together to create a piece of writing for a new book, My Voice, My Culture.
Students from Bohally Intermediate and Richmond View Schools will soon be ‘published’ writers following a series of workshops with language mentors.
The initiative, organised by REAP Marlborough and Welcoming Communities Marlborough, was designed for students from non-English speaking backgrounds, giving them the opportunity to create their own piece of writing and have it published in a book alongside those of their peers. It was also an opportunity to connect with and share their culture and language.
The students were guided by language mentors during a series of workshops to create a piece of writing in both their first language, as well as in English. The finished pieces of writing will be collated and turned into the My Voice, My Culture book, which will be launched at the end of September.
A personal copy of each book will be presented to each student and language mentor at a special multicultural school assembly just after Welcoming Week 2024, which runs from 6 - 15 September.
