Creative Writing Workshop Inspired by "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick"
10 May
Price
20 Eur
Duration
3h
This workshop is full. REGISTRATIONS ARE CLOSED.
A hands-on workshop for children aged 8 to 12 (maximum 10 participants).
Led by Carol Vallet, an experienced primary school teacher with over 20 years of international experience in developing creative writing projects in schools.
📅Date and time: 10 May, 13:30-16:30 CET
📍Venue: Rue du Fort 35, 1060 Saint-Gilles
💰Price: 20 Eur (non-member) 15 Eur (Member). For this workshop membership can also apply to either of the parents of the child taking the workshop.
What to Expect:
Children will embark on a creative writing journey inspired by the stunning illustrations in The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg.
Engaging oral activity: Exploring the book’s illustrations, discussing characters, and using vivid adjectives to describe them.
Writing process exploration: Step-by-step guidance to develop a compelling story.
Final creation: Each child will complete a piece of writing by the end of the session.
📩 Post-Workshop:Each child's story will be typed up and emailed to parents within five days, along with the illustration that inspired their writing.
The price of the workshop is €20 and 15 for members (membership can be that of the parents ). Our bank account details are: Wordcraft Collective; BE27 0019 5813 6673.
Carol Vallet
Carol Vallet is a French/Brit based in Brussels. She teaches Primary school children and frequently creates class projects inspired by well-known children’s authors. Encouraging children to read and write is her day to day and she writes short stories based on life experience in her free time. She has lived in Britain, France, Japan and Italy and her writing is often inspired by these places.
