Year 5 and 6 children from Star Academy are exploring what makes their school special with a range of cross curricular creative learning workshops we are leading. In an Art and Poetry workshop. Jacob, (pictured above) ,produced a great abstract painting and also presented as a bit of an unpolished diamond with his lyrical style. He is a very interesting character with many things to say but Literacy isn’t always considered his strong point and he is challenged by his dyslexia. However after realising several poets don’t necessarily write their poems down to start with ( like the brilliant Benjamin Zephaniah) Jacob discovered his ‘inner poet’ and was happy to record himself into a phone and bluetooth his work into class computer to share it with everyone. He also wrote his poem into his workbook and headed straight for the Head Teachers office to proudly share his creative writing.
Jacobs poem was one of 27 produced within the art and poetry workshop, we loved it and see it as hard evidence of his ability to produce writing of the highest standard. Have a listen to his poem below and see what you think: If you like it and find it inspiring please share it with someone.