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Witness

Haiku in the classroom. I used the Japanese poem called ‘Haiku’ to paint singularity in the classroom. I consider these moments unique and representative for what it is to be human. They are, for me, the grace and spirit that inhabit children.

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LIAM

Inspired by the book Cosmic by Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Liam's being lost in space, I am writing as if I were Liam. I do that to inspire children and adults alike about what it might be like when lost in translation and communication, when meaning breaks down due to various reasons such as dislocation, multicultural spaces and neurodivergence.

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Flourishing on Mars

Inspired by pupils and their assignment for the Big Write (a task for the English class). Focusing on free writing for wellbeing, addressing dislocation, trauma, neurodivergence and being human on Earth.

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The Wave

This is a story I wrote inspired by The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse by Charlie Mackesy to animate pupils’ imagination.

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