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The discovery that the award winning children's novel 'The Seeing Stone' was set in the Teme Valley area around the year 1200 was the first step in a journey that is leading to the creation of a series activities for children, with their families and in school.
The journey begins:
We recognised that the world of 13 year old Arthur de Caldicot, the hero of 'The Seeing Stone, offered us a unique way in to sharing the history and heritage of the area, but what would be the reaction of the author, Kevin Crossley-Holland, to our ideas? We shared them with him and to our delight he was not only enthusiastic but agreed to actively participate in the programme.
STORIES FROM THE STONES SCHOOL PROJECT
We needed to connect across the generations so we invited local schools to help develop and test out ideas..
Robin's creative experience as teacher, headmaster, inspector, musician and storyteller made it all possible.
Consultants: The Institute of Education at The University of Worcester.
Discussions with members of the academic staff helped to hone our ideas.
During the schoolyear 2006/7 children from Broadwas, Martley and Lindridge Primary Schools took part in a programme to find out more about what their village was like in Arthur's time and what Arthur might recognize today if he were to return today. They helped us develop the first Village Quests for children and their families.
The ceremony took place in the Lady Chapel of Worcester Cathedral on July 12th 2007 |