Chris Thompson's innovative approach to Creative EducationFind out about the exciting Scribing Technique. Downloadable Resources providedInteractive approaches to Story telling and downloadable resourcesIdeas for drama in the classroom with all age groupsStory telling and Magic shows for all agesDemonstration sessions, workshops for teachers, and more

What can Chris offer?

An on-going creative writing programme
intergenerational projects
Supporting the SESE curriculum
Supporting the SESE curriculum
a cultural diversity project
A collaborative novel
Plays For the Backstage
Word Pictures
A Scribing Project
Children's writing
Creative Writing Galleries
Using role-play to inspire creative writing

Sharing stories together.

Between 1937 and 1938, the Folklore Commission invited children all over the country to interview older friends, neighbours and relatives on a variety of topics. One of those topics was "Local Heroes". Several children then growing up in Ballymahon wrote on this subject. ·
  • Now, in 2008 the children from St. Matthews' National School and the members from the 91 Club used some of these stories as a starting point.
  • One story they read togeter was written by a boy name Harry Flood who was 13 in 1938. He wrote about several different local heroes including two local boys who saved another local boy from drowning.
  • Mai and Eileen recognised the names of the people involved in the story but they had not heard the story before.
  • The members of the 91 Club and the children were both keen to read more stories and find out more about this fascinating resource.
  • They discovered that there were lots of these stories. They are held on film at library headquarters.
Maybe these new stories will be remembered in years to come as well.