On the 24th of May 2011 we had a great discussion event at the Scottish Book Trust. Bringing together carers, carer organisations, the author, teachers, Scottish Book Trust and Artlink representatives to explore how carer experiences and Angel Wings.
To get the discussion going we looked at these questions:
- What would I say to my 8 year old self – about being a young carer?
- If your teachers/friends understood what being a young career involved how would that change or have changed your situation?
- What would you say to a class of teachers and pupils and what would you like them to do in response?
-How would you like people to react to a family member with disability acting, sounding and looking different?
Following the discussion we are now working on developing a ‘reading/media list’ created and informed by young carers. If you have any ideas then sign up and post a comment!
The director of the Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations Council, Ella Simpson used Angel Wings for her book group. This is what she said:
“Angel Wings stimulated some of the most interesting, intense and thoughtful discussions that we have had at the my book group. We marvelled at the Anne Donovan’s ability to transport us so quickly into the world of a 7 year old boy and her use of language. Tess Wood’s design is a masterpiece which completely fits the whole book and the graphics so fitted the “Mammy paints stuff inside everything in her pictures” narrative. The wrap round cover is a wonderful.”
Find out more about our work with the West Lothian Young Carers Partnership supported by the Scottish Mental health and Film Festival. Just follow this link: http://wp.me/p1tkqp-2C
ANGEL WINGS is an Artlink initiative which commissions contemporary writers to address real life issues through the use of fiction. Artlink's work stems from the belief that participation in the arts plays an important role in achieving social change and personal goals.
On the 24th of May 2011 we had a great discussion event at the Scottish Book Trust. Bringing together carers, carer organisations, the author, teachers, Scottish Book Trust and Artlink representatives to explore how carer experiences and Angel Wings.
To get the discussion going we looked at these questions:
- What would I say to my 8 year old self – about being a young carer?
- If your teachers/friends understood what being a young career involved how would that change or have changed your situation?
- What would you say to a class of teachers and pupils and what would you like them to do in response?
-How would you like people to react to a family member with disability acting, sounding and looking different?
Following the discussion we are now working on developing a ‘reading/media list’ created and informed by young carers. If you have any ideas then sign up and post a comment!
We would also like to work with teachers and develop reading lists for teachers. If you are interested get in touch!
The director of the Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations Council, Ella Simpson used Angel Wings for her book group. This is what she said:
“Angel Wings stimulated some of the most interesting, intense and thoughtful discussions that we have had at the my book group. We marvelled at the Anne Donovan’s ability to transport us so quickly into the world of a 7 year old boy and her use of language. Tess Wood’s design is a masterpiece which completely fits the whole book and the graphics so fitted the “Mammy paints stuff inside everything in her pictures” narrative. The wrap round cover is a wonderful.”
The Teacher Toolkit is now available from the Downloads page.
Find out more about our work with the West Lothian Young Carers Partnership supported by the Scottish Mental health and Film Festival. Just follow this link: http://wp.me/p1tkqp-2C