Vashti's Visit

BRGS began the summer term by welcoming author of Brightstorm Vashti Hardy to work with our Year 7 students.

Vashti delivered an assembly where she shared her own story of how she discovered that she could dare to be a writer; of how the tales of real life adventurers such as Ernest Shackleton and Amelia Earhart inspired her to take her own adventure through her imagination and create the Brightstorm world.

Through the day Vashti worked with every Year 7 form. She took them deeper through her own creative process and showed them how to fully use all their senses when writing. She taught them how to create a range of exciting characters that really stand out on the page as well as getting them writing to music to inspire more vivid imagery. We were all really impressed with the students’ engagement and creativity.

During lunch Vashti was also available to chat informally to students in the Learning Resources Centre and answer any questions they had.  She also signed over 70 copies of ‘Brightstorm’ and students were excited to go home and start reading!

Mrs Kirk, LRC Manager said:  "It’s a riveting read, I keep being stopped in the corridor by students to tell me how hooked they are."