Education
As a registered charity, Wells Festival of Literature is entirely run by volunteers and funded by ticket sales, competitions, and our generous local sponsors and Friends. It is thanks to this support that the Education Team can help fund educational projects in local schools throughout the year. Enjoy the highlights from our varied projects during 2023, including our exciting Year 6 event in Cedars Hall, visits from authors, illustrators and poets, prizes, theatre trips, visits to Waterstones, book vending machines, book clubs, books for libraries and so much more.
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So much has happened over the past months thanks to the supporters of Wells Festival of Literature. Here are just a few of the exciting projects that have been possible.
In June Tracey Corderoy visited Axbridge First School, St Lawrence’s in Westbury-sub-Mendip, Draycott & Rodney Stoke First and Shipham First School.
Gareth P Jones spent two days with Shepton Mallet Infants, St John’s Glastonbury, Coxley Primary and St Cuthbert’s Infants. Gareth is a musician as well as an author, and the children loved his musical rendition of CinderGorilla, Snowy White and Rabunzel.
“We absolutely loved our author experience with Gareth yesterday! I did a whole school assembly today and followed it up with another text by Gareth.”
Natasha Hopkins, St John’s Infants
“I can’t thank you enough for inviting me to be a part of the Wells Festival of Literature. I had such a wonderful couple of days. I really appreciated all the hard work that goes into organising this and it was a pleasure to spend time with the whole team. At the last school we were there at home time, and it was amazing to see all those kids walking out clutching copies of my books.” Gareth P Jones
Ditcheat Primary School brought 7 children for a book shop visit on the 24th June. The Waterstones staff were very welcoming and helpful and the children had a lovely time and all went home clutching their new books.
Exciting Update!
St Benedict’s School, Glastonbury has their new book vending machine in place this Autumn.
