About words and Pictures

Words and pictures is an ongoing project where pictures by children are collected from one school in the world and responded to with writing and stories by school children from schools in another country. So far children from sudan, Australia, china and INdia have been involved in the project.

The Words and Pictures model originates from the concept developed and coordinated by Professor Maureen Ryan, Dr Sarah Tartakover and Debbie Qadri at Victoria University, Melbourne Australia and is part of the ongoing activities of Gallery Sunshine Everywhere www.gallerysunshine.com

Three projects have so far been completed and are documented on this website.

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Kassala / Melbourne

This project features drawings by Eritrean refugee children from Aaidun and Nidal Elementary in Kassala, South East Sudan, with accompanying stories written by children of Flemington Primary School, Melbourne Australia.

The aim of this project is to stimulate links between students from the schools, and through the sharing of the pictures and stories to develop a deeper understanding of each other’s culture, beliefs and living conditions. 

The project has grown out of the gift of art work produced by Eritrean refugee children in Aaidun and Nidal Elementary and brought to Melbourne by Mr Anwar Alishek from the Eritrean Australian Humanitarian Aid (EAHA), a Melbourne Rotarian supporting Eritrean refugees in Sudan.

Some of the drawings and accompanying stories  were exhibited at Gallery Sunshine Everywhere in 2015.

 http://www.gallerysunshine.com/2015_Exhibitions/Pages/14_Jun_2015.html#grid

This is a joint project of Gallery Sunshine Everywhere, College of Education, Victoria University and the Eritrean Australian Humanitarian Association, facilitated by Sarah Tartakover, Maureen Ryan and Anwar Alishek.

This project was supported by the Victorian Multicultural Commission and will continue into 2016 with support from Brimbank City Council.

There is a pdf of the first book printed in this series available for download: https://app.box.com/s/pb2p9cmsjn520z10ebct71cwaf244m8m

the stories and pictures are documented on this website, follow the links below:

http://wordsandpicturesprojects.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/the-magnificent-house-and-other-stories.html

http://wordsandpicturesprojects.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/2-monsters-and-other-stories.html

http://wordsandpicturesprojects.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/3-two-boys-and-mountain-and-other.html

http://wordsandpicturesprojects.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/4-red-and-blue-and-green-flags-blowing.html

http://wordsandpicturesprojects.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/5-on-bright-night-and-other-stories.html

http://wordsandpicturesprojects.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/6-places-that-are-amazing-and-other.html

http://wordsandpicturesprojects.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/7-from-depths-of-sea-and-other-stories.html

http://wordsandpicturesprojects.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/8-central-star-and-other-stories.html

http://wordsandpicturesprojects.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/9-magic-jar-and-other-stories.html

http://wordsandpicturesprojects.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/10-dude-named-bob-and-other-stories.html............................................................................................................................................................

SWIRL India / Australia




The Swirl Project produced three printed books and these are documented on the website. Links are below:

http://wordsandpicturesprojects.blogspot.com.au/2016/07/swirl-india.html

http://wordsandpicturesprojects.blogspot.com.au/2016/07/swirl-book-2.html

http://wordsandpicturesprojects.blogspot.com.au/2016/07/swirl-book-3-caranballac-p-9-and.html
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CHINA   AUSTRALIA

It draws together pictures produced by students mainly from Shenzhen Guangdong region in China. All their schools and kindergartens are listed below.

The accompanying words have been prepared by students at Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School, Harrison, Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

We acknowledge all the wonderful artists and story writers, their teachers and families and especially the support of Xu Mai, Susan Curbishley (Music Specialist), Mother Teresa Primary School and Sarah Brooke, (Victoria University). Xu Mai teaches Orff Schulwerk approach to music education across China and especially in the region of Shenzhen.

Contributing schools in Shenzhen Guangdong region, China:

BaiHua Primary School

California Kindergarten

Donghai Foreign Language Primary School

Elf Kindergarten

Huacheng Primary School

Jingtian Primary School

Jingxiu Primary School

Lianhua Ercun Kindergarten

Liyuan Primary School

Luofang Primary School

Luohu Jiaogong Kindergarten

LuohuHongKong People's Primary School

Meishan Primary School

Meiyuang Primary School

Mingde Experimental School 

Nanshan Foreign Language School

Qiaoxiang Foreign Language School

Shenzhen Experimental Kindergarten

Shenzhen Jinjing Kindergarten

Yinying Number 1 Kindergarten

Yuanlin Foreign Language Primary School

Zhicheng School

as well as

Shanghai First Kindergarten and

Collaborative International School, FoShan, GuangDong

The pdf version of the book is available at this link (please be wary of the large download size 34 Mb)

https://app.box.com/files/0/f/0/1/f_92198383453

below are hyperlinks to the pages on this website of stories and pictures from the China/ Australia project

http://wordsandpicturesprojects.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/in-my-red-amazing-house-and-other.html

http://wordsandpicturesprojects.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/saturday-august-13-2016-stories-from.html

http://wordsandpicturesprojects.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/stories-from-students-of-mother-teresa.html

http://wordsandpicturesprojects.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/i-always-love-good-circus.html

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