Programmes Beyond the Centre

Rural & Metropolitan Residence Programme

The Fremantle Children's Literature Centre aims to make literature more accessible to all students from Pre-Primary to Year 12, in a happy and stimulating environment. Although based in the historic Fremantle Prison Hospital, the Centre regularly carries out residences in rural and metropolitan schools and libraries.

These residences consist of the Centre's experienced Education Officers conducting stimulating workshops focusing on literature, writing and illustration. They include full exhibitions of original artwork, drafts, preliminary and other materials from Australian Children's and Young Adult Picture Books.

The following information details the requirements needed to carry out a residence.

Physical Requirements 

  1. One classroom-sized cleared quiet area for set up of the exhibitions, per presenter
  2. 8 - 10 carpet covered boards to which velcro can be attached (10 - 12 pin up boards are a second best alternative)
  3. Whiteboard, markers and eraser
  4. 3 display tables
  5. If required, access to a class set of chairs and tables or class set of clipboards for students to lean on
  6. If required, students to bring lead pencils
Staff at the Fremantle Children's Literature Centre will plan your residence to suit the needs of your students. For some workshops, additional materials may be needed. These may include such things as a data projector and screen, access to a photocopier and access to water.

Session Times 

Sessions can be arranged to suit your school timetable. The most convenient arrangement is 3 sessions per day ie. start of school until recess, recess until lunch and lunch until the end of the day.

It would be appreciated if the following points could be taken into consideration when planning timetables:
  1. Allocate the longer sessions to the older classes
  2. Timetable similar year levels together, eg. junior primary classes one day, middle primary classes another day etc.
  3. If more than one exhibition is being used during the residence, please allow time for the exhibitions to be changed.

Other Considerations 

It is important that students are not shown the exhibition book(s) before participating in a session, although we encourage teachers to read other books by the same author or illustrator, to the students. Please ensure all teachers are aware of this.

So that the knowledge acquired during the sessions can be optimised, it is desirable that each class is accompanied by their classroom teacher. However, if this is not possible, another teacher must be present to fulfill Duty of Care Requirements. Many teachers consider these sessions to be Professional Development and a rare opportunity to observe the individual responses of their students. Detailed teachers' notes, ensuring appropriate follow-up activities, will be provided.

Costs 

Fee: $700.00 (plus $70.00 GST) per day per resident

Travel: (as appropriate) kilometre rate @ 80 cents per km (to be advised by Centre staff after residence); cost of car hire and petrol; airfares; taxi fares

Accommodation and Meals: To be provided by the school during country residences. It would be appreciated if a light lunch could be provided, eg. sandwich and juice.

Payment: An invoice will be forwarded to the school shortly after the completion of a residence. Your cheque should be made out to the Fremantle Children's Literature Centre Inc. Prompt payment is requested.

Cancellation Fee: A full cancellation fee will be charged if notice is given less than a term prior to the visit (excluding school holidays). This fee is applicable because the Centre is unable to absorb the cost of such cancellations.

Sharing favourite illustrations with partner
Sharing favourite illustrations with partner
An image from The Viewer
An image from The Viewer by Gary Crew and Shaun Tan, one of the many travelling exhibitions available
Poetry writing inspired by Ernie Dances to the Didgeridoo
Poetry writing inspired by Alison Lester's Ernie Dances to the Didgeridoo