Tag: Tullos Primary
Day 2 of Mural Week
‘We have been making a mural and t-shirts with our names on the back. Painting us as Imagineers onto the board. We made slogans for adults. They said things like ‘Please pay attention to us’ as most adults go on their phones all the time, ‘Treat people with respect’ because we treat adults with respect and they should treat children the same. ‘Pick up your litter’ because Aberdeen won’t be a nice place if messy.’
Miriam, Sean-Paul and Aidan.
‘Our slogans said ‘Be more positive’ as some people like our teachers can be very negative. ‘I need care’ because some adults don’t care about their children. They can show they care by giving you what you need.’
Ben and Abdullah
Day 1 of Mural Week
‘Today we have started our mural. We have all week to complete it. We have been drawing buses, people, houses and dogs, imagining a better Aberdeen. It is nice being in a group of people and them being helpful to you and you helping them draw.’
Cody and Jamie
‘We are drawing ourselves as Imagineers on a landscape and then chalking out our sketches. I have been chalking slides coming out of a school and into a swimming pool. In my area the slides aren’t that good because people vandalise them. Making friends and meeting new people is my favourite thing about mural week.
Miriam and Ralfs
‘Being listened to gives us human dignity. My mum and my best friend listen to me. I’d like to draw them on the mural.’
Demi and Dylan
‘Being an Imagineer feels fun because you get to paint. Exciting because we’re going new places, meeting new children and painting a mural. Overwhelming but fun!’
Sean Paul, Tijana and Gabrielle
Imagineers!
What is Imagining Aberdeen?
A bit about our project…
Team day
Using the four school badges as inspiration for landscapes, the Imagineers made drawings together using ideas from the rest of their school pupils for what they imagined home, community, school and adults to be like in their lives.
‘The house we have drawn is big and the people inside are awesome’ Ben, Bramble Brae Primary School.
Using our imagination
Children from Tullos, Bramble Brae, Manor Park and Riverbank primary schools came together for the first time at Kaimhill Community together to start preparing for mural week. The 20 children are Imagineers, imagining Aberdeen as a happy, healthy and safe place for children to live. They talked about when they use their imagination and what they day dream about.
‘Watching tennis on the TV helps me imagine. I love Serena Williams and would like to play like her.’ Miriam, Manor Park Primary
‘We use our imagination when we are running and listening to music.’ Demi, Manor Park Primary and Lucy, Bramble Brae
‘When I am in my room I like to sit on my bed with my pets and write songs.’ Gabrielle, Riverbank Primary
When I close my eyes, ‘I imagine being in a jungle of instruments’. Demi, Tullos Primary.
Tullos Primary School Report
The Imagineer: Issue 1
A newsletter for children, families and the people of Aberdeen about the Imagining Aberdeen Project
Children’s Parliament is working with children from four Aberdeen City schools – Imagining Aberdeen as a place where children are healthy, happy, safe and doing their best at school.
So far 300 children have taken part in workshops at school where we have been thinking and talking together about some big ideas like human dignity. The children created an amazing new way to measure dignity – above is one their diagnometers.
In the next phase of the project 5 children from each of our 4 schools will work with artists and a film-maker to represent their vision for the city.
- Taking part from Bramble Brae Primary School are Ben, Jamie, Lucy, Shannon S and Tijana.
- Taking part from Riverbank Primary School are Gabrielle, Keira, Leo, Mikey and Ralfs.
- Taking part from Manor Park Primary School are Abdullah, Demi, Dylan, Malachy and Miriam.
- Taking part from Tullos Primary School are Katie, Demi, Sean-Paul, Aidan and Cody.
What’s next for our Imagineers?
The next part of the project with our team of 20 imagineers is taking place on the following days:
Wednesday, 18th May is TEAM DAY
We are getting the full team together for the first time! The 20 children will meet each other and the Children’s Parliament team of artists who will help them in their role as imagineers.
Monday 23rd to Friday 27th May is MURAL WEEK + DVD PROJECT
Over the course of this week, the children will create a large-scale mural that represents all of the ideas from the 300 children who took part in the school workshops. We are also making a short film to capture all the great ideas our imagineers have.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. You can contact Catrin or Colin on catrin@childrensparliament.org.uk and colin@childrensparliament.org.uk
The Imagining Aberdeen blog will be updated everyday during Mural Week with pictures and ideas from the participating children. You can get involved by leaving your own comments underneath the blog posts. It would be great to hear what you have to say!
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