About Light Reading House - For the Primary/Secondary/Teens
Thank you for finding out more about Light Reading House!
I really hope that you like what you find, and that you can get something out of the organisation for YOU!
The whole point of LRH is to give creative outlets to young people. Not like school, which is largely driven by the teachers/principals/government etc. This is driven by You. The idea is, You attend a workshop, have a few laughs, get creative, and..... create something that is totally You!! It might be a story, a poem, a comic, a horror, a letter. Whatever it is, it will be your own ideas and your own work. If You want to, You will be able to submit your work to get published! How cool is that?!
If you like the idea of getting busy creating something, being heard and doing something meaningful, then have a look at our Workshops. Come along in the next school holidays to see what we are all about, or talk to your teachers about having an incursion at your school.
We can't wait to see you at the Lighthouse and to see your ideas come to life!
I really hope that you like what you find, and that you can get something out of the organisation for YOU!
The whole point of LRH is to give creative outlets to young people. Not like school, which is largely driven by the teachers/principals/government etc. This is driven by You. The idea is, You attend a workshop, have a few laughs, get creative, and..... create something that is totally You!! It might be a story, a poem, a comic, a horror, a letter. Whatever it is, it will be your own ideas and your own work. If You want to, You will be able to submit your work to get published! How cool is that?!
If you like the idea of getting busy creating something, being heard and doing something meaningful, then have a look at our Workshops. Come along in the next school holidays to see what we are all about, or talk to your teachers about having an incursion at your school.
We can't wait to see you at the Lighthouse and to see your ideas come to life!
About Light Reading House - For The Parents/Teachers/Adults
Thanks for finding out more about my passion and creation, Light Reading House! I have been working on ways to start out on this journey for quite some time - the idea for the organisation came while I was at home with my new-born daughter, who recently turned 10! With a young family and a full time job, it has taken some time to gather momentum and resources to step out and actually do this. But now it's happening, and I'm so glad that you're on the road with us!
As a teacher I often see young people seeking a disingenuous kind of validation. Whether it is through saying what is deemed "cool", or posting something on social media that will get the most likes, our young people continually look for ways that they can be heard. What LRH aims to do, is to shine light (hence the lighthouse!) on what young people have to say, for them to see that perhaps they don't have to conform, they don't have to measure their self-worth on the likes that they get or whether they give in to peer pressure. We aim to encourage literacy through critical and creative thinking, as we believe that a strong self-worth will lead to confidence in learning and increase in skills like literacy. We aim to do this through authentic, real-world projects that see their ideas come to life.
We want young people to see the same value in their ideas that we do! So at Light Reading House we provide opportunities that allow creativity to flourish.