Tara Murray
Aireys Inlet Primary School pupils have turned into movie creators as part of a Regional Arts Victoria program in schools.
The six month program resulted in Rebecca Hosking and Scarlet Sykes-Hesterman visiting the school to create learning programs and materials about the film industry throughout the medium of stop motion animation.
School principal Jennifer Abel said the pupils absolutely loved the project.
“It is something fun for the kids after the last 18 months, where a lot has been pulled out from under them,” she said.
“It is something quite different to experience and Rebecca and Scarlet have worked with the kids and it has been absolutely fantastic.
“It’s been something the kids have looked forward to and it has helped keep them on track.”
Ms Abel said it had been really good to link the program with one of their core topics they had been studying, sustainability.
As part of the filming, pupils had been able to go to the nearby beach and sanctuary.
“The kids haven’t been able to go on excursions,” she said.
“We want to send a message to others about sustainability. What they’ve been able to do is quite creative.”
The school had planned to have a big launch of the films, but that is set to be online due to the pandemic.
The stop motion animation of marine creatures by the grade five and six students will be entered in the BoardRiders Sustainability Challenge.
