Last Tuesday there was quite a lot of excitement in Denmark’s Civic Centre.  Our first High School production was performed in front of a sell out crowd.  It was such a wonderful experience for the students who had worked tirelessly to learn lines, step out of their comfort zones and work collaboratively as a group to entertain the mass crowd.

Sets were built, costumes made and our merry pilgrims took to the stage like seasoned thespians.  They danced, entertained and played beautiful music.  The students worked together backstage to set beautiful scenes and bring Geoffrey Chaucer's famous 'Canterbury Tales' to life.

The famous pilgrimage set in the Common Era was chosen from their Medieval History studies.  Tales were told along the way to entertain the pilgrims and the Class 7 students certainly created a comedic feast for us all.  I was so very proud of them.

It was a wonderful celebration of a rich curriculum, a fabulous group of students and the gift of story.  Thank you everyone for your attendance, support and fabulous reviews!  Moments like this create a real sense of school community.

Thank you to my husband Mick who built the most amazing set screens, on wheels and with blackboards.  The children certainly appreciated the ease of which they were able to be maneuvered around stage.  Also to Jewels and Rebekah for your coordination and organization, to our soup and sweet makers and to Lesley and Vicky who weathered the storm in the kitchen.  And thank you to those who helped with the pack up and the cleaning, Jewels, Ros, Rebekah, Hendy, Mick, Angie, Gavin, Mike and Sam.

I received a beautiful bunch of flowers made by our Rosie as a gift from the parents.  They are just beautiful, thank you.

Robyn

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