Taylor River Writers Walk
On the 29th of October the first ECE written poem was unveiled to be a part of the Taylor River Writers Walk.
Huddled under umbrellas next to the Old Mill on the Taylor River the rain didn’t put anyone off. Students from both Springlands School and Mayfield Kindergarten opened the celebration with waiata. Several speeches followed to acknowledge how special this addition was to an already very well valued part of the Taylor River.
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- Springlands School
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- Mayfield Kindergarten
This year’s poem was a collaborative effort from the Marlborough Kindergarten Association. It combines the voices of multiple tamariki to share their message. Titled Te Awa o Omaka, it reads beautifully about what they value from the awa and how we need to look after it.
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- Poem unveiling
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- Te Awa o Omaka
This poem joins 21 other poems written by school students across Marlborough. They share a message of how important our waterways are. An initiative of Springlands School, this project started in 2010 and has now being running consistently for 14 years.
The Springlands School, Marlborough District Council, Geffory T Sowman and the community have all played a huge part in continuing this project and making it so successful.