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WHITBY FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9,1986 PAGE 19 Program -encourages young writers By MIKE JOIN'STON Free Press Staff Chldren in schools Sthroughout the region of Durhamn are being given a chance to write their own short stories through the Children's Literary Guild. "The Guild is an association of children who share a genuine in- terest in writing," said Sandra Dean a primary teacher at E.A. Fair- man Public School in Whitby. Industry and univer- sities are finding that children coming out of school have poor writing skills and the writing guild gives them an op- portunity to do some ex- tra work on their wriing, according to Mrs. Dean. And writing is just what students at E.A. Fairman have been doing for the past few months. According to Jackie Field, a teacher at E.A. Fairman, the students have been writing and rewriting their steries for the past two months. The students choose their own tepics, developed their own characters and setting, and spent two weeks discussing the techniques of writing, said Mrs. Field, who, along with fellow teacher Carmen Robitalle, organized the program for the school. Everv student in the scheol wrote a story this year, said Mrs. Dean, and the French students wrote their stories in French. Stephanie Berry, Meghan Udali, Juliè Rosbttoni and teacher Joan Winter listen to Tracy Bryan as she reads her own short story, 'The Ski Tip in Colorado'. Public students througbout the Region of Durham stories, they have also been sharing them with fellow students. Every student in the school, frein grade one to grade eight, read and Durham Goldsin DIVISION 0F 58! "Craftsman & Deslgne 210 Brock St. S. Whltby, Ont. Li N 4K1 discussedi their stories with cother students, said Mrs. Dean, region-wide organizer for the Guild. Teachers, parents and students will be rIithwno 5710 ONT IN%3 er of Fine Jewellery" off on purchases & t pairs for seniors on Tuesdays For Free Estimates 1 Cali1 (416) 666-4612 have been writing stories for the past two months, with the best ta be presented on April 30 during education week. Free Press Staff Photo choosing the best of the authors and playwrights stories which will then who will talk to the be presented at the students about their Durham Conference on work. April 30 at Col. J.E. Future plans caîl for Farewell School as part the students of E.A. of Education Week. Fairman to read their It is called a con- stories to seniors at the ference because that is Fairview Lodge. Stories exactly what it is - a will also be published conference of children, and placed with said Mirs. Dean. libraries througheut the Also in attendance at area. the conference will be Big Brothers need vohinteers Oshawa-Whitby Big Brothers are in dire need of aduit maie volunteers to bie mat- ched up with close to 30 young boys on the organization's waiting list, said publicity direc- tor Terry DeGuerre last Friday. 'We had a screening meeting today and we were leoking lat the figures trying <to figure out just what we c ould do," said Mr. DeGuerre, e..) "Some of these kids have been on the waiting list for as long as six months. " A big brother, accor- ding to Mr. DeGuerre, is someene of upright character who is willing te spend about four heurs a week with a boy fromn a father-absent home. He must be a .minimum of 18 years ef age, willing to underge a police check' and prepared 'te make at least a twe year cem- mittinenitotehis ittle brother. Once the applicant' has been cleared by the screening committee, a process which can take up te, a menth, the committee then sets about matching up the new big brether with an apprepriate little brother. IIWe try te match up the interests of the big and little brothers as best we can. We don't match a littie brother who is studying art with a big brother whe likes te play basebal," said Mr. DeGuerre. Once a match has been made, Mr. DeGuerre said the erganizatien tries te stay eut of the picture as much as possible te allow the pair te pursue their ewn interests. The most important aspect of a big brother relatienship is the one- to-one interplay that evolves between the two and, apart frein oc- casienal checks te make sure everything is run- ning smoothly, the WH ITBY FAB R1CS Smocking & Quilting Classes CommoncingApriIl 5at 7 p.m. REGISTER NOW 215 D U NDAS'ST. 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