SCHOOL PROFILES

School: Buderim Mountain State School QLD

Division: Story-Dance Division 3 – State Winner 2005 – National Title Nominee

Item Coordinators: Wendy Richards, Judi Allen-Ankins, Pam Toms

Students involved in 2005: 110 year six and seven students

History with Wakakirri: A Wakakirri item every two years since ’99; State Winners 2003 with “From Zero to Hero”; State Winners 2005 with “Forbidden Fruit”

Thoughts on REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
“The first time we did Wakakirri we didn’t put much emphasis on reusing at all, but continued exposure to Wakakirri’s guidelines, philosophies, judging criteria and the materials provided by Eco-Zone have really taught our school that you can produce winning performances on minimal budgets. Our last item was made up entirely of borrowed and reused sets, props and costumes. This year (2005) we again put a lot of effort into reusing as much as possible. When we sat down and wrote out the list of things we’ve sourced even we were amazed! We have adopted Wakakirri’s philosophies in other areas of the school and this often comes through at our ‘sharing parades’. At these parades we’re able to reach a wide cross-section of the parent community and educate them that creative arts activities aren’t about how much you spend, rather they’re about teamwork, process and the challenge of working with little or no budget. Our parents have become terrific ‘reusers’ and are only too happy to get in and get their hands dirty to help us out. We also think that one of the best things about reusing an borrowing is the fact that it takes so much pressure off us by reducing the amount of time normally spent on sets, props and costumes, leaving more time for work on the Story-Dance itself.”

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