Class 2H have been working with German designer and founder of Katinka Press, Nina Katzmarski, over several weeks to create and publish their own childrens book.
Everything from font to pictures, even story structure, has been decided on by the class.
"Some (kids) in the class would already make stories themselves; they had a very good understanding about how to create a story but to create a book is a very complex product" says Ms Katzmarski.
"It was not so much about teaching them extremely new things, it was more about putting their wonderful ideas together and work together as a group. This is what this book is about; each page consists of elements from maybe 20 children. It's really wonderful to think that everybody, together, made a book that by itself no one could have done alone."
Class teacher Richard Hutcherson says that the program has been beneficial exercise for his class, with the children coming together in the decision making process.
"The actual building of the story was like a campfire exercise. Everyone was sitting in a circle and they had to keep the story going as they went around. We scribed the story; we massaged the story between Nina and myself. We knocked a few things out; the zombie apocalypse has to go. But we've ended up with something that's a coherent and interesting yarn."
"It's a real bonding exercise for the kids. They have to take turns, they have to appreciate other people's points of view and they have to make decisions. The decision making process has been very democratic, there was a lot of hands up"
With the book close to completion, Ms Katzmarski says that while not all decision was unanimous, the book has helped the class learn an important lesson in teamwork.
"Some children didn't like the penguin which got chosen as the main character, but it's not about the individual tastes. It's about working together as a group."
The book will be available in October, at the schools colonial fair.
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