Bring the Magic into Your Classroom
Meet the Australian curriculum needs with no extra work to you. starting from $10/student
Learning Outcomes
- Develop compelling narratives through exploration of story structure, character development, and plot progression.
- Utilise improvisation techniques to spark creativity and overcome writer’s block.
- Enhance communication skills by crafting dialogue and descriptions that bring stories to life.
- Apply design thinking principles to explore, refine, and prototype a book, learning the importance of iteration and feedback.
- Understand the basics of illustration and graphic design, learning how to visually represent stories and create a cohesive layout.
- Gain experience in physical and/or digital book assembly, integrating traditional and modern techniques.
- Engage in group activities that foster teamwork, encouraging collaboration on story ideas, illustrations, and design choices.
- Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills by giving and receiving constructive feedback and refining their work based on input.
- Build confidence and communication skills by presenting their finished book, showcasing their creative journey.
- Empower children to take creative risks, embrace mistakes as learning opportunities, and trust their unique voices.
- Build self-confidence by completing and presenting a finished book, celebrating their achievements in storytelling and design.
I can't do what you do, get them to hold their ideas to use later, to connect them in different ways. So fabulous!
Ms. H., primary school librarian
The program resonates a lot with our gifted and high potential students
Ms. W., school Principal
My students are often so disengaged. They can't imagine anymore. It's so important to see them creating from abstract ideas
Ms. F., high school tutor
Primary School
Our incursions are thoughtfully designed to support the Australian Curriculum's learning areas and general capabilities. Design & Technology, Visual Arts, Creative and Critical Thinking, English and Literacy are intertwined in one incursion content from Foundation to Year 6.
Available for one period (1.5-2hrs) or full day. Click below for details and curriculum links.
K-2
This hands-on 2D creative practice uses visual art process and materials to develop their skills in visual communication by observing, reflecting and responding to a variety of prompts. . They learn to share, present, give and receive constructive feedback.
Curriculum Links
Foundation:
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Years 1 and 2:
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3-6
Students will understand the process of creating a book from writing to illustrating it, learning graphical representation techniques to convey ideas and improve visual and written communication skills.
Curriculum Links
Stage 2
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Secondary College - High School
With an added level of autonomy, the program offers an outlet to explore what it would be to become an author and to see that even creative arts need to have a structured way of working.
It also serves as an emotional outlet when they're given a space to express freely within the written and illustrated form.
Years 7-10
They generate, design and structure their work to communicate their ideas, process and solutions to the character's challenges. They learn to document the process of their thinking and analyse the works of others and their own.
Curriculum Links
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Years 11-12
Working in parallel to HSC creative writing needs, our focus for years 11 and 12 is to reduce stress related to the creation and stablish tools for them to create freely yet following a structure that can be used when they're under pressure.
By creating their own stories, they are better equipped to put in practice and understand a varied stylistic choices, language use, the unique characteristics and similarities of imaginative texts with other types. They learn strategies for planning, drafting, editing and proofreading.
Curriculum links
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Teacher Training
Our Teacher Training Program is designed especially for teachers or early childhood educators who want to spark creativity, build literacy skills, and nurture imagination in their students.
Through practical, hands-on techniques, you’ll learn how to transform your lesson into a storytelling experience that engages children while learning about character, setting, plot, story structure and writing process to align with the curriculum. Whether you’re looking to enrich your classroom practice or discover new ways to inspire young minds, this program will give you the tools and confidence to do just that.
Empower your teaching.
Inspire your students.
Make storytelling part of everyday curriculum learning.
Ready to bring your literacy classes to life? Our next foundations class is coming soon in October 2025
Who am I?
Trained at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama and having studied under renowned figures in children’s literature, including Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, I bring a wealth of experience and passion to inspire and empower young minds. With a unique blend of skills from over twenty-two years in sustainable architecture and urban design, along with my deep love for reading, writing, and illustration, I offer a cross-disciplinary approach to nurturing creativity in children.
I created Saci Books to give children a platform to bring their own stories to life, combining my passion for literature with a belief in the power of storytelling to inspire confidence, curiosity, and self-expression.
Through Saci Books, I aim to nurture young voices and make publishing an accessible and exciting journey for every child.
I am proud to have published The Boy Who Didn’t Like the Night and Who Has the Key to Lockdown as the first step in creating Saci Books.
As an Amazon #1 bestseller and a published author in the esteemed literary magazine Puentes Review, I am committed to providing a rich and engaging learning experience that fosters both imagination and critical thinking.
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