James Pillsbury, a member of the Jalaris team, is kindly supporting our video/evaluation work at Jalaris with his in-kind contribution, by housing us in his marsh-side bungalow for the month we are here. This is invaluable support, as the logistics of finding rental accommodation in Derby for the month were daunting to say the least. [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Thanks for the support!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Getting the kids perspective
Posted in Uncategorized on March 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Whilst interviewing the Kids involved with the kids garden has proven to be a lot of fun, it has also been quite challenging. Some interviews with the kids I grabbed inside whilst the kids were mostly involved in their play, some Katlyn did at her own initiative, and some Travis picked up whilst tailing kids [...]
Interview – Jasmine Francis
Posted in Uncategorized on March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So over the past few weeks we’ve tried to get interviews with the key players involved in the Kids Garden. Despite a busy schedule with the day to day running of the kids club, Education Co-ordinator Jasmine Francis agreed to give us her take on the kids club and we talked about the process of [...]
starting a collaboration …
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As we start filming around the Jalaris Kids center, it becomes clear some of the kids have plenty of experience with cameras, both in-front of and behind the lens. They need little encouragement to use the cameras to interview each other about their thoughts of the Kids Garden experience, and many are keen documenters, amazingly [...]
The Proposal
Posted in Uncategorized on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Click on the link below to open a pdf outline of the project proposal. I’ve included a schedule of works, a review of some similar projects operating locally and around the world, and also a short discussion of some of the fields that inform work of this nature … Assessment 1 pdf
Some Background on the Kids Garden
Posted in Uncategorized on March 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
During the dry season 2009, the Kids not only made their first plantings and prepared the beds, but also began the process of documenting their work by taking pictures and video. Below you can click to see some of the comic stories the kids made about the experience …