Keston CofE Primary School Victorian Project

These are some comments from pupils following the specialist schools project at the school on Monday. Yesterday some Hayes students came to our school and helped us make a DVD on Victorians (children at work). I was a flower seller on the street. They didn’t give us a script; we had to write our own. The Hayes students were very nice and helpful. When we were filming I tried to have a great big loud and confident voice!

I learned my lines really easily because the Hayes students helped me remember them. I loved dressing up and I also found out that lots of words we use today did not exist in Victorian times. I didn’t like being on camera but the Hayes students I was working with helped me forget it was even there. I loved doing the drama exercises we did. I loved doing the scene in school because it was so good. I loved the whole day. Thank you.

It was fun because they helped us a lot with the language, writing and the play script. The Hayes students were good, the people who we had were called Tom and Jack. Both of them were very nice. We did the Dr Barnardo scene. The ragged children were Joe, Jansen and Billy. Harry was Jim Jarvis and Nathan was Carrots and I was Dr Barnado. Everyone who took part looked magnificent. I learnt all about the camera and all the things you do with it. The Hayes students helped me write the script and also pointed out little things, like interesting words, that I could add to make it more interesting. The Hayes students taught me you should not be scared of doing something different and to not be afraid if you get something wrong. I loved doing the camera work and the instructions and everything else we did that morning.

-Keston CofE Primary Students