Sixth formers from Stoke Park Secondary School and youngsters from Stoke Primary School in Coventry have been working together on a film project, which has forged strong links between the two school councils.
Between 22-23 March, the group of six sixth formers and six primary school children went on a residential trip to Quorn Hall in Leicester.
The sixth formers trained the primary school children how to use the state-of-the-art video DV camera with mini DV tapes.
The primary school children went back to their school and filmed footage from around the school and events that take place outside the curriculum.
They interviewed the head teacher and filmed assemblies and activities in and around the school.
The tapes were then handed back to Stoke Park Secondary School and they were edited by the sixth formers at The Depot Studios, Coventry, with assistance from the studio staff.
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The primary aim of the project was to establish links between the school councils and the schools themselves, as many primary pupils move on to the secondary school.
The group of primary school children, two from year six and four from year five are on the school council.
It also helped to recognise the importance of extra-curricular activities in education and its role in citizenship.
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The film was submitted for The Sense of Place for schools competition and was the overall winner!
We congratulate both schools for all their outstanding achievements. They all worked very hard and were showed total dedication to the project.
Between 23 - 27 September, the BBC staged an exhibition at Millennium Point, Birmingham's new science and technology centre to mark the culmination of the BBC Sense of Place for Schools Competition.
The event, as part of Millennium Point's first birthday celebrations, featured work from schools from all over the West Midlands.
It also showcased the work on BBC WM, the BBC Birmingham website and the BBC Coventry and Warwickshire websites.
The children's work was displayed at the BBC's stand located in The Hub area of the giant complex in Birmingham's Eastside.
The schools from Coventry were invited to Millennium Point on Thursday 26 September for 1pm and spoke all about the project on Carl Chinn's show on BBC Radio WM.
Follow the links on the left to read more about the winners' exhibition and to see other work that has been submitted for the competition from Warwickshire schools.
If you would like to showcase work from your school or would like to write about issues that affect you as a young person, please contact us at the address on the right.
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