Once again, students of Heathfield Community College have thrown themselves into a new challenge that allows them to express their creativity and insightful understanding of the world around them. This time, the opportunity came in the form of a national poetry competition from Young Writers. They set a rather open brief where the students could write any form of poetry as long as it was on the theme of empowerment.
We have been absolutely blown away by some of the phenomenal poetry our students have produced, as were the competition judges. Ten students from Years 8-11 have had their poems chosen to be printed in the Young Writers poetry collection, which is thanks to their mature approach to such a broad topic.
Some of the issues they chose to write about were insightful and sophisticated, such as what it’s like to be a young woman in today’s society and the struggles of mental health conditions; others included rather sardonic portrayals of our current political landscape. Their chosen topics showed such a breadth of understanding of the world with maturity far beyond their years.
We, as a college, are extremely proud of their success in the competition but even more so of their ambition and enthusiasm to push themselves!