ABC Engagement Project at Riverstone HS

1. ABC SCHOOL TO WORK PROJECT
Riverstone High School
October 2011
2 days of training targeting skills for the production of the school magazine ‘Pebble’

2. Luke Wong talks about his
experiences as a
photographer and gives
the students some tips
about how to take a
quality photograph.

3. The students went outside to try out their photography skills.
Here they are loading their work onto the computers to
share and analyse their work.

4. The student’s photographs demonstrated many of the techniques
and tricks that Luke talked about with them.

8. Peter Longman talks
about how to get the
most from an
interview and showed
the students some
examples of both good
and poor interviews.
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9. The students gave their observations about the interviews that
Peter showed them and tested their own interviewing skills.

10. Louise helps the
students develop their
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skills in writing for
audio and video.

11. The students worked in groups to write the pieces for the
reporter and presenter to read on air.

12. The students showed off their presenting skills as reporters

13. Louise shows the
students some
breathing exercises
and how to warm up
their voices so they
can project it better.

14. It’s pretty funny but we will have a go.

15. Following Louise’s lead the students corrected their
posture and projected their voices while reading.

16. Kate Mc Mahon gives the students some tips they can
use for Riverstone High School’s school magazine ‘Pebble’ to
improve the visual appeal.

17. THANKS TO THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING
CORPORATION STAFF
AND RIVERSTONE HIGH SCHOOL
STAFF AND STUDENTS