A unique DVD of six children's stories was launched this week by Strabane District Council. Over sixty pupils and teachers attended from St Mary's Primary School, Cloughcor and Edwards Primary School, Castlederg. Each school and community group in the district will receive their own copy of the DVD.

This project is a follow on to the Peace Poster Project. It is based on the One Small Step campaign, which encourages us all to do everyday things to achieve reconciliation. These can involve being friendly to someone from a different community, reading a different newspaper or taking part in cross community activities.

During the project, pupils explored identity in a series of workshops. They discussed how different communities express themselves, what makes communities unique and some differences between their own communities and others. They learnt what a digital story is, created scripts, and chose music and sound effects, before working together to create their stories. This process was facilitated by the Verbal Arts Centre.

Speaking at the event, Councillor Thomas Kerrigan, Chairman of Strabane District Council said "The children are to be congratulated for their creativity and hard work. They clearly all enjoyed taking part in the project and judging by how well they worked together, the relationship between the two schools will continue to grow ".

The Community Relations Department would like to thank all those who were involved in the project - the schools, the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland who funded the project, the Verbal Arts Centre and in particular the children for their wonderful work.

For further information, contact
Sarah Lapsley
Education Services Coordinator
Verbal Arts Centre
Stable Lane
Bishop Street
Derry/Londonderry
BT48 6PU
(028) 71266946