Deirdre Russell-Bowie - Researching At-Risk Youth, Literacy and the Creative Arts in Austrailia

I just read an amazing article from the Reclaiming Children and Youth Journal (Spring, 2005) which talked about the work of Deirdre Russell-Bowie in New South Wales. She is an associate-professor in creative arts education at the University of Western Sydney, Austrailia.

Recently, she organized an innovative art exhibition for eighteen students from grades four to six. She called this, My Community: The Power of Story.

I was so gripped by this article - and the sense of a kindred spirit working toward similar goals halfway around the world, that I had to find out more. It's great to find others who are seeking to reclaim youth in other parts of the world.

Steve