Students are able to develop their English written and oral skills through planning and creating articles and conducting interviews and reports.

Little journalists had complete control in deciding what their article would be about, independence in researching and planning their pieces and appropriate support in arranging and organising all of their produced writing.

Not only have they worked on their critical thinking skills to analyse research they have found to write their articles, they also have been pushed to broaden their perspectives and write articles that are inclusive, informative and sensitive to their audience (their fellow schoolmates).

Students have excelled in little journalists. In such a short time frame, each student has researched, written and edited at least two articles on a wide range of topics; they have presented a news report on camera from the research they have done; and have collaborated with other journalists to plan and create interesting and accurate articles that are appropriate and relevant for their readers.

Students have conducted numerous interviews with what could be considered intimidating guests, such as the Principal Miss Au, parents and other students.

The fact that an entire newspaper was created with writing and visuals alike, in such a small amount of time encapsulates the students confidence, efficiency and enjoyment they get from little journalists. The improvement in students ability to take initiative in deciding what they want to write about and having complete autonomy over what and how they write it is very clear. In a limited time frame these students, who had little to no experience writing articles or news related pieces, were able to creatively select relevant topics, research it and write genuinely impressive work. Not only this, some were able to stand in front of a camera and deliver fluent and natural news reports.