Acrostic Poems & Haiku 

7 Oct 2023 | Saturday | 11:30am-1:00pm

for 8-11 year olds 

Course Description

Poetry and music has the power to express emotions, create cohesion, and suggest an identity. They have great educative power, and are expressive mediums that have highly therapeutic effects on the mind.

In this workshop, children will be introduced to acrostic poems and haiku through examples, and exercises to develop keen observation, use of the senses, thoughtfulness and awareness.

They will then be guided to either an acrostic poem or Haiku.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the workshop, students will be able to:

1. understand the basics of poetry

2. demonstrate the ability to be creative and think out of the box

3. finish a poetry art that will be displayed at the Carrickfergus Museum in Dec 2023

About The Voices of Children

The Voices of Children is a poetry and music composition project that encourages the appreciation of words and music among children.

Learn more: bit.ly/thevoicesofchildren