The escape

Artem - Stage 10 March 2023 Short story competition submission I didn't want to do it, I felt it was wrong, but there was no other way, I needed to get the money for my family. A weird feeling awakened inside me, I knew we wouldn´t get away with this, or at least not all...

Futuristic narrative opening

Artem - Stage 10 May 2023A futuristic narrative opening designed to create a strong atmosphere, inspired by 1984 and The Pedestrian. As the fog pushed down from the sky, covering the city and concealing the skyscrapers in the mysterious, depressing void, raindrops fell like tears from where long ago the sun would shine brightly. Alexander...

Are humans the main threat to endangered species?

Artem - Stage 9 April 2022 A Global Perspectives Checkpoint individual research project on the topic of biodiversity and ecosystem loss. Grade: Gold “Endangered species, any species that is at risk of extinction because of a sudden rapid decrease in its population or a loss of its critical habitat” (Dublin, N.D.). Animals and plants keep...

Wildfires – A podcast

Artem, Jack, Grigore and Pablo M - Stage 9 October 2021 A Global Perspectives group project on wildfires. https://youtu.be/AVntXT4Mwik

Lucky to be Killed

Artem - Stage 8. March 2021 A one-page story for the Planet Classroom competition. Genre: horror. Not suitable for young readers. Follow this link to see the e-book and hear the narration. I write this stuck up a palm tree, being chased by a mad swamp monster. My friend Kat and I were on a...

Where is the snow?

Artem - Stage 8. December 2020 An account of a sudden change in the weather, inspired by an excerpt from A Drink of Water by Samuel Selvon. The time when there was no snow in Russia and everything was grey and sad, it was lethal to the looks and feelings of the country. It felt as if New Year...

Abandoned Office

Artem - Stage 8. September 2020 You see a rusty door with a big crack in the middle. You think it is safe, but as you open it, it screams in agony and then breaks into pieces. You scream, but the sense of curiosity  moves you forward.  You can't really see anything because it is very dark...

I am

Artem - Stage 8. September 2020 I am an ambitious Capricorn who always progresses I wonder if the Earth will be peaceful I hear the voice in my head saying “Come on!” I see the world progressing in every way I want to know the truth about everything I am an ambitious Capricorn who always...

Snow

Artem - Stage 7. March 2020 Snow. What wonderful weather, isn't it? When everything is as shiny as Olympic medals and as cold as ice. A lot of people love this weather, but at the same time some people hate it and say that snow is as annoying as dust. But it is not true....

Further and further into the forest

Artem - Stage 7. March 2020 A short advert using 'advertising language'. Be brave and buy a ticket for an adventure into the most beautiful, exciting and unexplored forest. You will be accompanied by friendly, funny and fast-thinking professional explorers and your jaw will drop in amazement. You will see some of South America's most...