She explained the outline of the project, collecting memories and sound recordings of old girls memories of their time at Southend High.
Damien asked the students to think about when the school will be 150. She presented the idea of the current students coming back and what kind of legacy they could leave their school.
We looked at a selection of previous work Damien had been involved in.
Talked about 'sound memories'.
Oral memories that aren't written down, what is important? Bending rules, changing uniform, rolling skirt bands over. Trying to find the stories.
How has this room changed over 20 years? It wasn't here! How will it be in 20 years time?
What might people want to know in the future about how the school is now?
Discussed the work of Essex archive and the different types of recordings. They have records of meetings and planning but no oral history or sound recordings.
Archival- about an event that has happened
Environmental- about surroundings which can show how things have changed. A sense of atmosphere. and recordings, discussed the example of police sirens.
Oral history.
The Group splits.
One to record environmental sounds, the other devised questions to ask old girls and trialed them on a group of soon to be old girls in Year 13.
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