Writing with children

I have been contracted to work on a project called A Map of a Dream of the Future. I am being employed as a writer going to primary schools to run creative writing workshops for 10 - 12 year olds. In these workshops I am to help the students write up their ideas about climate change, resilience, and living in Tasmania, and vision what their lives will be like in another 40 years taking into account all of these elements. I am very interested to hear what the children have to say as I am sure it will really illuminate my understanding of the world.

I have been hunting some literature to read to help me come up with exciting, thought provoking workshops for the students. So far I have come across a little library of books about teaching using the Steiner method. Steiner specialises in helping children to free their imagination so I can way to get my teeth into reading these books. I sure it will be good soulfood for my imagination too.