Faifley Friends

Nil by Mouth extended the hand of friendship to two new neighbours today as part of Book Week Scotland.

Staff from the charity brought Scots Poet Thomas Clark along to the new Faifley shared campus to work with Primary 5 pupils from St Jospeh’s and Edinbarnet primary schools who moved into the building last month.  During the event the children had the chance to explore words in different languages, learn more about the life of a poet and read copies of the ‘Eejit Street’ comic which promotes Scots to a new generation.

Pupils from both schools mark Book Week Scotland with Thomas Clark

The event was sponsored by the Scottish Book Trust as part of Book Week Scotland, the national celebration of reading. This year’s theme is friendship and Nil by Mouth have been working with the schools over the past few months to help introduce pupils to one another in advance of the move, including running STEM events and delivering a talk on sectarianism to staff and contractors involved in the building of the Campus.

Nil by Mouth Director Dave Scott said:

‘It’s been a joy to visit the new campus and see how both schools are finding their new home. Shared campuses provide a unique opportunity for schools to work together on projects of shared interest and link in with groups like ours who seek to help young people better understand difference. Book Week Scotland is all about building friendships and it was lovely to see the kids mix so freely and happily with one another, which is testament to the positive way staff at both schools have approached this major milestone in their history.’