Student Projects
View latest projectsHere you can see the work produced by students at ABE
Suenita worked with her mum to produce these poems based on their own experiences.
The music group at the Ability Centre took part in the Inked music work shops. Here is their song "Colours".
Callum took part in the Inked music work shops and wrote this song.
Val wrote this poem as a tribute to her friend Sandra.
This student was very impressed when she read this book as her comments will show.To her it meant that she can fulfill her goals.
These are some book reviews written by Leanne from the Wednesday Morning Group at Bathgate Community Centre.
Stewart has been working on his research skills and using them to find out more about current affairs.
David has been working on the 6 book challenge. He likes to write about horses.
Nasira loves poetry but finds it hard to write a poem in English. After lots of hard work and the use of a rhyming dictionary she was able to produce two lovely poems.
A selection of photographs and art work from the art workshops.
Samantha and Stephen interviewed the retiring Chief Executive as he paid a final visit to the Adult Learning Centre
Working together to acieve an SQA qualification.
Mike has just joined ABE. He loves animals and this is shown in his first piece of creative writing.
Also read Mike's poem about Chips.
Shane is enjoying different types of reading. Recently, he has been looking at poems and has been inspired enough to write one for himself.
ABOUT ME - This is Zetoon's second goal. She wanted to develop her writing skills by writing a story about herself.
THE MUSLIM TRADITIONS OF RAMADAN AND EID - Zetoon has been working on developing her writing skills. She decided to write about Ramadan and Eid explaining what these Muslim traditions mean.
James planned and wrote this Doctor Who adventure for his children to improve his writing skills.
Billy has written a piece about his love of angling.
Sandra is taking part in the Six Book Challenge and loved this book. She had never written a book review before so set herself another challenge by doing just that and developing her writing skills.
Billy has been reading a book titled "The Fire". During discussion with his tutor, he said that he wondered what had happened to the cat. The cat was mentioned at the beginning of the story but the reader isn't told what then happens to the cat. Billy wrote his ending . . . .
Mark has already written a book review. He loves watching films so decided to share his thoughts about a film named Shifty.
Lee has been working on creative writing. Here is some of her latest work.
Tony had a memorable trip to France in the summer and set himself the challenge of writing about it.
Mark is a new student and this book review gave lots of 'firsts': the first book he read; his first piece of writing and the first time he used a computer in his learning. Mark wanted to share his thoughts.
The Clan Gathering held in June 2009 was an experience Shugg will never forget. She decided to write about her memories of the day.
Students in the Knightsridge Group decided to mark the end of the Year of the Homecoming by composing an acrostic poem.
Tricia wanted to practice her essay writing skills so we set an essay title which related to her childcare experience.She learned planning, drafting and editing skills.
Sharlotte loved this book and wanted to recommend it to others. She also felt writing a review would help develop her writing skills.
The group designed a survey which was completed by 69 ABE students. They then collated the data and have produced a report.
Carrie had never thought about doing a book review before this. She was working on her spelling so the piece had to be planned proof read and corrected before final copy was made.
Garrion is a volunteer in the Cool Club and wanted to write about it.
My goal was to improve my writing. I am a fan of Rab C Nesbitt and wanted to write about him. I also wanted to prove to myself that I could write.
As A.B.E's contribution to 'Homecoming Scotland', the Back Chat Book Club held a 21st century Burns Evening with speeches from book club members which reflected the sentiments of Burns , while placing them in a modern setting.
Here are the main highlights. We hope to produce a booklet version by the Summer to be kept in our library.
Charlene loved her Drama class and wanted to write about it.
Lee loves dogs and has always had one. She wanted to write a poem about her dog Rubin.
Gary's goal has been to improve his reading skills. To support this he has joined the library and is now a regular visitor borrowing books to support his learning. Gary has written a couple of book reviews to encourage others to do the same.
Emma wrote her own acrostic poem about winter after her group had written one together.
Have you ever wondered why someone chooses to improve their skills?
Read Colin's story to find out:
Sue wrote this piece for the Book Club Mystery Evening after a trip to the local library
Annette has written a piece about Eastenders' character, Ian Beale.
Zoe gives us information on the Race for Life, next month.
Emma and Lee wrote an acrostic about spring as part of their group work.
Lillian wrote this piece, about the birth of her son, to practise her handwriting skills.
Joan was lucky enough to spend time visiting friends, in New Zealand. This piece of writing describes her experience.
A group of mums from Armadale and Blackridge wrote this book to share experiences with other parents. Here's the finished article
Ryan's group have been learning about Germany. He's even managed to pick up some of the lingo!
Find out about Zoe's experience of the Tall Ships Challenge.
Check out Mark's hobbies. He's a bit of a daredevil!
Find out how Graham's coping with having a new addition to the household.
Lee tells us a bit about her life and hobbies.
Sandy wanted to improve her essay writing skills to prepare for college. She decided on the subject for this essay then researched, planned and wrote it.
Listen to and read Graham's tales of a lucky escape and his dinner break at work.
Trainees at Blackburn Local Employment Scheme have been exploring their literacy learning through art. They created photos and artwork to make a display board for the training centre.
