Hay Festival for schools
Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2017
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The Hay Festival has also announced that for the first time this year, every primary and secondary school in Wales will have free online access to the event, due to an initiative in partnership with the Welsh Government. The Schools Programme events will be broadcast to every school in Wales. Educational packs have been sent to all the country's state schools to support learning around the festival. Aine Venables, the festival's education manager, said the iniatitive would be 'transformative'. She said: 'Giving schools the chance to hear some of the best writers of today is central to our work. This year, following higher than ever demand for our Schools Programme, and thanks to the support of the Welsh Government, we are thrilled to live-stream our events to schools across the country. Reading, and engaging with writers, can be transformative for young people - it is wonderful to share the Hay Festival experience digitally.' Welsh cabinet secretary for education, Kirsty Williams, said: 'It's fantastic that more schoolchildren than ever before are able to experience the buzz surrounding Hay Festival.' The event celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. It runs from 25th May to 4th June.
