One Book One Film For All initiative ends on a high in Kilkenny

'A huge success': That’s the feedback on One Book One Film for All, the family learning project conceived and organised last month by Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB) in collaboration with Cartoon Saloon.

The initiative, that used the Cartoon Saloon book and movie WolfWalkers as a family learning initiative with a programme of supporting activities in schools, adult learning centres, family resource centres and libraries across Kilkenny and Carlow, proved to be a big success.

A prizegiving ceremony took place at St Canice’s Cathedral last week at which the Kilkenny and Carlow winners of the WolfWalkers on the Wireless live quiz were awarded. Cartoon Saloon co-founder Tomm Moore attended the event, met the winners and thanked everyone for their involvement in the project which, he said, was 'an incredible initiative and one I was proud to be involved in'.

KCETB Chief Executive Eileen Curtis presented some of the prizes and thanked the organisers, parents, students and home school liaison coordinators who were involved in the initiative.

“The One Book One Film for All project has been a huge success. It was so well received by children and adults alike across Kilkenny and Carlow who really engaged with it as a learning opportunity," said Bernadette O’Rourke, Adult Education Officer, KCETB.

“Everyone in the Adult Literacy Service in KCETB worked very hard on this project and we would like to thank all our partners in schools, learning centres, and libraries who helped make One Book One Film For All such a success. I would also like to thank Tomm Moore and the team at Cartoon Saloon for being great collaborators with us.  Learning is easier when it is creative and fun and WolfWalkers was a fantastic conduit to promote family learning.".