Queen Camilla visited Sydney’s Green Square public library where she met with authors and students. Her Majesty also met past participants of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition and presented certificates to four past and current Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition participants. The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition is the world’s oldest international writing competition for schools and has been delivered since 1883.
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00:00Hello.
00:01Lovely to have you here.
00:03How are you?
00:04You look fantastic.
00:05Lovely to meet you.
00:07Lovely to see you.
00:09Thank you very much.
00:10Lovely to meet you.
00:11You look so lovely.
00:12And I hear we've got a parent here.
00:14This is Caesar.
00:15Is it?
00:16Does Caesar talk?
00:17Now, is he going to say hello?
00:19Hello, Caesar.
00:20Caesar, say hello.
00:22He's gone shy.
00:23Hello.
00:24Hello, Caesar.
00:30Can you say hello?
00:33OK.
00:34Let's try it this way.
00:36OK.
00:38Hello.
00:39How old are you?
00:40Eighteen.
00:41Eighteen?
00:42Look at you.
00:43How do you know it's Caesar or something?
00:48It's Caesar.
00:50It's Caesar.
00:52It's Caesar.
00:54It's Caesar.
00:56It's to the camera.
00:58It's not a camera shot.
01:00Goodbye, Caesar.
01:02He said bye-bye.
01:04He said bye-bye.
01:06Hello.
01:08Hello.
01:10You got one out.
01:12Oh, we got one.
01:33I'm Jane Green.
01:35I'm James.
01:37Good morning.
01:40How are you?
01:42No, no, no.
01:44I'm Kylie Hudson.
01:46Kylie is an outstanding public school teacher in the school system.
01:49She's now a renowned author.
01:52She's very passionate, high in demand,
01:55and has written three books, Kylie.
01:57Three books.
01:59Adults for children.
02:01Can I come down?
02:03Please take a seat.
02:07I wrote a motivational book called Teenagers.
02:10It was my most recent book with my son.
02:12We published it at the Opera House.
02:14Aboriginal histories, cultures,
02:16lots of things about the power of education
02:18and how it changed my life.
02:20I really hope to inspire teachers
02:22to do the same for others, for other students.
02:24That's lovely.
02:26So you're sitting here encouraging all these children
02:29to get writing.
02:31That's right, for pieces of writing all about community
02:34and the difference that they want to make
02:36in everything they're grateful for.
02:38So they're actually writing about community.
02:40Absolutely.
02:42I'm sure some of them will be happy to share.
02:44Hello.
02:46Would any of you like to read something to me?
02:49I'd love to hear your story.
02:51Lost the hands up.
02:53Maya.
02:55Maya.
02:57I walk over to my desk and pick up my gratitude journal,
03:00getting ready to write three things I'm grateful for.
03:02Water, life, and step on the last one.
03:05Wait, being me.
03:07Well done.
03:11Would you like to go on and write books?
03:15Beautiful.
03:17I'd like to hear all your stories
03:19that are being moved on.
03:21Of course, absolutely.
03:23Bye, everybody.
03:25Thank you for writing.
03:32So what are you teaching for the year?
03:34So today we are working on hybrid texts.
03:36We're looking at the importance of community.
03:39So I've asked them all to reflect on the communities
03:42that they feel that they are a part of,
03:44how that makes them feel,
03:46and some activities they do together.
03:48And now they're experimenting with different kinds of writing.
03:58Well, I hope you'll all enjoy it.
04:00You'll do really well.
04:02So it's not going to be hard to get you all entry
04:05in the Commonwealth essay competition.
04:07They will. We will be encouraging them.
04:09You'll be encouraged.
04:11Very nice to see you all.
04:13My great pleasure to announce our first one
04:16is Isra Nasser.
04:18APPLAUSE
04:31APPLAUSE
04:36Our gold award winner, Isra Hassan.
04:39APPLAUSE
04:41APPLAUSE
04:58APPLAUSE
05:05Ladies and gentlemen, please put your hands together for the...
05:12When did you start?
05:14What happened to the...?
05:20You don't have to be in a line-up.
05:35Introduce yourself.
05:38Isra Nasser was a public school teacher.
05:42Did you? So what inspired you?
05:48So did she wait for you?
05:56You're very inspired.
06:08THEY SPEAK FOREIGN LANGUAGE
06:28My wife is...
06:32Hello.
06:34Yes.
06:38Yes.
06:41Oh, that's wonderful.
06:46I'm Julie.
06:48And you're...
06:50I'm Julie.
06:53THEY SPEAK FOREIGN LANGUAGE
07:18I've been in making books for 30 years now,
07:22so if you wanted to borrow a copy...
07:25LAUGHTER
07:42Can I take any space for the photo of our students?
07:51Just there.
07:57Thank you, everyone.
07:59OK, thank you, everyone.