Greetings @ammonite ,
Such a lovely story....you do have a way of writing....bringing the experience to life for the reader.
The phrase came to mind whilst reading your post....'Won't you join me?' ....that in times past...a military officer would use in addressing his men before charging the enemy in battle...such a front line moment you were having with your participants.
There is no tougher audience than that of teenagers....but you persevered. Well done!
Kind Regards, Bleujay
Hi Bleujay, thanks for the lovely comment. I always found working with teenages difficult but I have fun trying to crack the code. Be that, showing them that work and fun are compatible, and that even as an adult I don't think I know any better. Once I got them to take ownership, they really did take pride in what they were doing.
Hope all is good with you and I hope to do more writing now that my son is back in school.