STUDENT OF LIFE has been very busy this month. With workshops in London, Oxfordshire, Hertforshire and Luton.
One of my visits this month was to a school in Luton called Lea Manor School. I had the most amazing welcome from the librarian, Rosemarie. She picked me up from the station at 8am, her hospitality was second to none. She had done her homework on me and new all the things I'd been upto over the years, including the first rap competition I won in 1997! I was hugely impressed. As if that wasn't big enough, she had baked me a chocolate cake and made loads of sandwiches. She invited the English dept to come join us at lunchtime, where she served everybody. I then had to do an impromptu performance for all the English teachers present, which was fun. The day went lovely, students had fun and produced some good work, the teachers were amazing and they've invited me back too. As I got dropped off at the station on the way home, Rosemarie gave me a box of ferrerro rocher! She is simply the best, the nicest most special person I've come across in all my years in education. The school is blessed to have her. A few days later she wrote this poem and sent it to me. Hope you enjoy
The man in the photograph
The man in the photograph caught my eye
His smile so wide it could fill the sky
He’s the one, I confidently thought
How to Rap many times had he taught
The email arrived he would be free that day
Arriving early, ‘til 2 he would stay
Sandwiches, quiche, cake and tea
All will be perfect for our guest to be
Arriving at the station early and bright
He’ll arrive soon so just sit there tight
At last I see him walking my way
I know at once this’ll be a fabulous day
His smile said it all, it’ll be as I dreamed
The man in the photograph is who he seemed
Talented, inspiring and totally at ease
The staff and students loved him, thank you Breis!
