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The Five Best Places for Kids To Write A Letter In The Eastern Suburbs

December 6, 2022

As we all know there are so many things to do in the Eastern Suburbs and many of us that have lived in the East for a number of years feel like we’ve pretty much done everything there is to do, but have you ever thought about taking the kids out in the East to write letters?   There are many benefits in getting children to write letters. Studies have shown that children who write handwritten letters have stronger reading and spelling skills, there’s no autocorrect when you’re writing a letter, so children learn how to spell a lot quicker…

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Why Writing Letters Is Still Important Today.

July 20, 2022

  Why Writing Letters Is Still Important Today. Here’s What Your Child Can Learn From It We tell you why the art of letter writing is still relevant in this digital age and in what ways it benefits your child “How wonderful it is to be able to write someone a letter! To feel like conveying your thoughts to a person, to sit at your desk and pick up a pen, to put your thoughts into words like this is truly marvelous.” Haruki Murakami (Norwegian Wood) The first recorded letter written by hand was by the Persian Queen Atossa around 500 BC….

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Never Underestimate The Power of Writing A Letter To Someone.

April 14, 2022
The 1st of September is World Letter Writing day which this year fell on a Saturday. The day before I visited a Catholic primary school in Sydney Australia as part of World Letter Writing Day. I spoke to children from the ages of 5 to 12 & they all wrote a letter, many of them for the very first time. One of the children had finished writing his letter & gave me his envelope. I looked at the envelope & it read: Adress Heven & in the corner he wrote: To God. I was a little confused & asked him...Continue reading
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The launching of World Letter Writing Day

April 14, 2022
On the 1 September 2014 Richard Simpkin launched World Letter Writing Day at Waverley College in Sydney Australia. The event gained major media exposure for WLWD and also for Waverley College where the media picked up the story and the school was able to get great positive exposure for promoting the art of letter writing. The children enjoyed writing letters to everyone from their parents to the local council. Many of the children had never written a letter before so it was an exciting lesson for them all. If you would like Richard to attend your school to help teach...Continue reading
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1st September 2020 – Dear friends

April 14, 2022
Dear friends, Happy World Letter Writing Day 2020. Since I founded World Letter Writing Day in 2014 thousands of people from all around the world have picked up a pen or pencil & wrote a letter, in many cases for the very first time. I have received many letters myself since 2014 from people just wanting to say thank you to me for encouraging them to write letters again. A lot of people tell me that they used to write letters when they were younger, but as time goes on they have stopped, many used to have pen pals &...Continue reading
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Celebrating World Letter Writing Day: The Art of Connecting Through Handwritten Letters

September 1, 2020

In an age dominated by digital communication, there’s something uniquely special about sitting down to write a letter by hand. Whether it’s a heartfelt message to a loved one or a formal letter of appreciation, the act of writing by hand creates a personal connection that technology often cannot replicate. That’s why World Letter Writing Day, celebrated annually on September 1st, is an occasion to pause, reflect, and rekindle the art of letter writing. What is World Letter Writing Day? World Letter Writing Day is an international celebration of the timeless tradition of writing letters. The day encourages people around…

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