James: Songwriting & Survey Monkey

Due to last week's unconventional structure, the IP team was privileged to meet with new (albeit temporary) iPeople from grades 6 to 12.  One of the students who graced our building was sixth-grader James.  James is known around campus not only for his good-natured spirit but also for his performance ability, his spokesmanship for Kildonan, and his stage name, "Amazing James."  Under this title, he has published a song, "Keep On Sticking With It," about his experience at the school through FreshStart Brands (@FreshStartBrand) and True Fusion (@mytruefusion).

During Killington week, James came to the IP team desiring to develop a song and, more generally, hone his songwriting abilities.  We began our first meeting together by attempting to generate ideas for lyrics.  The strategy produced little in real results, but James discovered a new tract.  He decided to tap into the collective creativity of the Kildonan community - students and faculty alike - by creating a survey through Survey Monkey (@SurveyMonkey).

His results? Eight people have so far responded to the survey, students and faculty alike.  Though this remains a relatively small number considering Kildonan's population, James believes that there is already potential in the responses that he has read.  Perhaps he will receive more input over spring break, too.

What do you think of James's work? Do you have a question for him? If so, please post in the comments section below.

Description of 1st image:  The poster for Amazing James's song, "Keep On Sticking With It."  Created by Kildonan student Livingston F., this graphic won a school-wide design competition hosted by True Fusion.  Picture located at freshstartbrands.com.  Kildonan and its IP program claim no ownership over the photo above.