Write the words. Responsibility, Benefits of, handful of, demond for, relevance of, grasp of, respect for, knowledge for, sense of. Seventeen-year-old Theo Drummond is an experton sea birds; he's also a student at a small school inthe Orkney Islands off the coast of North Scotland.At the moment, he's writing an article aboutthe birds for their online magazine, Word of theWild. He's one of astudents whoare preparing the latest issue. 'Working on themagazine gives students acomputerskills, as well as encouragingtheir local environment, ' explains teacher JohnGreenaway, who has for the runningof the project and sees the real connecting academic work to day-to-day life.Meanwhile, eighteen-year-old Kelly Blair is busyphotographing an unusual specimen of lobster. Itwas found by her fisherman father. "Many familieswork in fishing, so there's a projectsthat involve these activities, says Kelly.'It's important to teach students about theoutside world, but it's also important to show local ways of life and help reinforce our community, ' continues John. Ithelps to keep students engaged and it helps themto learn - that's what matters most.'