Three hours out of Cape Town the road north climbs a steep pass and emerges into a dramatic landscape of mountain, river, crag and cliff. Some of the most beautiful and evocative landscape of southern Africa is revealed. This was a place where the earliest people lived, hunted, dreamed … and told their stories. We […]
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ALL activities will include local talent and bring forward skills already existing in the community. WRITING Individual journals and stories Themes: Home and Landscape • Identifying with the distant past. • Heritage based interviews and discussion with elders and family • Life for children now and then – an archive of childhood • Projection into
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Pedagogical Project “The Joy of Reading” The Eye of the Storm by Helen Weathers in Jack Canfield, Victor Hansen, et al. Chicken Soup for the Golden Soul:Heartwarming Stories for People 60 and Over Florida, Health Communications, Inc., 2000
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Pedagogical Project “The Joy of Reading” The Lat Jar of Jelly by Andy Skidmore in J. Canfield, M.V. Hansen, J. R. Hawthorne, M. Shimoff Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul Health Communications, Inc., 1996
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It takes time to build a network of sources for book donation, but Cambridge University Press has done us proud on each occasion when we have approached them. Books were donated to Goxhill Primary (see reviews by children there at https://www.childrensbook.co.za/children/childrens-reviews). The pictures here are of children receiving heavily discounted books bought from CUP as
They might be far from just about everywhere, high up in the Drakensberg near Underberg, but Book Day is remembered and celebrated. The children gathered outside in comfortable winter sunshine to watch other classes perform plays, readings and presentations. The organizing teacher, Mrs Mingay, whipped up enthusiasm and arranged for book related displays outside the
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In the second part of a shared process of workshops and seminars, Sindiwe Magona and Lesley Beake will visit northern Sweden. Last October, CBN was delighted to host five visitors from Skelleftea and nearby towns. Four librarians and a drama teacher brought ideas, skills, excitement and inspiration with them – and in their luggage, they
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Annual Report for 2012 – The short version There is no way to sum up everything we did in a short version. But the 2012 report is almost a book – find it under Resources and enjoy the pictures – it is worth the wait to download. For those who want a fast summary, our
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Books to Sweden – Books out of Africa There are many children living in Sweden who come originally from Africa – and many Swedish children who would like to experience stories from Africa. CBN has initiated a book donation programme, which asks publishers and others to donate their most beautiful and appropriate ‘Books out of
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Joint Media Release Monday, 04 February 2013 Storytelling festival at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) 22-23 February 2013 The Faculty of Education of the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and the Gcinamasiko Arts and Heritage Trust will host a Storytelling Festival at the UJ Soweto Campus. This event themed ‘Love in your language’ aims to encourage
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Visit to Luthando Crèche in Stellenbosch When five visitors from Sweden came to work with CBN, they valiantly got down to work with children between ten and twelve years-old, but their hearts called out for some younger children! With the kind help of The Beautiful South guesthouse in Stellenbosch, who have strong connections with Luthando
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On the 16th and 17th of November, 2012 CBN held a workshop with members of the choir of the University of Cape Town and children in Clanwilliam. This led directly to the suggestion that CBN could work with children in the Cederberg area.
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During the first two weeks of October CBN hosted five Swedish visitors, four librarians and a drama teacher, working with them and learning from them in different venues where children’s books are critically important. We began at Red Hill informal settlement with a two-day workshop for 25 children between 10 and 12 years old and
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During a wet week in late May 2012 and early June, we invited twenty high school children to a writing and story workshop at Red Hill informal settlement near Simon’s Town in the Western Cape. Attendance In spite of a mix up with bus times (Friday’s bus is earlier than other days), 18 young people
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CBN proudly hosted its very first workshop in October, 2012. Red Hill is an informal settlement that lies in the mountains behind Simon’s Town. Around 2000 young residents live in the area that is segregated into three parts. Unemployment is high and many families are not financially stable. Twenty children between the age of 15
How it all began – and how fast it sprinted off! Children’s Book Network turned out to be a fast developer. Born in January 2012, after a short gestation in the minds of founders Gçina Mhlophe, Lesley Beake and Sindiwe Magona, it has enjoyed a momentous first year. Now we look forward, with some excitement,
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I am person who is classical and self-motivated. I am a person who is caring and kind. I’m a person who has emotions as well. Most of the time I like reading and to play soccer with my friends and family. I do believe that I have made a difference in the lives of other
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I’m a girl 15 years of age. I live with my parents in a small community where everyone knows everyone. I describe myself as a caring person always looking out for my fellow neighbours when they are in time of need. I never back down from a challenge that’s coming my way. As my English
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I am ATHULE I was born in Eastern Cape and I am the loving person. I am living in RED-HILL. I love sharing things with people and I value everyone and I respect any one and I am a guy who believes that I have potential and I will do anything to help a friend
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My name is Cynthia Marinus I’m sixteen years old. I live in South Africa in the place called Simon’s Town. There are so many things you can do and so many things to see in south Africa. In many places you don’t have what we have here in South Africa. This is a wonderful place
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