Our Board members
‘I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do
Our Board members
A summary of what we do and how we do it. Where did we come from? • CBN started in 2012 working with Red
Workshop Reports
On a Saturday morning a bit of story-telling always comes in handy and some of our stalwart Stanford CBN children met to celebrate the
General Reports
On Saturday 16th December CBN will be having a special story morning – with books that reflect the spirit of generosity and caring –
What Children?
‘The literacy crisis in South Africa is far worse than previously thought, with 78% of Grade 4 learners unable to read, according to the
Friends. Where would we be without them?
Any organization needs a firm hand on the paperwork and CBN has been doubly fortunate to have Chantel looking after ours. She has devotedly
What Children?
If you step out of Cape Town airport with your eyes open it won’t be long before you start to notice our children. We
What Children?
Of all the children we have worked with, the ones we met on Wednesday touched us most deeply. We forget, sometimes as adults who
CBN Books
A library is … maybe the best place in the world to be locked in by mistake! Here are some other ideas by poet
General Reports
On Saturday 28th October CBN continued with the theme of personal identity and home. Books discussed included stories of place and landscape as well
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Number four in the series of workshops with Stanford children about their personal heritage. We began with landscape of their environment, and maps. That
Toolbox Reports
On Friday 13th October, CBN delivered the third of our prototype reading toolboxes to Red Cross at a 2-hour workshop attended by members of
Toolbox Reports
Two prototype toolboxes have already been handed over – to Red Hill informal settlement above Simon’s Town and to Sevile School in Khayelitsha. A
Workshop Reports
These workshops extended over three days and were attended by between 26 children (first day) and 18 children (third day). Some children were away
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OUR WORLD PROJECT History This project started on 24 September with an introduction to the ideas of place and person – who I am
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CBN will be giving two workshops in Stanford during the holidays, carrying on with the theme of ‘Our World’ launched here last week. The
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CHILDREN’S BOOK NETWORK (CBN) www.childrensbook.co.za WHAT WE DO: Work with under-resourced children Children who are aged 10, 11 & 12 Children who can read
General Reports
On Heritage weekend (23 September), CBN held the first of a series of workshops around the landscape and lives of children in the Overstrand
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Our next workshop will be on Saturday 23 September at 10.00, at The Butterfly Centre in Stanford. This is the beginning of a project
Friends. Where would we be without them?
CBN is back in action, and the beginning of official spring, and the end of our short break has been kicked-off by the most
