Project Reports
CBN was there! Lesley Beake visited Good Hope Seminary Junior in Cape Town and shared books with a marathon number of children (well, she
General Reports
Today – 16th February – is a big day in the reading calendar. It might not attract as much attention as the better publicized
Project Reports
Franschhoek 15 to 18 May 2017: Encouraging a culture of reading in the Franschhoek valley and raising funds for a new community library and
Workshop Reports
Day Two and a different set of children – and expectations. We foregathered for games to let off steam and then separated for different
Workshop Reports
We were delighted to be asked to be involved in an annual initiative to give children in Stanford something to do in the holidays.
Workshop Reports
The Stanford creative works initiative is a community based project that offers after school creative workshops as well as school based skills development groups
Toolbox Reports
CBN’s core purpose is to encourage a love of reading among children who can read, but don’t. We began this through workshops, and this
Champions
Our thanks to our Chairman of the Board of CBN, Roy Zazeraj When we begin a workshop, we always tell the children that they
CBN Books
Mike Fisher wrote the following extract in The Guardian newspaper (quoted from Jay Heale’s Bookchat, with thanks.) He’s right! ‘Bored out of their skulls
Workshop Reports
Ten librarians from five schools gathered on a Saturday 10 September at Groendal Primary in Franschhoek to listen with interest to a presentation –
CBN Books
Today is the day when the world should be focussing on literacy. We SHOULD be. It is the single best chance for a way
Toolbox Reports
Franschhoek Toolbox Workshop: 10 September This workshop is an invitation to explore ideas about bringing books to children – and children to books, Background:
CBN Books
‘It Wasn’t Me!’ by Lesley Beake, Gwendoline van der Merwe, and Alexandria Mackinnon has been published online by Book Dash and is available for
General Reports
CBN workshops encompass a rich mix of story, activity, books, art, books, drama, books, craft, books, puppets, books … whatever it takes. Here is
Children's writing
We have many methods of encouraging children writing – something that almost all of them love to do. Those who finish early get on
Toolbox Reports
Of course, the ultimate aim of toolboxes and workshops is to get children actually reading. Included in the toolboxes will be sixty books and
Toolbox Reports
The Super-Books are an integral part of the toolboxes – and sooner or later, we have to fix the titles we will be including.
Toolbox Reports
CBN has created our own super hero – Zeb, Super-Book-Hero! With text by Lesley Beake and illustrations by Vian Oelofsen, Zeb leads the way
Toolbox Reports
Spreading the reading word … For some time CBN has been looking for a way to reach more children – to excite more children
Workshop Reports
The last workshop of the winter workshop season finished in hugs (handshakes went out long ago) and then hugs again as a dedicated group
