Friends. Where would we be without them?
Wilien must sometimes wonder, as she opens the door to the CBN ‘office’ in my dining room, what is waiting for her THIS time.
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We began, nearly ten years ago, as a workshop-focused NPO (Not-For Profit-Organization). During hundreds of workshops in rural and township venues, we learned a
Workshop Reports
The Children’s Book Network (CBN) has taken the opportunity to reach more children in other areas of our lovely town. In partnership with the
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One of our more difficult tasks is to find stories and texts that are completely suitable for the children we work with. This does
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For those with little time available, there is a summary at the end of this article and, to keep things as short as possible,
Funders
From the very first day, CBN has enjoyed a close and warm association with Rotary both in South Africa and overseas. Richard Parson, recipient
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There is a lot going on. So much, that the website has been a bit neglected. So much to do, that everything else, that
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We are hoping to achieve … Always to remember the purpose of CBN, which is to get children reading and enjoying books! BASICs •
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A common question, this time with no satisfactory answer. The year of 2020 has had a serious, and very negative, effect on our children.
Workshop Reports
This is a short afternoon workshop, after school, and before a long weekend. The aim is to introduce the theme of Colours and leave
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On the last Friday of February, we arranged a meeting with some CBN children. We haven’t been allowed to see them much, not since
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At the end of February 2021, we conducted a short survey of what the CBN children most enjoyed during their year of Lockdown Learning.
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Please go to: OUR RECORDS at top of page to find the general report and monitoring and evaluation report. Once they have been completed,
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Children’s Book Network is fully prepared to adapt to whatever the current Covid circumstances are. We have full compliance to national regulations and ,
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Below, is a link to a short film made during the hugely successful Stanford Festival, which took place in December between lockdowns. Many of
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This is a picture of the CBN book collection in Lesley’s office. It is made up of: Books from her own collection Books sent
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WEEK 1 (1 March) Cellphone and communications rollout. Daisy and Vuyo to build network. Complete Swimming and all other work in Happiness Books WEEK
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The Happiness books We are happy too. The workbooks the children have been maintaining in the last six months are filled with their writing,
What Children?
Nobody must ever be in any doubt about why we work with Children’s Book Network. It is because of the children. And who are
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The beginning of January is not the beginning of CBN’s year. The beginning of March is when we start to implement the ideas that
