Making children happy is one of the most important objectives of CBN. Yes, we are about books and reading. But the children who come to our workshops are exposed to other things as well. We aim to make them happy. Our workshops follow a theme – lately it has been Imagination – or as the […]
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CBN needs – and would like to offer – local support in providing exciting and stimulating after-school activities for local children. We are also looking to share some of the problems and be part of the discussion around what is being done for the children locally. The the dream of the Children’s House will develop
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Hi! We’ve just published new books at Book Dash. As always, they’re ready for you to download, translate, print, and pass on freely. Download low-res PDF (English) Download source and print-ready files The post Hugs in the City, by JP Brouard, Milly Brouard, and Kalynne Vorster appeared first on Book Dash. http://bookdash.org/hugs-city-jp-brouard-milly-brouard-kalynne-vorster/
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It is hard to give up something you have loved, but Jay Heale, our loyal book editor at CBN, has finally hung up his book review hat and decided to cease publication of Bookchat, his much-loved review of children’s books that has appeared in many guises for so many years. Since 1976, in fact –
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CBN will be holding a holiday workshop for our loyal supporters! There will be storytelling and activities for Little CBN (6-8 years old) and a fun two-day workshop for out regulars (9-12 years-old). There will be an end of the year celebration and (hopefully) a musical surprise. Watch this space! (November is time for –
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Among the many worlds that man did not receive as a gift from nature but created out of his own mind, the world of books is the greatest… Without the word, without the writing of books, there is no history, there is no concept of humanity. And if anyone wants to try to enclose in
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Those who sing together grow together. We began our choir with the Winter Workshops when the theme was Imagination – but we never imagined how important it would become. On Saturday 20th October, we had another Sing and Story workshop, where we started a project that will bring music and stories together in the children’s
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We are busy recruiting a new Teen Team to work with us next year. For teenagers who have been working with us during 2018, the benefits have been huge. First it is fun. Then it is a feel-good thing to do. There is a very real sense of having contributed to something big – the
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Music has always been part of CBN. We read together, listen together, play together … and sing together. Now CBN has a choir that forms an important part of our workshops and events. Our first real performance was at an event on Heritage Day when the children sang for ten visiting German Rotarians from the
‘Children smile 400 times a day on average, adults 15 times. Children laugh 150 times a day, adults 6 times per day. Children play between 4 to 6 hours a day, adults only 20 minutes a day. What’s happened?’ (Robert Holden) Quoted from the Bank of I.D.E.A.S Newsletter (Australia)
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The first sounds in the very first CBN workshop were musical as well as magic – Senegalese drums played for us by our friends Basse and his brother. Music has always been part of what we do. Bach played on cello and violin for children from Red Hill informal settlement. Absolute freedom to create their
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Quote by Anne Herbert. “Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.” ⇢
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On Monday 24th September (which is a public holiday for Heritage Day in South Africa), CNB held a very successful workshop at Butterfly Centre in Stanford. Nearly sixty CBN children entertained ten visiting German Rotarians from Rottweil who came to see what we do. Report and photograph from facilitator Nyasha Makwarimba who is part of
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The Theme: Our Heritage. The San people of Africa. There will be four workshops in this series, which form a unit in our Toolbox. They could be presented as a two (or even three) day workshop, or as four shorter workshops, as we are doing now. Dates: Saturday 8th and Saturday 15th September The Aim:
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The Theme: Our Heritage. The San people of Africa. There will be four workshops in this series, which form a unit in our Toolbox. They could be presented as a two (or even three) day workshop, or as four shorter workshops, as we are doing now. The Aim: By this stage, the children who attend
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We have been getting to know each other during the Winter Workshops in Stanford and the feeling was mutual. We like working together. The only sad thing is that the Matrics we have been working with will be graduating with, we hope, flying colours, and flying off to other things. We hope some of them
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Workshops with a heritage theme Saturday Stories: On Saturday 8th September Saturday Stories: On Saturday 15th September Heritage Day Celebration on Monday 24 September Our Saturday Stories Workshops will start, as usual, at 9.30 at Butterfly Centre, with a snack and a hot drink. The workshop begins at 10.00 there is room for 10 children
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Change happens. Usually it is uncomfortable, but it happens anyway. So it is with regret that we say goodbye to three loyal board members from Rotary Newlands – our Chair, Roy Zazeraj and supporting members Kenny van Aardt and Mike Walwyn. Being a member of a board is usually a spur-of-the-moment thing. Somebody asks you
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For over two years now, Chantel Oosthuysen has guarded the financial battlements of CBN, fought off the invasions of internet banking complications, written down everything the board members said at their meetings and generally kept our administration on track. It is hard to imagine how we will manage all that without her help, but we
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We already have a splendid, eager, hard-working team of teenagers – ably led by Nyasha Makwarimba, who has worked with CBN for well over a year now. Now we have an official Teen Team of teenagers who have volunteered to help at workshops. Each has specialized interests: Nash Makwarimba General help in advance with admin
