Thank you for not pushing
Pedagogical Project “The Joy of Reading” Thank you for not pushing by Christy Barge
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Cederberg Stories – proposal
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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A Lesson in Ugly
Pedagogical Project“The Joy of Reading” A Lesson in Ugly by Bobbie Shafer In Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark,Wendy Diamond Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat Chicken Soup for the Soul, 2009
High Sky Stories – the short report
Under towering clouds and a sky of Cederberg blue, members of University of Cape Town Choir and children of Clanwilliam joined hands in story. Looking back, it seems that this workshop was meant to happen. Arranged around a visit by members of UCT Choir under their conductor, John Woodland, the time and the place were
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The Gardener
Pedagogical Project “The Joy of Reading” The Gardener by Sarah Stewart New York, Square Fish, 2010
That Book Worm
Pedagogical Project “The Joy of Reading” That Book Worm by Heather Henson New York, Atheneum Books, 2008
Cederberg Stories – Proposal
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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Cederberg Stories – activities plan
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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In the Eye of the Storm
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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The Last Jar of Jelly
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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Book Donations
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
World Book Day at Goxhill Primary School
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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CBN heads for Sweden
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
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
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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Storytelling festival at the University of Johannesburg (UJ)
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
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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High Sky Stories: Clanwilliam Living Landscape Project and Workshop
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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Short Report on CBN Workshop with Swedish visitors
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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