Toolbox Reports
The toolbox project, which was always the main thrust of our long-term activities, has taken wing. All the content has all been created for
Workshop Reports
After much advance planning, we accomplished a five-day workshop mission to Calitzdorp, continuing over the Swartberg Pass to a meeting of minds in Prince
General News
We have been warmly welcomed by two prestigious local initiatives in connection with the Reading Toolbox Project. Grootbos Trust has offered advice and collaboration
General Reports
GENERAL This is a year of extremely hard work and the culmination of plans that have been in development for the last ten years
General News
Workshops and training continue as usual – thanks to Wilien’s hard work and steady funding from Rotary Rottweil dedicated to this purpose. Regular workshops
Funders
Funding will always be a major preoccupation, and we cannot express enough gratitude to private donors in USA who have enabled the Toolbox Project
General News
Calitzdorp and Kruis Rivier During the week of 8 to 16 April, a small and very dedicated CBN team of five people visited four
What We Do
This is not a proposed project. It is a project that is nearly complete. The Red reading Toolbox is signed off to the editors.
What We Do
Children’s Book Network has been successfully working with children to encourage reading for 13 years. Beginning in Red Hill Informal Settlement (above Simon’s Town),
What We Do
We work with children in under-resourced communities where there is often little or no exposure to books outside a classroom context and for tests
What We Do
Our method is formed around these core beliefs: Children can do anything if they are given enough encouragement and belief in their potential. Reading
What We Do
Children’s Book Network writes and imagines reading materials, activities and games that encourage children between the ages of 10 and 15 to give reading
Our Board members
Creative Director Lesley Beake, writer, educationalist and reading activist. Has published more than 100 books for children and young people, worked on numerous educational
Workshop Reports
Our next big outreach programme will be a series of workshops to as wide a selection of children as possible, starting with the Kruis
Toolbox Reports
We are currently checking the final proofs of this work of dedication and perseverance before it goes to print. Soon, soon, we will hold
General News
Wilien van Zyl, our workshop and training manager has been hard at work, specifically on the training manual for our three amazing facilitators, Rachel
General News
The Mobile Book Club Boxes were initiated at the beginning of 2021 after lockdown. There was a need for children to have access to
