Project Reports
Red Hill children will be examining the concept of Courage – in life as well as in small aeroplanes – on the morning of
Workshop Reports
CBN will hold a workshop on the afternoon of Thursday 15th October at Clanwilliam Living Landscape project as part of the Heritage Symposium being
Friends. Where would we be without them?
CBN first heard about the Cape to Cape project when one of our Rotarian friends, Leif Sundqvist, visited us from Skellefteä. He described an
General Reports
Two workshops and a small party! Winter is the main focus for CBN workshops, when the temperature is right and the holiday is long.
General Reports
It is wonderful to see how children begin to form a group and to trust and accept the facilitators. Once the initial shyness has
General Reports
We continue! Twenty-four children attended the second day of a four-day workshop for younger children on the theme of archaeology and the Olifants River
General Reports
Today was the first day of a four-day workshop for younger children on the theme of archaeology and the Olifants River Valley. We began
General Reports
A small, but important workshop will be held for new readers on Tuesday 14th July. This will be at the same time as the
General Reports
Some days are just wonderful. The last three days of CBN workshop in Clanwilliam have been days we will never forget – and we
General News
Next week (June 29th to July 2nd) CBN will be holding the first Winter Workshop, for High School learners, with an amazingly exciting programme.
General News
Last week I had the excitement of finally meeting the amazing team behind Book Dash (http://bookdash.org/). Book Dash is an innovative organisation based in
Workshop Reports
On Friday afternoon 29th May CBN held a presentation workshop for teenagers at the Clanwilliam Library as part of the Clanwilliam Dam Community Project.
CBN Books
Today a very important and (for once one can accurately say), unique collection of books moved home. Jay Heale’s collection of South African children’s
General News
On Friday 29 May at 3.00 we will have a meeting at the library with high school students to explain what CBN does, how
General News
this month’s theme has been tracks and tracking – both in hunting and in archaeology. For full reports of these (and all other) workshops,
General Reports
On Friday 15th and Saturday 16th May a full complement of children attended a workshop at Clanwilliam Living Landscape Project linking the art and
General Reports
On Thursday 14th May CBN visited Elizabethfontein Primary School, over the Pakhuis Pass from Clanwilliam. Many older children attend workshops in Clanwilliam, but the
General News
This was a very interesting event to attend. Morag Styles is an expert in the history of children’s literature. She is professor of Children’s
General News
Tonight (Monday 11th May) at UCT there will be a conversation between Morag Styles, Emeritus Professor of Children’s Poetry, University of Cambridge, and Finuala
General Reports
We were invited to attend the Sharjah Children’s reading festival in Sharjah (UAE) on 30th April and 1-2 May 2015. It was a very
