Dates: 1 - 6 September 2011
Once again, this will be a unique gathering to explore the many manifestations of storytelling, stretching from its simplest application in the nursery right through to cultivating community togetherness, resolving conflicts, strengthening communication in the business sphere, and of course as an aid to learning in education.
And this year, we are returning bigger, bolder and brighter! This year, we bring you Sherry & Bobby Norfolk, Ruth Kirkpatrick, Abbi Patrix, Randel McGee, Beatriz Montero, Enrique Paez, Lilli Rodriquez-Pang, Dr. Gideon Arulmani and many more! And for the first time in SISF’s history, we will take a look at storytelling for children with special needs and also, we will look into storytelling as a counselling technique!
Plus, Origins: Asia Pacific Business Narrative Conference is back!
With these amazing topics and all star cast from USA, UK, Australia, Spain, France, India, and of course Singapore, this is one festival storytellers, parents, teachers, educators, librarians, managers and counsellors cannot miss.
These are some of the highlights of our confirmed programmes at the Asian Congress of Storytellers:
Telling Together: Interactive Storytelling for Children
with Special Needs by Sheila Wee
In this practical workshop Sheila shares her approach to using storytelling in the special needs classroom; demonstrating how to create successful interactive storytelling experiences for groups of children with intellectual disabilities.
The Moral of the Story: Character Education through Storytelling
by Sherry & Bobby Norfolk
Use storytelling to infuse character education throughout the curriculum, resulting in character education instruction that is non-confrontational, one which is accessible to all learning styles and applicable to multiple intelligences.
Culture, Language and your stories by Lilli Rodriquez-Pang
Starting with a bilingual story, then delving discussion/discovery of the ways that stories can be used to transmit language lessons , cultural understandings and act as a bridge for understanding in the classroom/community.
Storymaking with Young People by Ruth Kirkpatrick
Join this participative workshop where you can consider the needs of Young People in the adolescent stage of development with regard to Storytelling and learn the structure to ‘transform’ young people from ‘listening’ to a story, to ‘making’ a story.
A Thousand Voices Speaking Perfectly Loud! by Randel Mc Gee
Randel and Groark introduce the techniques of using the vocal chords and other speech makers to produce a variety of character voices and sound effects to add excitement and colour to your storytelling presentations.
Happily Ever After: Using Stories to Help Adolescents Meet Life’s Challenges by Dr Gideon Arulmani & Kamini Ramachandran
This workshop presents the cultural preparedness approach as a conceptual framework that could guide the development of counselling interventions that are responsive to felt needs. The learning that occurs between an individual and his or her culture is drawn from a deep repository of experience that has accumulated and grown over the ages. It is precisely here that the relevance of stories to counselling emerges.
And of course, everybody remembers the International Storyteller’s Showcase. Every year parents, teachers, educators and librarians flock this showcase like bees to honey and this year, our honey pot is going to be more enticing than before! This year, our Showcase will be on 2nd and 3rd September 2011 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at The Gallery Theatre, National Museum of Singapore.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: info@bookcouncil.sg
Website: http://www.bookcouncil.sg/sisf
Once again, this will be a unique gathering to explore the many manifestations of storytelling, stretching from its simplest application in the nursery right through to cultivating community togetherness, resolving conflicts, strengthening communication in the business sphere, and of course as an aid to learning in education.
And this year, we are returning bigger, bolder and brighter! This year, we bring you Sherry & Bobby Norfolk, Ruth Kirkpatrick, Abbi Patrix, Randel McGee, Beatriz Montero, Enrique Paez, Lilli Rodriquez-Pang, Dr. Gideon Arulmani and many more! And for the first time in SISF’s history, we will take a look at storytelling for children with special needs and also, we will look into storytelling as a counselling technique!
Plus, Origins: Asia Pacific Business Narrative Conference is back!
With these amazing topics and all star cast from USA, UK, Australia, Spain, France, India, and of course Singapore, this is one festival storytellers, parents, teachers, educators, librarians, managers and counsellors cannot miss.
These are some of the highlights of our confirmed programmes at the Asian Congress of Storytellers:
Telling Together: Interactive Storytelling for Children
with Special Needs by Sheila Wee
In this practical workshop Sheila shares her approach to using storytelling in the special needs classroom; demonstrating how to create successful interactive storytelling experiences for groups of children with intellectual disabilities.
The Moral of the Story: Character Education through Storytelling
by Sherry & Bobby Norfolk
Use storytelling to infuse character education throughout the curriculum, resulting in character education instruction that is non-confrontational, one which is accessible to all learning styles and applicable to multiple intelligences.
Culture, Language and your stories by Lilli Rodriquez-Pang
Starting with a bilingual story, then delving discussion/discovery of the ways that stories can be used to transmit language lessons , cultural understandings and act as a bridge for understanding in the classroom/community.
Storymaking with Young People by Ruth Kirkpatrick
Join this participative workshop where you can consider the needs of Young People in the adolescent stage of development with regard to Storytelling and learn the structure to ‘transform’ young people from ‘listening’ to a story, to ‘making’ a story.
A Thousand Voices Speaking Perfectly Loud! by Randel Mc Gee
Randel and Groark introduce the techniques of using the vocal chords and other speech makers to produce a variety of character voices and sound effects to add excitement and colour to your storytelling presentations.
Happily Ever After: Using Stories to Help Adolescents Meet Life’s Challenges by Dr Gideon Arulmani & Kamini Ramachandran
This workshop presents the cultural preparedness approach as a conceptual framework that could guide the development of counselling interventions that are responsive to felt needs. The learning that occurs between an individual and his or her culture is drawn from a deep repository of experience that has accumulated and grown over the ages. It is precisely here that the relevance of stories to counselling emerges.
And of course, everybody remembers the International Storyteller’s Showcase. Every year parents, teachers, educators and librarians flock this showcase like bees to honey and this year, our honey pot is going to be more enticing than before! This year, our Showcase will be on 2nd and 3rd September 2011 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at The Gallery Theatre, National Museum of Singapore.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: info@bookcouncil.sg
Website: http://www.bookcouncil.sg/sisf
