BOOKS BUILD BRIDGES - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 / 18
About This Presentation
Title:

BOOKS BUILD BRIDGES

Description:

Despatch Library. Korsten Library. New Brighton Library. Uitenhage ... Despatch High. Patterson Senior Secondary. St Thomas Senior Secondary. Uitenhage High ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

Number of Views:85
Avg rating:3.0/5.0
Slides: 19
Provided by: lias4
Category:

less

Transcript and Presenter's Notes

Title: BOOKS BUILD BRIDGES


1
BOOKS BUILD BRIDGES
  • A partnership experience
  • Karlien de Klerk
  • September 2005

2
PARTNERS SISTER CITIES
  • Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
  • www.mandelametro.gov.za
  • City of Göteborg, Sweden
  • www.goteborg.se

3
OBJECTIVES
  • PARTNERSHIP OBJECTIVES
  • Assist and inspire each other
  • LIBRARY OBJECTIVES
  • Strengthening the arts and cultural ties
  • Addressing areas in need of capacity building
    programmes

4
LIBRARY PROJECTS
  • Skills development
  • Reading project
  • Arts project

5
READING PROJECT
  • To foster a love of reading
  • To improve language and communication skills
  • To introduce the South African learners and staff
    members to new technology
  • To build long-term relationships
  • To effect a true cultural exchange

6
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
  • Book exchange
  • Read
  • Meet
  • Discuss
  • E-mail
  • Groups and individuals

7
SELECTION DECISIONS
  • Libraries
  • Librarians
  • Schools
  • Learners
  • Books

8
LIBRARY STAFF
  • Management
  • Operational
  • Support
  • Orientation workshops
  • Training
  • Regular meetings
  • Monthly reports
  • Study visits to Sweden

9
PARTNER LIBRARIES
  • Despatch Library
  • Korsten Library
  • New Brighton Library
  • Uitenhage Library
  • Göteborg City Library

10
PARTNER SCHOOLS
  • Cowan High
  • Despatch High
  • Patterson Senior Secondary
  • St Thomas Senior Secondary
  • Uitenhage High
  • Zanolwazi Senior Secondary
  • Fenestra Centrum
  • Burgardens Utbildningscentrum

11
SWEDISH BOOKS
  • The birthday cake by Sven Nordqvist
  • The brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren
  • Hearts delight by Per Nilsson
  • God and I broke up by Katerina Mazetti

12
SOUTH AFRICAN BOOKS
  • The adventures of Themba and Bizza Bizzas
    revenge by J. Delannoie, L. Madywabe, J. Moles
  • Moms taxi by Mteto Mzongwana, Onele Mfeketo
    and Orbin Lamna, in the Siyagruva series
  • The red-haired Khumalo by Elana Bregin, in the
    Young Africa series

13
Learners get to know one another
14
EVALUATION
  • LIBRARY STAFF
  • Personal and professional development
  • Motivation
  • Computer skills
  • Friendships
  • Travel
  • LEARNERS
  • Confidence
  • Language skills
  • Computer skills
  • Library and reading skills
  • Friendships

15
CHALLENGES and HINTS
  • Time frames
  • Age groups
  • School terms and holidays
  • E-mails and privacy
  • Documentation
  • Management and school support
  • Communication
  • Cultural and social differences

16
DOCUMENTATION
  • Book
  • Content
  • Format
  • Illustrative materials
  • Editing
  • Print and production

17
CONCLUSION
18
CONTACT ME
Karlien de Klerk E-mail kdeklerk_at_mandelametro.gov
.za Telephone 041 5061376
Write a Comment
User Comments (0)
About PowerShow.com