Bookstart Korea Newletter No. 15, 10 June, 2010

Bookstart Korea Newletter

No. 15, 10 June, 2010

 

The Latest News

 

1.     Bookstart Korea News Brief

-       Naju Public Library launched an 8-cahpter education course for Bookstart volunteers on the 26^th of May, introducing Bookstart into its local communities. Gangseo Library in Seoul is managing a 4-chapter education course for parents soon after “Bookstart Opening” declaration on the 28^th of May. This month, there are training programs for Bookstart volunteers as part of introducing Bookstart into all over the country, such as Geoje, Hapcheon, Tongyeong and Milyang, along with Ulju Art Center in Ulsan.

2.     Bookstart Korea Local News

1)      Ansan Lifelong Learning Center in Daejeon, Daedeok

Ansan Lifelong Learning Center has been carrying out some curriculum of parental education, play education programs for both parents and children like puppet shows, shadow picture making, storytelling, etc. These programs are scheduled in March, May, July, September and November. There will be the Traveling Bookstart movement aimed at orphanages and childcare centers under poor conditions.  

2)     Happy Birthday, Bookstart Jecheon!

Bookstart Jecheon had its fifth birthday this year. Mothers and children as members of clubs related to Bookstart had the birthday party, holding a photo exhibition and playing with books, attended by the company from Bookstart Korea, Bookstart Yeongwol, Bookstart Wonju and Bookstart Gangneung.

3)     How Bookstart Gangwon-do Was Getting On

-       There was the informal gathering for discussion of the members from Bookstart Taebaek, Samcheok, Yeongwol and Jeongseon, on May third.

-       We have been visiting the outskirts of Samcheok and multi-cultural families as the Traveling Bookstart movement every Friday since April. Our hearts have been always swelled by the delight felt in communion with the beautiful souls of the local people. (from Choi, Nan-hee belonging to Samcheok Lifelong Education Center)

-       We went to Nakdong region, particularly the out-of-the-way place, in order to implement the third Traveling Bookstart movement of this year on the last month. We had a very good time, playing with children and guiding children into the pleasure through reading. (from Kang, Mi-gyeong belonging to Sabuk Public Library)

-       Bookstart Dogye publicized various Bookstart programs among the events for Children’s Day in Dogye. Bookstart packs and colorful balloons were provided to babies, learn-by-experience programs through cooking Korean rice cakes and making paper airplanes were shown in the events. (from Kim Hyeon-mi, a Bookstart activist)

3.     Special News

“The Association of Writers for Wings with Books”, within which 11 writers participated, was set up on May 25^th,  

 

Notice

 

-       The Story Festival of Bookstart Gangwon-do

(25-26 June, 2010. Lectures, Discussions and Talks)

-       “Bookstart National Conference 2010”

(10-11 September, 2010 at Jecheon Miracle Library)

 

 

Main Schedule of Bookstart Korea

 

-       The Standing Committee of “Wings with Books” is meeting on June 8^th.

-       Bookstart Declaration ceremony of Deokjeong Library in Yangju (9 June)

-       The Standing Committee of “Bookstart Korea” is meeting on June 14^th.

-       The Research Meeting for “Wings with Books” (18 June)

-       “The Association of Writers for Wings with Books” is meeting on June 22^nd.

-       Volunteers training at Milyang Municipal Library( 23 June)

-       The Story Festival of Bookstart Gangwon-do (25-26 June)

-       Volunteers training at Hwacheon Library (30 June)

 

Tips for Childcare

 

< The Picture Book Selected by So-Hee Park>

Recite a poem from Word-Plays Poems by Seung-ho Choi with your children once a day, you can share the feelings and communicate with your children through the poetic words in the book. I would like to recommend the book because it can give good opportunities for your children to experience the attractive power of language. 

 

< Hae-Mi Park’s Short Lecture on Infant Development>

“Don’t Use English Picture Books as Study Materials!”

Both English picture books and Korean picture books are just books to babies and infants. The important thing is that children should find themselves interested in books filled with many stories and capture the context. If you use English picture books as study materials for English studying, you will be in danger of locking up your children in fractured sentences without whole understanding of the text.