Orient - The Official Magazine of the British Chamber of Commerce Singapore - Issue 66 May 2018 - Page 16
DULWICH COLLEGE (SINGAPORE) On Thursday 19th April Dulwich College (Singapore) was proud to host the relaunch of the Red Dot Book Awards Reader’s Cup. The Red Dot student’s choice book awards are an initiative of the International School Libraries (ISLN) in Singapore. Books are selected by a committee of teacher-librarians from recent children’s literature from around the world and are divided into four age-based categories with eight titles in each. Dulwich, in collaboration with other international schools in Singapore, worked hard to recreate the format of The Reader’s Cup to represent more of a festival-style event where students were able to celebrate the enjoyment of books as well as compete. This included collaborating with students from the other international schools on drama activities, puzzles and much more, based on the Red Dot Books. Then after weeks of rigorous reading, quizzing and preparation, students competed in a variety of activities including quizzes on the selected books, creating a book trailer and creating a better book cover. The event was a tremendous success and the students had great fun celebrating reading in all its forms. Sarah Mounsey, Junior School teacher Librarian at Dulwich College (Singapore) states “We are delighted that The Reader’s Cup is back as it is such a fantastic way to engage our students in books, reading and the library, at the same time as making connections with other international schools in the country”.
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