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After the sobering choice of 'xenophobia' as Dictionary.com’s word of the year, what a brilliant burst of xenophilia at iBbY Ireland’s Once upon a Folktale competition! Pupils at St Patrick’s Primary School in Celbridge wowed the audience and judges with superb storytelling: confident, creative and celebrating their diverse nationalities. The novel props included a gushing river of blue sheets pulled by string, and cardboard hexagons for the Giant’s Causeway. Judges from Celbridge Library, International Education Services and iBbY Ireland praised the artistry and articulacy of performers who swept their audience round the world from Ireland to India, Romania to Kenya, Lithuania to Mexico and back. A huge thank you to the Principal and staff of St Patrick’s who made the time and space for their pupils to shine. If you would like your school or group to get involved in the Once Upon a Folktale project, drop us a line!
3 Comments
1/3/2017 09:34:28 am
I bet that this was a very fun day. The children seem to have enjoyed storytelling. I hope that they learned a lot from each other's stories. I wish that there was also an event like this in our school back then. Hopefully, there will be many more competitions like this in the near future.
Juliette
1/9/2017 01:34:14 am
Thanks! We're hoping to run similar events in other schools, too! 5/25/2017 11:02:32 am
I like events like those. It would be great if you'll share some more articles on those performances. Leave a Reply. |
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