“Your World Storytelling performance was amazing, entertaining and motivational” - Katy Morrison, Elementary  Vice Principal, CIS

"Thank you for sharing your  stories. I think I’ll be a better, improved teacher (as well as a mother!) - Vega, Singapore International School Jakarta

2-3 I spent a delightful two days at the International School Ho Chi Minh City as part of librarian Ruth Bishop’s Book Week . I presented nine storytelling sessions to all year levels from Early Childhood to Year 11/12, as well as one extended performance of Talking Body Language (to Grades 6 - 8.) The highlight for me was doing a fairly impromptu bi-lingual telling of the Vietnamese folktale The Starfruit Tree with local librarian Ms Quy. As a result I now know how to ask for starfruit in Vietnamese! There’s a terrific culture in the school which exudes a positive attitude, so at every level there were plenty of students happy to stand up and help me tell. I was also impressed with the brave youngsters who introduced and thanked me so confidently at every session.

17 - 19  Yew Chung International, Beijing:  though it was 0 degrees outside, I had a wonderfully warm reception by Paula Phipps by all the primary classes. After a day of storytelling, I also did a workshop with each year level - the Yr 4’s work on yuuki and the tidal Wave was particularly rich, while the P2’s created some wonderful storyboard adventures based on fairground and building-site pictures. To quote their newsletter:  What excitement there was last week! Roger Jenkins, professional storyteller from .Singapore, spent three days at the school and the Primary students had a wonderful time with fun activities, events and competitions. Each group had a special performance by Roger and many students were also able to take part in story workshops. There was a parent workshop too and those who were able to come enjoyed learning about how to use stories to develop their child’s learning at home. The staff was treated to their own workshop and had a great time learning different ways to present stories without books. Many teachers have tried different ideas in
class already. Robyn Hamilton, Primary Coordinator

10 - 12 Yew Chung International, Shanghai