Storytime for Kids and young Adults
The
Goethe-Institut in collaboration with the
Read Plus Foundation and the
IBbY Sri Lanka invites you to a reading by
Poornima Weerasingha from the
German Children`s Book "The Flying Classroom" by the well-known writer Erich Kästner on Friday, 25 March 2022 at 04:00 pm. in the Goethe-Institut.
Synopsis:
"The Flying Classroom" is a novel about the faith of five boys who were in a boarding school in Germany. They were all fifth graders. "The Flying Classroom" is actually the title of a play written by Johnny Trotz which the boys were supposed to perform at the Christmas celebrations. In the boarding school we meet many interesting characters such as Johnny, a boy without parents, Matthias, who is always hungry, frightful Uli, the smartest one is Martin and Sebastian and many others.
At the beginning of the novel the author warns us not to be fooled and to look misfortune right in the eyes because we need to learn how to be brave.
The boys often get into conflicts and get out of them smarter and braver. They have an interesting relationship with their educator Justus (which would translate from Latin as righteous). The moral of the novel is the importance of friendship, humanity, warmth, and comprehension.
© Poornima Weerasingha
The reading of the book will be conducted by
Poornima Weerasinghe which is an Educationalist by profession. She enjoys her life as a storyteller, author, poet, and a foodie. Poornima is a BSc graduate in Biology (University of Delhi), Masters Graduate in Conservation and Heritage Management (DIHRM, India) and currently conduct her PhD research in Storytelling in Education with LUC Malaysia. She is trained in cultural science in many countries including at Smithsonian Institution, USA on a State Department Scholarship.
Currently she is a full-timer in education management with a premium tertiary education brand in Sri Lanka. Poornima is a member of Pick-A-Book reading club. She performs not only as a storyteller, but also as a book presenter. Conducting storytelling sessions for the children with Sri Lankan origin but living abroad, is a passionate line she is active on.
"Telling a story is shedding Sunlight."
Please register yourself
here if you would like to participate.
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