Storytelling is Influence, Persuasion and Innovation.
Storytelling is Influence, Persuasion and Innovation.
We had 12 sessions to train the brave secondary 2 pupils from Assumption Pathway School. Weekly seesions of prop-making, team collaboration and practices with the stories build bravery to stand in front of a camera. The teachers were proud that the students recorded a confident presentation 4 Asian folktales to preschoolers.
For 2 years, the group of students at Northlight School heard stories and learnt to play with stories (through tangrams) and to craft, adapt and present their stories with confidence. They inpired me. I could not help but share their creations on the World Storytelling Cafe 3 times.
The StoryJammers comprising of Wong Swee Yean, Jane Lau and Tay Sia Yeun, developed a creative arts programme for children with mixed abilities for Playlabs of Superhero Me Ltd in 2019
Together with another storyteller, Karen Lee, both of us conducted a storytelling workshop for children who survive cancer. Our 2-hr workshop was part of a wonderful camp run by the Children's Cancer Foundation. We selected choice healing stories to build confidence in these children.
One child made his own 'transformational' story about a dinosaur. With a flick of his hand, the young dinosaur magically grows up into a bigger and stronger dinosaur. It is a picture of hope for himself.
One child coloured his story wheel designed by Karen. He can tell his story using the story wheel.