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2019 Workshops Coming Soon

Raising a Reader

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Poetry

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Making a Book in an Hour

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Comic Workshop

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Storytelling

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Exhibitions

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Past Workshops

A new look at stories through virtual reality

During this 2-hour workshop the children will be experiencing a virtual reality created 360 story scene to which they will be contributing with their own drawings or writings. Thereby the children get a first very simplistic glimpse into the design of virtual reality stories and can try out the different virtual reality gears. This workshop is targeted at children older than 9 years, at a first come first serve basis if not registered.

  • Date: 15 September 2017
  • Time:  13:30 – 15:30
  • Venue: Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII), Windhoek

Facilitators

  • Donovan Maasz,Michael Chamunorwa
  • Heike Winschiers-Theophilus
  • Kasper Rodil (special guest )

School Visits and Activities

  •  Date: 11 – 14 September 2017 
  • Time: 14:00 – 16:00
  • Venue: Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII), Windhoek
  • Date: 15 September 2017 
  • Time: 10:00 – 16:00
  • Venue: Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII), Windhoek 
  • Facilitators: Paulina Malulu

 

3rd Namibia Book Fair Official Opening

  •  Date: 15 September 2017
  • Time: 10:00 – 12:00
  • Venue: Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII), Windhoek 

 

 

Book launches

By Namibian Authors: TAIMI NGHIKEMBUA, NDAPONAH SHIKANGALAH,NDEUTAPOSHAIMEMANYA AND SILAS MENTOS NANGOLO

  • Date: 15 September 2017
  • Time: 12:30 – 14:00
  • Venue: Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII), Windhoek

Exhibitions

BOOKS (PUBLISHERS), PEOPLE’S PRIMARY SCHOOL (PPS) TECH LIBRARY AND COMIC BOOK

  • Dates: 15 – 16 September 2017
  • Time: 10:00 – 16:00
  • Venue: Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII), Windhoek

Story telling

By UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA STUDENTS TEACHERS

  • Date: 15 September 2017    
  • Time: 14:30 – 16:00
  • Venue: Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII), Windhoek 
  • Date: 16 September 2017
  • Time: 12:00 – 14:00
  • Venue: Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII), Windhoek

How to raise a reader

 The Namibia Book Fair 2017 is inviting parents and educators to a workshop on How to Raise a Reader. In this workshop we will explore alternative approaches on how to successfully raise a reader. *snacks will be provided

  • Date: 16 September 2017  
  • Time: 9:00 – 11:00
  • Venue: Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII), Windhoek
  • Facilitator: Helvi

Poetry selfie

  “Every child is born an artist, until he’s told he’s not an artist” – John Lennon. Replace ‘artist’ with ‘poet’ and the truth of the quote stands the same. The workshop invites the untamed poet because we are all poets and everywhere is poetry.

  • Date: 16 September 2017
  • Time: 11:00 – 12:00
  • Venue: Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII), Windhoek
  • Facilitators: Nashilongo and Agnes

Book clubs caption and bio

Readers and aspiring readers often have a desire to share their love for literature, in a structured way, by belonging to a Book Club or by starting one up. The workshop aims to provide guidance for prospect book clubs, on a Model Book Club, by sharing successful tips from existing book clubs on how to start up and maintain one. The discussion is open to members of Book Clubs & prospect Book Clubs and reading advocates at large. It will also shed some light on topics such as “Unbiased Reading”. Nashilongo Amutenya is a reading advocate and illustrator. She has a keen interest in the local literature scene and beyond, she also has a passion for the arts. 

  • Date: 16 September 2017
  • Time: 14:00 – 15:00
  • Venue: Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII), Windhoek
  • Facilitators: Nashilongo Amutenya and Agnes Nyirenda

Comic book

Tafy Tang Arts (Mitchell), as the comic book workshop facilitator, will be equipping aspiring artists with the basic guide to charting and creating a successful illustrated story. While Mr. Steven Tangi will help them to formulate Stories for comics.  

  • Date: 14 September 2017 
  • Time: 14:00 – 17:00 
  • Venue: Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII), Windhoek 

Make a book in an hour

 The Namibia Book Fair 2017 is inviting children to a workshop on Make a book in an hour. In this workshop we will help the children create and illustrate their own story at a first come first serve basis if not registered.

  • Date: 14 September 2017
  • Time: 14:00 – 16:00
  • Venue: Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII), Windhoek Facilitator: Helvi Itenge-Wheeler

NBII (Namibia Business Innovation Institute)

1-3 Glueck Street, Windhoek Namibia