22/7/2019
PUNE: To
celebrate the British Library’s 60th year in Pune, British Council, in
association with the Reading Agency, UK, has brought the prestigious Reading
Challenge to India, starting with Pune. The global challenge that has
encouraged young readers to participate and compete with peers is celebrating
50 years of humans landing on the moon with this year’s theme of Space
Chase.
There are various studies to that say that reading improves
language skills and makes you knowledgeable, enhances creativity and improves
brain functioning, promotes quicker thinking and improves mental health. The
four-week challenge, open to children from the age of 6 to 11 will be
rolled-out on 27th July.
The Children participating in the Pune Reading Challenge will
have to read 4 books of their choice in 4 weeks over the competition period.
The British Council will organise multiple workshops for participants to help
them improve reading speeds and acquire storytelling and creative writing
skills.
The competition will also test the participants’ writing and
narrating skills. Designed on the principle of encouragement and motivation,
the Challenge will reward participants on completion of a book.
The Reading
Challenge will culminate in a mega award ceremony at the British Council
Library, where winners from each age group will be felicitated and awarded
certificates in the presence of parents and other participants at the 60th Anniversary
Celebrations mega-event on August 31.Winners will also receive an annual Family
Library membership, or complimentary annual Family membership renewal in case
of existing members.
British Council Library members and non-members can enrol for
the Reading Challenge. Registrations are open from July 21. On the occasion, Gunjan Narula, Head of British Council
in Pune said, “With a focus on inspiring learning and creativity, we
are seeing a consistent increase in the number of family memberships where
parents bring their kids to the library for a family’s day out to build an
affinity towards reading, learning and social interaction.”
“We understand the significance of reading in shaping an
individual’s growth and we are therefore bringing Reading Challenge, one of the
popular programmes of UK to India, starting with the city of Pune. Reading
Challenge will inculcate the habit of reading amongst children – making them
confident individuals and storytellers as they grow up,” she said.
Visit: British Council, Third floor, Ramsukh House,
Ganeshkhind Road, Near Sancheti Hospital, Shivaji Nagar, Pune
Email: sneha.phadke@britishcouncil.orgor call 8879826821 to
know more.
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