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Roger’s Story CV
Training
People’s Association training for Grassroots Leaders: Emotionally Connecting with Storytelling (1 day course)
National Library Board: 80 hours of story workshops in FY2014
National Library Board : to video-record 120 books in the KidsRead programme, demonstrating to volunteers how to read aloud expressively in an engaging way.
National Arts Council: Curator of LITTLE LIT!, the children’s programme of the Singapore Writers Festival
Community
founds The Storyline, a storytelling club to promote storytellers
Asian Festival of Children’s Content – workshop leader (Bonding with your child through storytelling)
2012
Hands-on Literacy Conference (Nov) - workshop presenter
2011
Organised fundraising storytelling performance for Singapore Environment Council (SEC) to celebrate World Water Day/World Storytelling Day
The Esplanade Theatre (Flipside Festival; Feed Your Imagination series)
Singapore Storytelling Festival: International Showcase
International
2014
5th Penang Intentional Kids Storytelling Festival (3rd appearance)
Borneo Education Festival (2 day residency at Sandakan Politeknik)
Under The Aalamaraam, storytelling festival, Chennai
Mukah Politeknik (Sarawak) 3 day residency teacher/student workshops shows
Hong Kong Education Bureau: workshop for Secondary teachers, Storytelling as a Strategy for Promoting Reading and English Lang. Teaching
2013
16th Kanoon International Storytelling Festival, in Tabriz, IRAN (tellers from Australia, Colombia, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Peru, Russia, Spain) Winner, Best Storyteller Award
Penang English Language / Literature Teachers Association Conference Plenary Speaker
Garden School, Kuala Lumpur: Book Week Residency
Xi-an University, residency for English Language Summer Programme
Penang Int’l Kids Storytelling Festival
2012
Residencies: Singapore Int’l School (HK) Tenby Int’l (KL), Nobel Int’l School (KL);
Hong Kong: Simmons Bedtime Reading festival;
2nd Malaysian International Storytelling Festival, (performer and workshop leader)
2011
Hanoi Public Library (for Singapore International Foundation), trainer
Malaysian International Storytelling Festival, KL
Performances
National Library Board 175 storytelling sessions in FY2014
2012
Singapore Writers Festival (2 programmes, 3 performances)
KidsFest (National Museum)
National Library tour: 16 shows/workshop
10,000 Fathers Reading: 4 performances
Schools
2014
Make Me A Storyteller workshops at Secondary schools: Kent Ridge, Bendemeer, CHIJ Toa Payoh, Fuchun
Professional Development workshops: Bendemeer Secondary, Greenridge Primary,
2013
Professional Development workshops at Eton House (718 Mountbatten Rd and then, on the Principal’s recommendation, Eton House Claymore Rd;) Bukit Panjang Primary School;
2012
Professional development workshops: Tampines JC, Canossian Convent, Crescent Girls, New Town Secondary cluster; Kong Hwa, Henry Park Primary;
2011
Professional development, Seng Kang Primary –for ALL staff on using storytelling across the curriculum, incl. the CCE programme. Provided specific story examples for each level from P1-P6 to complement the existing lesson materials.
Professional development workshops: CHIJ Our Lady Good Counsel, Ahmad Ibrahim and Northland Primary schools
Performances at Overseas Family School, Eton House (Orchard), British International School, Chatsworth, Avondale Grammar, Australian International School and many local schools at primary & secondary level.
English Language Institute Singapore inaugural conference, presenter/performer
Keynote
HDB Organisational Excellence Day : What’s Your Story? (2014)
Hong Kong Storytelling Conference (2014)
Keynote speaker, Science through Stories at Northview Primary (April) (2013)
SPED Conference (2012)
Publishing
2012 Stories For Moral Education
MIMING: I had a lot of fun masquerading as a mime
for Delifrance, . Interacting with the crowd was great, but wearing white make-up on the streets of Singapore was no joke!