Storytime @ Starwin
Storytime @ Starwin
In 2017 we launched our Storytime @ Starwin series after a local Mum asked us to host an Indigenous storytelling session as she couldn't find one for her kids to attend during NAIDOC Week.
Local Tiwi Mum to be & Children's Educator Casimira Tipiloura was happy to do so & Storytime @ Starwin was born. Sessions include storybook time, sing songs and colouring activities.
These sessions are important to us for a few key reasons:
- promoting the good works done in community by The Indigenous Literacy Foundation
- studies show the more parents engage with and read to their children, the less likely it is they will be imprisoned later in life
- celebrating the culture of Indigenous storytelling with the general community
- bringing parents in the top end together
- showcasing strong Indigenous women as Children's Educators
Past 2017 Storytime @ Starwin Events
13 July - Storytime with Cosi
24 September - Storytime with Aunty Rosie
23 November - Storytime with Aunty Sharona
7 December - Storytime with Aunty Sharona
2018
17 January - Storytime with Aunty Sharona
28 February - Storytime with Aunty Sharona
2 May - Storytime with Aunty Sharona & Tiwi College students
Christmas Editions: 5,12 & 19 December
2019
DARWIN - we hosted Storytime sessions at local childcare centres and Darwin & Casuarina libraries
PORT DOUGLAS EVENTS - 27 June & 25 July & 29 August
2020
DARWIN - NAIDOC Week Storytime session at Darwin City Library and Journeys Child Care Centre
