“Readers are Leaders!”
Reading is not just a hobby or a form of entertainment, but a critical 21st century skill that will help students be successful in life. Students who read regularly gain improved language skills and cognitive development, enhanced social skills and empathy, and significantly improved academic results.
At Dulwich College Shanghai Puxi we celebrate a love of reading every day. Book Week provides a focal point for that celebration along a common theme. The theme of this years’ Book Week was “Embrace Equity: Inspirational Women in Literature”, aligned with the International Women’s Day 2023 theme #EmbraceEquity.
Vicky Walker
Primary English Lead
Year 5 Lead Teacher
Amy Uffindall
Head of English
Language and Literacy Coordinator
This year’s ‘Book Week’ has been a real literary treat for the eyes and ears, involving everything from virtual dioramas, fairy tales with a twist, paired reading, draw-alongs from award winning illustrator, Kate Pankhurst and simply finding the pleasure in the love of a good book.
The excitement and buzz during Friday's costume parade was palpable and confirmed to us how much our students love reading and appreciate the importance of having strong, female role models.
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During the week, students have not only been reading but writing; creating exciting comics and producing their own collaborative masterpieces, written by a selection of students from Year 1 to Year 9 in the form of a rolling story.
Students have also had opportunities to read to one another from across the school, with our Year 6 students being lucky enough to take part in a wonderful transition event with our Senior school involving the famous author, Mark Grist. Having students in our younger classes choose books for our Senior school students to read with created authentic opportunities for them to practice their expression and prosody, developing communication skills across the curriculum.
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We have had teachers and students alike sharing their favourite stories, sharing recommendations from across the school and all culminating in a wonderful ‘snuggle up and read’ session in classrooms, sharing our favourite literary works with a warming cup of delicious hot chocolate.
Seeing the students dressed up, celebrating their love of reading together and talking so passionately about books, stories and important women across history and literature has been a real highlight of all of us, as well as highlighting the plight that many women still face across the world with regards to illiteracy rates.
Reflecting on the events of the week, we are reminded about Malala's inspirational words, "One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.” It is our hope that our students can take this incredible message and act upon it in their everyday lives, long after Book Week has finished.
图书周：#拥抱平等 - 在文学上励志的女性角色
“读书人是引领者。”
阅读不仅仅是一种爱好或娱乐形式，这更是一项需要在21世纪掌握的关键技能，阅读将帮助学生在生活中获得不同知识并取得成功。经常阅读的学生可以提高语言技能和认知发展，增强社交技能和同理心，并对提高学习成绩有着显著的效果。
在德威浦西，我们每天都在庆祝对阅读的热爱。图书周则为共同庆祝一个主题提供了平台。今年，我们图书周的主题为“拥抱平等：在文学上励志的女性角色。这也与2023年国际妇女节的主题”拥抱平等“相一致。
Vicky Walker
Primary English Lead
Year 5 Lead Teacher
Amy Uffindall
Head of English
Language and Literacy Coordinator
今年的 "图书周 "是一次真正的视觉和听觉的文学盛宴，涉及的内容包括虚拟透视、神话故事、配对阅读、获奖插画家凯特-潘克赫斯特的绘画，以及简单地从对一本好书的热爱中找到的乐趣。
周五的服装游行中的兴奋和热闹是可想而知的，也因此看出我们的孩子是多么热爱阅读，并了解拥有强大的女性榜样的重要性。
在这一周里，学生们进行了阅读和写作，创作了令人兴奋的漫画，并合作制作了他们自己的作品，由一年级到九年级的学生以滚动故事的形式写成。
学生们也有机会在全校范围内一起分享阅读，我们六年级的学生有幸参加了与高年级学生一起举办的精彩的升学过渡活动，其中包括著名作家马克-格里斯特的作品。低年级的学生为高年级的学生选择书籍进行阅读，为他们创造了真实的机会，练习他们的表达和语调，发展整个课程的沟通技巧。
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我们的老师和学生都在分享他们最喜欢的故事，分享来自全校的推荐书目，最后在教室里进行了精彩的 "围炉阅读"活动，在一杯温暖的美味的热巧克力中分享我们最喜欢的文学作品。
看到学生们穿戴整齐，一起庆祝他们对阅读的热爱，并如此热情地谈论书籍、故事以及历史和文学中的重要女性，我们感到欣慰，这着实是本次活动的一个真正的亮点。活动中也提出了世界各地许多女性在文盲率方面仍然面临的困境。
反思这一周的活动，让我们想起了马拉拉鼓舞人心的话语："一个孩子、一个老师、一本书、一支笔就能改变世界。" 希望我们的学生能够理解这一激励性的信息，并在图书周结束后的一段时间里，在他们的日常生活中付出行动。