Trainees

After the warm-up and stretching session, the trainees swam for about 10 minutes, followed by shower and breakfast, where the trainees shared tables and platters to relish their Qubs and cheese. In between bites, they took sips from tea cups from which ribbons of steam uncoiled gracefully.

Meanwhile, the seaborne boats were ready for the final voyage to Khairan. Sun glinted off their shiny

did the readers!)

So, due to popular demand, we’re going to launch CS21 Story Time, held in two locations. We’ll be doing Story Time at the Yarmouk Culture Centre on set Wednesday afternoons for all the kids in the neighbourhood (and anyone else who wants to come). We’ll also have Story Time at Amricani Cultural Centre on set Saturday afternoons. The schedule for both is shown below.

Of course, this means we need 32 volunteer readers.

Will you be one of them? prows and hulls as they mildly rocked on the water quivering under them. The breeze was gentle and soothing. Lessons The trainees were given lessons in roping the masts and sails. They used ropes tied between pillars to practice this. The next lesson would be about how sails are to be hoisted.

The shining boats that are empty now would soon have masts and bowsprits sticking out of them and into the sky. Sails would spread out embracing the wind.

Music lessons for the trainees moved a notch higher as Samir Al-Sayyar took the trainees through dancing and handclapping.

Once again the ancient sea songs of Kuwait would reverberate through the Gulf carried by the winds as the young sailors take to the boats, unfurl the sails and venture into the sea.

Ideally, the book will be read twice, once with minimal interruptions, followed by a more interactive reading. The first reading is designed to help kids get comfortable listening to stories. The second reading, with questions and prompts like “what happens next?,” “what do you think she sounds like?,” and “why did he do that?,” promotes the development of critical thinking, creativity, and communication skills. Most important, we want both

Writing for Children is a programme for 8 - 12 year olds, incorporating many aspects of the successful “Writing to Read” programme.

Writing for Children - Yarmouk Cultural Centre Thursdays 3:30 - 4:30 pm The programme is open to everyone and there is no fee. However, we do ask that you register your child by sending his/her name and age to info@darmuseum.org.kw