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Schools MeetingNIVE - Dubai

17 JUNE 2019

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Flora ReesHead of Programming










Emirates Airline

Festival of Literature 2020

The Festival is moving into February!

4 – 9 FEBRUARY 2020










Ranya AbdelrahmanHead of Education & Publishing










The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Education Programme• Bringing literature to life for UAE Students of all ages

• More than 100,000 students and 250 schools and universities, have been reached

since the Festival was launched in 2009

http://www.emirateslitfest.com/











Education Programme 2020

Author Visits

Student Competitions

Live Art

The Fringe

Author Sessions (Paid and Free)












Free Sessions for Students• On Festival weekdays between 4-9 February 2020

• Register through our website starting 15 September 2019

• Registration closes: 27 October 2019

• Ticket confirmation in December 2019












• 5 and 6 February 2020 at InterContinental, Dubai Festival City

• Booking opens on our website from 15 September 2019

• AED 45 per student, accompanying staff attend for free

• Book for groups of any size. Entire classes or year groups can be

accommodated, subject to availability

Paid Education sessions












• Open to all Education session participants on

Wednesday 5 February 2020

• Create the best TOMORROW art piece

• Winning school receives first choice of an

Author Visit at LitFest 2021

Live Art












• Bring a Festival author to your school!

• 4 to 6, and 9 February 2020

• Online requests from 10 October to 31 October 2019

• Visit confirmation for successful schools in November 2019

• Please read the author visit guidelines on our website

• Start promoting the author and their books as soon as your visit is confirmed

• Timely management of book orders is essential!

Author School Visits












Author School Visits












School Librarian of the Year Award

• Now in its fourth year of celebrating school librarians’ inspiring work in

getting children reading.

• Exciting prizes for the winning librarians and their schools!










School Librarian of the Year Award

Nominations Open

4 September 2019

Finalists Announced

December 2019

Judging Visits

7-15 January 2020

Awards Ceremony

5 February 2020

Nominations Closed

27 October 2019

Nominations close on 27 October, so prepare and submit your entries early!










Rania IssaCompetitions and Arabic Education Relationship Manager












Competitions 2020All run in Arabic and English

Reading &

PerformanceWriting

Readers’ CupEmirates NBD

Poetry for AllTaaleem Award

Story Writing

Competition

STORY WRITING POETRY WRITING TEAM READINGPOETRY PERFORMANCE












Student Competitions

Reading &

PerformanceWriting

Registration is open. Enter online now!Registration closes: 6 October 2019

Registration opens 8 September 2019

Registration closes 6 October 2019

Readers’ CupEmirates NBD

Poetry for AllTaaleem Award

Story Writing

Competition

STORY WRITING POETRY WRITING TEAM READINGPOETRY PERFORMANCE












Writing Competitions

STORY WRITING

POETRY WRITING

Story Writing

Competition

Taaleem Award

2020 Inspiration: Tomorrow

Registration opened: 19 May 2019

Registration closes: 6 October 2019

Age categories:

11 and

under15-1712-14 18- 25











https://www.emirateslitfest.com/whats-on/competitions/young-peoples-competitions/oxford-university-press-story-writing-competition/

https://www.emirateslitfest.com/whats-on/competitions/young-peoples-competitions/taaleem-award/


11 and

under12-16

Primary Secondary

• Four students in a team

(Maximum of two teams per

age group per language)

• Four books in the first round

and two books in the final

round

Readers’ Cup

Teams of avid readers compete

for the cup! Age categories:

• Registration opens: 8 September 2019













When you register, you will receive a confirmation email including important information:

• Names of the four books

• Dates of first rounds per Emirate – please note these are now in October 2019 (term 1)

• Certificate of participation

Register early to allow for time to read the books

What’s new with Readers’ Cup?

Registration

Opens

8

September

Registration

Closes

6

October

First round

27

October

4 weeks 3 weeks












8-13 14-18

Years 4 - 8 Years 9 and

above

• Schools can enter two students per age category

• Registration opens: 8 September 2019


Emirates NBD

Poetry For All

Unleash your inner performer!

Age categories:












• Participants choose a poem from a list that we will provide on the website

• Register early to allow time to practise your poem

• Please note that the semi-final round has moved forward to November (term 1)

What’s new with Emirates NBD

Poetry For All?

Registration

Opens

8

September

Registration

Closes

6 October

Semi-final

round

17

November

4 weeks 6 weeks












Mia SantiagoEducation Administration and Events Coordinator












• Talented performances, enjoyment and fun!

• Register between 15 September and 27 October 2019

• Limited slots available

The Fringe












• To book a visit from Lina, email us at [email protected] at least three

weeks before your event

Lina LitFest school visitsPromoting reading and the Festival












Ranya AbdelrahmanHead of Education & Publishing












Provisional dates for your calendar!

• 16 September: Dubai (English)

• 17 September: Dubai (Arabic)

• 18 September: Abu Dhabi

Next Schools’ Meeting












Shama NomanVoFG English Project Manager












Voices of Future Generations

• What?

• Where?

• When?

• How?

• Why?












Thank you all for coming!











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