10 LUMEN | EVENTS
Making
Reading Fashionable
There was a constant buzz of activities at the amphitheatre : teachers and students reading , interesting characters tempting passers-by to delicious reads . All these signalled the launch of SJI Book Week .
By Marc Elliot Lim
The inaugural SJI Book Week came to an end , albeit too quickly . Though it was the first week of term two and everyone was still in the holiday mood , all the students and staff were very excited about participating in the Book Week activities from 24 - 28 March 2014 . From a small seemingly casual discussion in the English Talent Development classroom , ideas were shared , excitement and enthusiasm ignited leading to the actualisation of an official event which became a resounding success . One of the Talent English students , Brian Loh ( Fintan 302 ) commented : “ The idea of having a Book Week stemmed from the teachers in conversation , which in turn was caught on by the students and eventually materialised into a real and challenging project .”
This amazing opportunity has helped me to realise that people still care for books and there are many young people out there still reading .
Marc Elliot Lim
This opportunity for both the students and the teachers who participated in the Book Week was amazing . Many who read over the two days had an enjoyable time while helping to remind the audience that books are still loved and appreciated
by people . Even , Marc Lim ( Lawrence 303 ) opined , “ This amazing opportunity has helped me to realise that people still care for books and there are many young people out there still reading .”
One of the most loved activities voted by the Talent English boys was the Readathon . Classes came from the four corners of the school to compete in the very first ever Readathon Competition . Champions were born as the competition just kept getting more intense and exciting . Jonathan Soong ( Lawrence 304 ) who was in charge of the event concluded , “ I think it was the most effective activity that the school has had to make - students pick a book and read . The fact that the English teachers supported it and brought their classes down for the event really helped .”
Besides the Readathon , there were also other activities . Besides Mr Josh Chin , a Wall Street journalist based in Beijing , giving a talk about writing newspaper articles , there was also Book Election Speed Booking . The last event evolved from the idea of Speed Dating through which the Talent English boys decided to have a little fun and dressed up as their favorite book