Libraries in the mountain areas (Flores) | Taman Bacaan Pelangi [Rainbow Reading Gardens] https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org Non-profit organisation to establish children's libraries in remote areas of Eastern Indonesia. Tue, 08 Jan 2019 06:50:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Libraries in the mountain areas (Flores) | Taman Bacaan Pelangi [Rainbow Reading Gardens] https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org 32 32 Off Being a Books Santa: A Collaboration with UC Browser https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2018/12/23/off-being-santa-books-a-collaboration-with-uc-browser/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2018/12/23/off-being-santa-books-a-collaboration-with-uc-browser/#respond Sun, 23 Dec 2018 08:07:01 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=9526 Ho Ho Ho! Holiday greetings to you all! Who here has been a great bookworm throughout the year raise your hands because Taman Bacaan Pelangi is about to play books Santa. Yes! This December we delivered 5,000 new story books to elementary children in Flores in collaboration with Alibaba’s kid company, UC Browser. Thanks to […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2018/12/23/off-being-santa-books-a-collaboration-with-uc-browser/feed/ 0 Playful Learning https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/09/12/playful-learning/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/09/12/playful-learning/#respond Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:19:05 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=7480 There’s a 1st time for everything. This is a story about my first time being a Project Coordinator with TBPelangi. 1st time developing a child friendly library. 1st time exploring a completely new world in which i have zero to none experience but full on passion as my supply & i was all game. My […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/09/12/playful-learning/feed/ 0 The importance of the principal’s role in developing child-friendly libraries https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/09/11/importance-principals-role-realizing-child-friendly-libraries/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/09/11/importance-principals-role-realizing-child-friendly-libraries/#respond Mon, 11 Sep 2017 09:42:50 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=7469/ For more than a month the Taman Bacaan Pelangi team has been in Ende for developing a child-friendly library. During one month of school selection process, we met many principals in Ende district. And of course, the Taman Bacaan Pelangi team started from introducing Taman Bacaan Pelangi as a non-profit organization and then explaining the […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/09/11/importance-principals-role-realizing-child-friendly-libraries/feed/ 0 ‘Reading’ Before Decoding https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/08/14/reading-before-decoding/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/08/14/reading-before-decoding/#respond Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:59:18 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=7329/ As a part of the library development program by Rainbow Reading Gardens, I have to deliver a number of issues to the school to raise their awareness on the importance of developing the habit of reading. I often receive comments from teachers as well as principals regarding how the students from Grade 1 and 2, […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/08/14/reading-before-decoding/feed/ 0 Student Volunteer : “Ma’am… Please Do Not Fire Me” https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/08/07/student-volunteer-maam-please-not-fire/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/08/07/student-volunteer-maam-please-not-fire/#respond Mon, 07 Aug 2017 09:38:23 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=7373/ One of the different issues to highlight in the library development program with Rainbow Reading Gardens is the involvement of every part in the school community, including principal, teachers, school committee as well as students. During the library establishment, librarians will be overwhelmed if they are to get things done all by themselves; therefore, in […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/08/07/student-volunteer-maam-please-not-fire/feed/ 0 Fundraising for #BebasButaHuruf Program at Kitabisa.com https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/06/12/fundraising-bebasbutahuruf-program-kitabisa-com/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/06/12/fundraising-bebasbutahuruf-program-kitabisa-com/#respond Mon, 12 Jun 2017 14:57:22 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=7054/ To help eradicate illiteracy rate in Eastern Indonesia, especially in East Nusa Tenggara, Rainbow Reading Gardens is launching a program called #BebasButaHuruf. According to the data from the Ministry of Education & Culture of Republic of Indonesia, provinces in Eastern Indonesia have the highest percentage of illiteracy rate in the country. East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/06/12/fundraising-bebasbutahuruf-program-kitabisa-com/feed/ 0 Literacy Warriors from Beci https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/05/29/literacy-warriors-beci/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/05/29/literacy-warriors-beci/#respond Mon, 29 May 2017 07:08:44 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=7141/ The first time I visited SDI Beci was during the school selection process for child-friendly library establishment program. The Rainbow Reading Gardens team and I left early in the morning from Labuan Bajo on that day. Each of us was on our own ride. Riri went to Mbeliling, Ebi to South Lembor, and I went […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/05/29/literacy-warriors-beci/feed/ 0 Keep Shining, Little Friends! https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/05/26/keep-shining-little-friends/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/05/26/keep-shining-little-friends/#respond Fri, 26 May 2017 03:57:09 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=7007/ When I heard Ambassadors of Rainbow Reading Gardens (#DutaBacaTBPelangi), I was excited to see kids from Rainbow Reading Gardens libraries across a number of islands in Indonesia come to and gather at Labuan Bajo, Flores, NTT. This event will be Rainbow Reading Gardens’ first to make the kids from many areas to share how much they love books and […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/05/26/keep-shining-little-friends/feed/ 0 Inaugurating the 58th TBP Library at SDN Rangga Watu, Flores, NTT https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/05/22/inaugurating-58th-tbp-library-sdn-rangga-watu-flores-ntt/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/05/22/inaugurating-58th-tbp-library-sdn-rangga-watu-flores-ntt/#respond Mon, 22 May 2017 09:50:03 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=6858/ Saturday, May 20, 2017 is a day to remember for Rainbow Reading Gardens family. This day was Indonesia National Day of Resurgence as well as the inauguration day of the 58th Rainbow Reading Gardens library at SDN Rangga Watu, Mbeliling Subdistrict, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara. This particular inauguration is special as it was also […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/05/22/inaugurating-58th-tbp-library-sdn-rangga-watu-flores-ntt/feed/ 0 Library Management and Library Period Workshop at SDN Rangga Watu, Manggarai Barat, NTT https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/05/14/library-management-library-period-workshop-sdn-rangga-watu-manggarai-barat-ntt/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2017/05/14/library-management-library-period-workshop-sdn-rangga-watu-manggarai-barat-ntt/#respond Sun, 14 May 2017 09:34:37 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=6779/ Breaking news from Flores! Rainbow Reading Gardens library is growing and one more library is to be established at West Manggarai Regency, at SDN Rangga Watu, Mbeliling. As part of the preparation for a child-friendly library, principal and teachers are trained on the library management and library period. In addition to librarian, principal and teachers also play […]

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