reading garden | Taman Bacaan Pelangi [Rainbow Reading Gardens] https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org Non-profit organisation to establish children's libraries in remote areas of Eastern Indonesia. Tue, 03 Jan 2017 10:08:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png reading garden | Taman Bacaan Pelangi [Rainbow Reading Gardens] https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org 32 32 Creating Enjoyable Experiences with Rainbow Reading Gardens https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/12/23/creating-enjoyable-experiences-rainbow-reading-gardens/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/12/23/creating-enjoyable-experiences-rainbow-reading-gardens/#respond Fri, 23 Dec 2016 09:24:45 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=5885/   To begin November this year, I visited one elementary school in West Manggarai Regency. I was assigned to collect data on students’ reading ability at SDI Nggorang, Komodo Sub-District. This is my first time visiting the school, and all concerns and curiosity were mixed up on my way to this school, which has been […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/12/23/creating-enjoyable-experiences-rainbow-reading-gardens/feed/ 0 It’s Time to Paint the House of the Rainbow! https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/12/08/time-paint-house-rainbow/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/12/08/time-paint-house-rainbow/#respond Thu, 08 Dec 2016 09:47:05 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=5914/   The library advancement program conducted by Rainbow Reading Gardens involves establishing child-friendly libraries, meaning that the library is to be friendly in every aspect such as library management, librarian’s positive attitude, facilities, books, as well as library set-up; thus, children will be attracted to come to the library and read books. This leads to […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2016/12/08/time-paint-house-rainbow/feed/ 0 The 10th Rainbow Reading Gardens in Flores https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/10/28/the-10th-rainbow-reading-gardens-in-flores/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/10/28/the-10th-rainbow-reading-gardens-in-flores/#respond Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:22:50 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=87 Today, we established a new reading garden in Flores. The 10th Rainbow Reading Gardens in Flores is located in Iteng, Central Manggarai. Iteng is a small town in Flores, surrounded by mountains and rice paddy fields. What makes this town unique is the beach! So, this town has mountains and also beautiful beach, too! How […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/10/28/the-10th-rainbow-reading-gardens-in-flores/feed/ 0 A Reading Gardens for the Kids in Nara Village https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/07/17/a-reading-gardens-for-the-kids-in-nara-village/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/07/17/a-reading-gardens-for-the-kids-in-nara-village/#respond Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:57:35 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=48 Nara Village is a tiny village located in West Flores. From Labuan Bajo, one needs to take a car/motorbike and drive for about 2 hours, continued by walking for another half hour, passing a dirt and rocky path. My friend Andreas from Germany still joined us on this trip. Pak Avent, our coordinator for mountains […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/07/17/a-reading-gardens-for-the-kids-in-nara-village/feed/ 0 Taman Bacaan Pelangi is On Kukusan Island! https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/07/16/taman-bacaan-pelangi-is-on-kukusan-island/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/07/16/taman-bacaan-pelangi-is-on-kukusan-island/#respond Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:53:58 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=44 It was such a beautiful day… the sky was so blue and the sea looked so calm. We departed from Labuan Bajo to Kukusan Island by a small fisherman boat. It took us only 30 minutes to get to this small island.. what an easy ride, especially with such a stunning view all around, we […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/07/16/taman-bacaan-pelangi-is-on-kukusan-island/feed/ 0 Taman Bacaan Pelangi (Rainbow Reading Gardens) Open on Papagarang Island! https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/04/12/taman-bacaan-pelangi-rainbow-reading-gardens-open-on-papagarang-island/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/04/12/taman-bacaan-pelangi-rainbow-reading-gardens-open-on-papagarang-island/#respond Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:09:57 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=18 We continued our journey from Rinca Island to Papagarang Island, both located in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. It took us around 45 minutes to 1 hour on a slow boat. It was an enjoyable journey because the wind breeze made the temperature cooler a bit and the beautiful scenery of the National Park all around have successfully spoiled our […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/04/12/taman-bacaan-pelangi-rainbow-reading-gardens-open-on-papagarang-island/feed/ 0 Taman Bacaan Pelangi (Rainbow Reading Gardens) is now on Rinca Island! https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/04/12/taman-bacaan-pelangi-rainbow-reading-gardens-is-now-on-rinca-island/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/04/12/taman-bacaan-pelangi-rainbow-reading-gardens-is-now-on-rinca-island/#respond Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:58:48 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=8 After opening 4 reading gardens in 4 different villages (Roe, Melo, Nampar Macing and Komodo) in West Manggarai, West Flores, we decided to open more reading gardens in other remote areas of West Flores, Indonesia. This time, we decided to open reading gardens in Rinca Village (on Rinca Island) and Papagarang Village (on Papagarang Island). Both of these villages are […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/04/12/taman-bacaan-pelangi-rainbow-reading-gardens-is-now-on-rinca-island/feed/ 0 Taman Bacaan Pelangi (Rainbow Reading Gardens) for Kids in Flores https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/03/14/taman-bacaan-pelangi-rainbow-reading-gardens-for-kids-in-flores/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/03/14/taman-bacaan-pelangi-rainbow-reading-gardens-for-kids-in-flores/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:11:41 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=71 It was a beautiful morning in Melo Village, Flores, Indonesia yesterday. Kids had gathered in a nice garden overlooking the hills and the view of Komodo National Park, some guests had arrived on time and mingled with each other, the morning breeze comforted everyone and whispered them to enjoy the happy moment. It was a special day. What’s going […]

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]]> https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2010/03/14/taman-bacaan-pelangi-rainbow-reading-gardens-for-kids-in-flores/feed/ 1 Taman Bacaan Pelangi (Rainbow Reading Gardens) Greets Kids in Roe Village! https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2009/12/08/taman-bacaan-pelangi-rainbow-reading-gardens-greets-kids-in-roe-village/ https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/2009/12/08/taman-bacaan-pelangi-rainbow-reading-gardens-greets-kids-in-roe-village/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:51:21 +0000 https://tamanbacaanpelangi.org/?p=39 Taman Bacaan Pelangi (Rainbow Reading Gardens) finally opened in Roe Village, West Flores, Indonesia last Saturday, 5 December 2009! Woohooooo!!! The rain didn’t stop the kids to make their way heading to the pink house, where the Rainbow Reading Gardens is located. They walked with their umbrellas on their hands, rushing to the location, didn’t want to be late […]

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