Our Patrons
Children’s Discovery Centre is very grateful to our Patrons for their commitment to opening up a world of imagination and inspiration to all children through literature and story.
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Nicholas Allan ‘It is important to teach children about being creative because it will help them to be creative about their own lives’. |
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Alex Wheatle MBE ‘An author in your school? A walking reality. Read and learn about the author and read the story. Nothing can spark a child’s imagination so much as actually meeting the author behind the words and learning how their stories came about. |
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Saviour Pirotta ‘Authors in schools not only bring literacy alive, they also empower children to tackle writing, and to find their own voice’. |
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Wes Magee ‘Given time to write and illustrate, children can readily learn how to release and develop their ability with language. Authors can assist in this energising process by acting as ideas generators and writing mentors’. |
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Dr Beverley Naidoo ‘Writers are hosts. We invite readers into the worlds that we have created through words. We can take you anywhere … around the corner or across time and place, and even into someone else’s heart. When children meet authors in a classroom, walls disappear. Authors bring a powerful message: open a book … open a door … open your mind … and make a journey. And it’s all through words!’ |
