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Source: SXMIslandTime
21 Apr 2021 11:48 PM

Author Loekie Morales To Be Featured In Curacao Storybook

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten CuracaosBibliotekaNashonalKorsou(BNK)library has selected a story bySintMaarten-based childrens author Loekie Morales for inclusion in its new 15-story compilation for 2021.

When I learned from BNK that my work would be included in their prestigious storybook, I was super-happy, said Morales, whose Beyond KulturaFoundation launched its own anthology, Captured by Corona, In March 2021. 

The theme of this years book is What I Would Like ToBe. Authors were asked to write about a child in Curaao who is choosing a profession. 

Says Morales: My story, Wat Shisha echt wil worden(What Shisha Really Wants to Be), concerns an 11-year-old girl who learns about the limited job opportunities that her mother and grandmother endured Read more


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Source: SXMIslandTime
15 Apr 2021 07:51 PM

Fight Covid-19 Follow The 3Ws Slogan Born On Sint Maarten

CUPECOY,SintMaarten —AsBeyondKulturaEvents FoundationvisitsSintMaarten elementary and high schoolsto distribute thenew confinement-themed poetry anthology,Captured by Corona,all schools are receiving complementary Fight Covid-19 — Follow the 3Ws postersto helpstudentsremember the keysto preventingCovid-19.

While designing Captured by Corona, childrens author and BKE founder Loekie Morales wanted to make an even larger impact with a poster to underscore the books message. 

With Montessori teacher Marianne Tefft, who proofread the book, Morales mused about the notions of washing hands, wearing masks and keeping social distance. 

In a variation on the traditional classroom 3Rs of Reading, Writing and Rithmetic, Tefft spun the Covid-19 protocols into the easy-to-recall 3Ws — Wear a Mask, Wash Your Hands & Widen the Social Distance  and suggested the three-fingered W hand-sign to reinforce the message Read more


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