The Messiah International School has housed a library open to the entire community since December 2015. In the future we hope to expand the library and enable other schools to …read more
Given the number of enquiries that we have had regarding book donations, and our ever-expanding number of community-led libraries in Ghana, we have decided to hold another book drive from …read more
On Saturday 24th February, we have our third annual fundraising dinner in the Brighton College dining room, with pre-dinner drinks in the Simon Smith Café from 7pm. The cost of the tickets …read more
Again, very delayed, but is the pupils’ blog post following their time spent at the RAMSCO international school in Donkorkrom, Eastern region of Ghana. After a ferry trip across the …read more
This is quite delayed due to a lack of wifi, but this was the pupil teams’ reflection after the ASA/BC ‘Be the Change’ Day After a long journey the previous …read more
I’ve decided to start sharing some of my experiences in this field, as there is much advice that I think that I would have benefited from before I started, and the …read more
Here are the first nominations sent in for books to be put in our ‘African Top 50’ collection. The girls at the African Science Academy in Tema are completing a …read more
During October half-term, pupils on our online course introducing pupils to key themes in international development were challenged to write a 500-word blog post with a choice of titles. The first …read more
A task completed in a community service session with girls at ASA on 31st October The concept of Reading Spots is very fluid. As a charity we basically aim to …read more
This story was written with Joseph Edward Addae (known as”Prof”). Prof is an 11 year old who lives in Abofour in the Ashanti region of Ghana. He loves learning and creating as much …read more
October 2017 Adult (African): The River Between by Thiong’o “The River Between” by Thiong’o – Book Review Non-Fiction (African): Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers by Appiah http://eduspots.org/should-we-strive-to-be-appiahs-cosmopolitans-a-review-of-cosmopolitanism-ethics-in-a-world-of-strangers/ Junior High Fiction (African): …read more
These are the books of the month for September 2017. If you have a suggested book for future months, do email the title and a short review to contact@readingspots.org Adult (African): …read more
The ideas here are all thanks to the readers in the Abofour Book Club, initially established by Gloria Addae, and now led by Mr Cofie. I hope that we can …read more
These are suggestions of questions to ask pupils from Primary 3 – Junior High School 3 to ensure that children are thinking when they are reading books. These questions encourage …read more
This book is set in post-independent Zimbabwe within the setting of a predominately ‘white’ boarding school. Readers should be aware that it is not suitable for younger readers; it is …read more
“Wonder” by Palacio: My Next Chapter after the “Bleeding Scream” Moment The Abofour Readers’ Club were given a challenge of writing the next chapter after the ‘Bleeding Scream’ in Auggie’s voice, …read more
Reading Spots African Fiction Top 50 As part of our focus on highlighting the need for the provision of African fiction within the Reading Spots libraries, and in Ghana and …read more
This simple twi guide has been written with thanks to Alex Boakye Antwi and Joseph Edward Addae – two Junior High School students from Abofour, Ashanti Region! We can see …read more
The River Between is incredibly compelling – I completed it within a few hours whilst waiting for a ferry to cross the Volta River in Ghana, which somehow seemed appropriate …read more
Edward has been the librarian in the Akumadan from December 2016-August 2017 when he departed to study Economics at university in Kumasi. I first met him when he was in …read more
In spite of my tendency to be extremely critical of everything with respect to our project, being in Ghana has certainly cemented a strong belief that the Reading Spots model, …read more
