Fwd: British Council:Events in December 2016
Anil Sarwal
From: "Sandhu, Namrata (British Council)" <namrata...@britishcouncil.org>
Date: 01-Dec-2016 4:24 pm
Subject: British Council:Events in December 2016
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Events in December 2016
· Dec 2016-20films20weeks !
· 8 Dec 2016 Talk by Anita Anand, Author and TV presenter- About the book Sophia
· 8 December 2016- Orientation session on Online resources
· 9 Dec 2016 British Council School Programme Overview
· 10 December 2016 from 3:00 pm -6:00 pm Workshop on “Positive Time Skills”
· 14-15 December 2016-Writers’ Bloc Showcase
· 17 Dec 2016 at 11:30 am Young Learners Reading Club Meet
- Dec 2016-20films20weeks !
British Council Library brings you the best of British cinema as part of the #20films20weeks programme, starting this September!
Films will be screened every week based on the theme of the month, and you can attend the screenings at British Council library for free!
Get ready to watch some best British films at our centre as part of the #20films20weeks programme.
What's more? There will be a series of secret screenings where film titles will only be disclosed to you after you arrive at the screening. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to find out about this month's #secretscreening!
THEME FOR OCTOBER : WONDERFUL WOMEN
3 Dec 2016 - Cindrella
9 Dec 2016 – Jungle Book
17 Dec 2016 – Pirates
24 Dec 2016 –Showcase Film
Venue: British Council Time:4:00pm
For more information contact: Namrata Sandhu
E:namrata.sandhu@britishcouncil.org T:0172-5203016
- 8 Dec 2016 Talk by Anita Anand, Author and TV presenter- About the book Sophia
Broadcaster, journalist and biographer Anita Anand was born in 1972 and educated at King’s College, London..
Her broadcasting career began in the newsroom of satellite channel Zee and she won the Nazia Hassain Award in the category ‘Upcoming Television Broadcaster’ in 2005. She has since presented several news and current affairs programmes for BBC radio and television, notably on Radio 5 Live and currently Radio 4’s ‘Any Answers’. On BBC2 she has co-hosted ‘The Daily Politics’ show and presented ‘Newsnight’.
Her first book, Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary, a biography of a campaigner for women’s suffrage and Indian independence, was published in 2015.
She opened the 2014 Kolkata Book Fair and has also appeared at the Jaipur Literature Festival, most recently in January 2015. She is married to the science writer Simon Singh and lives in London.
Date: 8 Dec 2016 Time:12:00 pm
Subject: Book-Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary
Venue: British Council
For more information contact: Christina Singh
E: christina.singh@britishcouncil.org T:0172-5203015
· 8 December 2016- Orientation session on Online resources
We have introduced new Digital Resource which you can access on our website www.library.britishcouncil.org.in on the go 24x7.
For further details and more information kindly attend Orientation session as per details below.
Venue: British Council Time:5 pm
For more information contact: Varinder Kumar
E: varinder.kumar@britishcouncil.org T:0172-5203013
- 9 Dec 2016 British Council School Programme Overview
The School Programme Overview workshop will cover the principles of continuing professional development for teachers and leaders (with discussion around British Council Continuing Professional Development Framework) while highlighting the need for core skills and British Council’s offer of six core skills as part of the Connecting Classrooms programme.
- Communication and Collaboration
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Creativity and Imagination
- Student Leadership and Personal Development
- Citizenship
- Digital Literacy
Time:09:30 am
Venue: British Council
For more information contact: Christina Singh
E : christina.singh@britishcouncil.org T:0172-5203015
- 10 December 2016 from 3:00 pm -6:00 pm Workshop on “Positive Time Skills”
The workshop will help participants to organize their time to accomplish their growth and maintenance tasks. Everyone can find time to achieve more, if only they can use time properly and the workshop gives valuable tips about extracting more from your time. This workshop will help you to understand where all your time is going and why. You will learn how to eliminate interruptions and delegate low-priority tasks to others. Best of all, you will learn how to recognize and protect your high-value tasks and make sure they are done well and on time. The workshop covers:
- How to recognize and use personal prime time
- Daily Planner & use your diary
- Common Time issues; getting over procrastination
- Time Management tips; scheduling and achieving tasks
- Dealing with interruptions
The workshop will be extremely helpful to students and young professionals.
Topic “Positive Time Skills”
Date Saturday, 10 December 2016
Time 3:00PM to 6:00PM
Resource Person Ms Mandeep Singh.
Venue British Council (C-515, 5th Floor, ELANTE Office Block, Plot No. 178, Phase 1 Chandigarh)
Brief about Resource person:
Mandeep Singh is Certified Corporate Trainer has over 15 years of teaching experience and possesses a proven track record of conducting and designing various trainings and workshops for all age groups. She has been extensively trained by the British Council and is a qualified ELT trainer. She holds a Level 5* certificate in Teaching of English to the Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA) from University of Cambridge and is an accredited Examiner for Cambridge English Language Assessment exams.
Please let us know your interest in attending / nominating participants for this interactive workshop. Registration fee can be paid by cash/cheque/demand draft. Cheques and demand drafts should be in favour of ‘British Council’ payable at New Delhi. There are limited seats available and registrations will be on first – come – first serve basis.
For registration, please send your nomination at varinder.kumar@britishcouncil.org before 10 October 2016.
For more information call:0172-5203013
· 14-15 December 2016-Writers’ Bloc Showcase
About the Event: British Council in association with Rage and Royal Court Theatre present Writers’s Bloc Showcase –A specially curated season of original plays by Indian playwrights from writers’ bloc
Day & Date: Wednesday, 14 December 2016
Time:6:30 pm: Dramatised reading of STILL AND STILL MOVING
Shernaz Patel in conversation with writer and director and director , Neel Chaudhuri
Day & Date: Thursday, 15 December 2016
Time:6:30 pm: Dramatised reading of MAHUA
Shernaz Patel in conversation with playwright Aksh Mohimen and Director Rajit Kapur
Day & Date: Thursday, 15 December 2016
Time: 10:00 am -1:00 pm : Workshop on playwriting by Neel Chaudhuri
Venue: British Council (C-515, 5th Floor, ELANTE Office Block, Plot No. 178, Phase 1 Chandigarh)
All are welcome, First come, first seated
For more information contact: Christina Singh
E:christina.singh@britishcouncil.org T:0172-5203015
- 17 Dec 2016 at 11:30 am Young Learners Reading Club Meet
About the Event: Young Learners Reading club connects young children in a fun, creative and educational way. The reading club not only aims to encourage children to read more widely but also helps build their confidence and public speaking skills. During the session we read aloud the text and describe images from the books, re-tell the story in the children’s own words and carry out playful activities based on the book.
Venue: British Council
Date : 17 Dec 2016 Time:11:30 am -1:00 pm
Age group: 5-12 Years
For more information contact: Namrata Sandhu
E: namrata.sandhu@britishcouncil.org T:0172-5203016
With kind regards
Namrata Sandhu
British Council | C515, 5th Floor, Elante Office Block | 178, Industrial and Business Park, Phase 1 | Chandigarh 160002
T:0172-5203016 E: namrata.sandhu@britishcouncil.org
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