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Bali Rai makes prize visit to Doncaster College

13 December 2011

Bali with Students and staff.jpgPopular author Bali Rai visited Doncaster College in early December as their prize for the Six Book Challenge 2011 draw for colleges. He spoke to an audience of around 150, some of whom had completed the Challenge this year.

Bali has blogged about the event as part of his support for both the Challenge and the Reading Agency's My Voice scheme for young people. Despite having a horribly painful back that day, he engaged the audience with his passion for reading and its role in increasing understanding and knowledge.

College principal George Trow introduced the event with his own supportive comments about the Six Book Challenge and its beneficial impact on learners, having observed their increase in self-confidence and enjoyment of reading. Students across the college are already signing up for the Six Book Challenge 2012 thanks to the enthusiasm of librarian Carol Wootton and tutors such as Naomi Nikhata who has run the scheme with several of her ESOL students for the last couple of years. She has seen how the Challenge has increased their ability to read, write and speak in English.

Bali signs books.jpgBali summed up the event: "It was great to be able to congratulate the college on their success in last year's challenge, and to encourage a new intake of students to get involved for 2012. The Six Book Challenge is a fantastic project, as the experience of Doncaster College shows."

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