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to ISN homepage Indian Storytelling
Network Kanpur Rohini Vij is a professional
storyteller, educator, listed and certified Jolly Phonics UK trainer,
curriculum developer, parenting coach, founder of NutSpace Edtech Pvt. Ltd.,
and a mom. She is on a mission to
raise readers and is actively engaged with curriculum development for schools
and her own ed-tech platform: Nutspace Edtech ( www.nutspace.in ). Rohini is also a voice artist and regularly
creates audiobooks and read-aloud videos for reputed publishing houses in
India. Recently she collaborated with
Tulika Books for their Spotify Original, "Talking Tales from
Tulika", कहती
बोलती
कहानियाँ
तूलिका
से
(in Hindi.) She writes actively on the
subjects of raising readers, parenting, and integrating storytelling in the
classroom. She has authored several stories
for children. Some of her published
work includes: Discover More with Ford - For Ford Motors India, The Silver Lining King, and King Nyayadhar's Justice. The latter was one of the stories in the
Federation for Asian Storytellers (FEAST) 2019 anthology, Royals Wise and Otherwise. Prior to starting NutSpace, Rohini
handled marketing and corporate communications for Jindal Saw Ltd.,
Scholastic India, and Perfect Relations.
She has diverse experience in areas of marketing, corporate
communication, and PR. She has also been a keynote
speaker at IIM Lucknow, TiE UP, AIMA, and IIT Kanpur. Rohini’s passion for education and
bringing about a change in the education system got NutSpace selected as one
of the startups in the winter cohort at "The Reliance Jio Gennext Hub
Accelerator Programme". NutSpace
was selected in the four-month-long mentorship programme by READ Alliance (an
initiative of USAID and the Centre for Knowledge Societies.) Contact info +91 97932 83333 rohini@inknuts.in
Ongoing Storytelling Activities in
Kanpur -- Programmes offered at NutSpace
include: *
Mums & Bubs Happy Story Hour (12 months - 3 yrs): Focusses on raising readers,
language development, and exploring textures, sounds, colours and more
through stories. Overall development
of communication and motor skills through art, craft, and sensory play. *
Story Time (4 yrs & above): Focusses on learning through
stories, with an emphasis on comprehension, recall, vocabulary building,
language development, enhancing confidence, and overall development through
art, craft, story-boarding, role-play, voice projection and more. *
Personality Development through Dramatics & Storytelling (5
yrs & above): Voice modulation, voice
projection, body language, dance drama, dramatising, extempore speaking,
role-play, and learning to create, recall, and tell stories. *
The Art of Storytelling in the Classroom (Educators,
librarians): Learning and teaching through stories. Making learning and lessons fun and
engaging by way of stories. Voice
modulation and projection for educators.
Exercises to overcome inhibitions and to emerge as confident teachers
and storytellers. *
The Art of Business Storytelling (Corporates, team leaders): Ways to use stories as a powerful
business tool to inspire and engage your team members. Learning the art of storytelling to
communicate and connect with various people in relation to one's company.
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