Author Visits at Schools

Ms. Reena delivered an engaging presentation for our Year 4 students during her visit to ICHKHLY. She addressed the concept of heritage in an age-appropriate manner, providing excellent examples for our students. She shared her process of creating her book, Fragrant Soup, including insights into her researching methods. Ms. Reena also conducted a writing workshop, giving students the opportunity to apply their knowledge. Her sharing was an excellent bridge to both our Creativity and Heritage Units of Inquiry. Thank you, Ms. Reena!

Doris Cheung - Year 4 Teacher

International College Hong Kong - Nov 2024

"Reena captured the imagination of our students from the moment she began her presentation. She is a fantastic story teller who engaged the children in every part of the story. Reena took time to get to know the names of our children before asking them their response to a question, which encouraged them to participate in the story. Reena gave the children an opportunity to ask questions about her job as an author, which provided a real life experience on World Book Day. The writing workshop for some of our creative writing finalists was the perfect opportunity to explore the writing process and they were thrilled to be authors for the day. Many of the children purchased books to tell the story of Mrs Rhubarbson at home. We are so grateful to Reena for making World Book Day a memorable experience for our children." 

Anna Gilchrist - English Coordinator - Anfield School - March 2023

Ms. Reena is a fantastic story teller who really knows how to draw students into the story. She did a great job at engaging the student to help them learn more about what an Author is, both by telling stories and by answering student questions. The writing workshop was a great way for our grade 3 students to get involved in the writing process and to learn from a real author a few writing ideas. Many students from our school purchased her books so they could go home and read it to their parents or younger siblings. I hope other schools have an opportunity to experience this kind and engaging author. 

Mr. Nathaniel Gordon - Vice-Principal - Hong Kong Adventist Academy - May 2018

Thanks again for coming in this week. I have spoken with staff and have bullet pointed their feedback:

- Very appropriate for the age group being taught. Pitch was excellent. 

- The children really enjoyed the storytelling session. The voices and audience participation made it particularly entertaining for them.

- Some children have gone on to write one of the longest pieces of writing they have ever produced - We will be taking this further in the coming weeks to see what else we can get from the children.

- Workshop sessions were the right amount of time and children were engaged. 

Mr. Carl Davidson - Year 2 Teacher - Nord Anglia International School - Jan 2017

Hi Ms. Reena,

First, let me thank you for coming to share your story with us this week. I felt like it resonated with the age group of my class, as well as the other children who attended. You were warm and kind and patient with the children from the start. It is no small feat to capture the attention of such an audience! The story resonated with the children for several reasons, I think. The characters were all animals that most of the children know well, or are learning about. I also like that they were all positive in their efforts to help the birthday recipient. Your language and speech as a storyteller was excellent, as the children were all focused on every pause. I was impressed with the experience and thank you again for signing all the names of the children in the book we purchased for our classroom. Thank you and I wish you all the best in the future. 

Mr. Ben Owens - Korean International School - Kindergarten teacher, Nov 2016 

Reena Bhojwani was the pre-note speaker for the (online) Writing Roundtable event we had in 2022. She presented on the theme “Writing with / in Social Media in the Age of Pandemonium”.

It was a pleasure to work with Reena on this project. She was open-minded and had many creative and unusual ideas about how to go about the project, one of which was to have attendees feel like they were on a “Choose Your Own Adventure” journey. Presenting online can be quite challenging. That coupled with directing attendees to do specific tasks on social media could have meant losing the audience completely, but Reena managed to keep the reigns on things. She encouraged participation, added humour and had engagement from those that attended throughout the talk. I would recommend her as a presenter or speaker for talks at schools, online or in-person, without hesitation.

Dean Gui - Project Organiser on behalf of Hong Kong Polytechnic University - February 2022

Ms Reena Bhojwani, author and former creative writing teacher, conducted a workshop exclusive to our Lower Primary Parents. During this interactive workshop she shared some valuable tips on how best to support and their children to become better writers. Parents agreed that this workshop helped them to better understand the writing process and feel more confident in spending time helping their children in writing. We are looking forward to the one for upper primary parents soon.

Trudie Hudson - Norwegian International School - March 2023

Thank you for visiting Renaissance College. Students enjoyed the story and they could connect the role play activities with the story too. The pace and movement during the sessions were done in good time. We really appreciated you for being so flexible and be able to adjust the presentations to students in different levels.

Ms. Shirley Chan - Teacher Librarian Renaissance College - May 2017

Reena presented her book and its theme to the children in an engaging way. She encouraged the children to question and her writing workshop was age appropriate and enjoyed by all. A lovely author to work with, Reena is professional and organised. 

Ms. Emily Jeves - Teacher Librarian - Beacon Hill School - Mar 2017

Thank you for the incredible effort and thought you put into preparing and delivering the author visits and writing workshop for our students today. The sessions were truly amazing, and our students were captivated by your insights and storytelling skills. 

Celina and Ariel - Librarians - The Harbour School - October 2023

Thank you for coming to our school today and sharing your lovely book and inspirational writing process. I was able to catch the stories you shared of how you became an author, and I loved all the anecdotes. You have really documented your process beautifully. I think you helped our students feel safe about making mistakes and understanding that this is all part of the process of being a writer.
Sean Porter - Principal - Dalton International School - April 2023