What actually happens at a reading night? And do people actually read there?
The interns not only organised the nightly reading aloud in the school's classrooms, but also decorated the rooms, played games and managed the communal meal.
On Friday evening, the classrooms were decorated and prepared with a lot of dedication, fairy lights and colourful cloths before the first pupils arrived. The result was so successful and cosy that many would have liked to keep their room like this forever. After eating pizza together, the pupils in Years 4-6 listened to Mrs Tscherpel read the book "Tintin and the World's Scariest Brother" by Eoin Colfer. Snuggled up in their sleeping bags, the older pupils listened to a captivating story about the adventures of the brave Tahnee from the book "Tuvalu" by Carolin Philipps, accompanied by the gentle sound of waves.
But of course it wasn't just reading. The corridor on the upper floor mutated into a disco and later on, Monopoly, Werewolf or "Truth or Dare" were played well into the night. For the accompanying adults, it is always amazing how much energy the kids still have after a long day at school. Although this may also have been due to the enormous consumption of crisps and sweets. At some point, however, everything was quiet and on Saturday morning, many of the children were sitting around the table, quite tired but satisfied with their experiences in the reading night.
