Room to Read Archives - Tristan Bancks

Tristan July 9, 2019

Noblesse Oblige

Noblesse oblige. I came across this phrase a few years back and it’s stuck with me. Translated literally, it means nobility obliges. … View Post

Tristan March 25, 2019

Book Week 2019

In 2019, the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book Week theme is Reading is My Secret Power. Stories are powerful. The ability … View Post

Tristan January 2, 2019

Room to Read World Change Challenge Success!

The 2018 Room to Read World Change Challenge is over and we have exceeded our goal and raised $21,416 to fund a year’s … View Post

Tristan May 2, 2018

Room to Read World Change Challenge 2018

Our Mission **STOP PRESS** Our 2018 World Change Challenge has achieved it’s goal. Click here to discover how much we raised! Join our … View Post

Tristan February 26, 2018

Book Week 2018

The Australian Children’s Book Week theme for 2018 is ‘Find Your Treasure’. Such a perfect description of the search to discover … View Post

Tristan April 16, 2017

Room to Read World Change Challenge 2017

Join me and our amazing team of Room to Read Writer Ambassadors to help reach our 2017 goal. We aim to enable 300 students in some … View Post

Tristan February 10, 2017

Thanks to Education – Room to Read World Change Challenge Top Fundraisers 2016

Thanks to the following schools for being our top five fundraisers in the 2016 Room to Read World Change Challenge. Since 2012, school children in Australia … View Post

Tristan June 2, 2016

Room to Read World Change Challenge in Action

Super-teacher-librarian Jackie Child from Brisbane’s St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School shares, below, her student’s innovative ways of … View Post

Tristan May 12, 2016

Recent Tweets on Literacy

There are some extraordinary articles, podcasts and discussions around literacy, #edtech, libraries, creativity and children’s literature happening on the Webs. I’… View Post