Olaf & Giraf in Londen Interactief Boek

With your support we will make it happen

The campaign may have closed on Friday 17th November, but we are not stopping here!

We will continue to work hard on the development of our fantastic new interactive book for use in primary schools, and we will be putting updates about how we are getting on on our website, and here, for all to see.

Keep an eye out for the release date!!

You can donate directly

Now that the campaign has closed and we have not reached our target, all of the donations will be refunded to you by voordekunst.

If you did donate, (or would still like to) you can donate directly to us here:

Name: Thompson Media
IBAN: NL82 ABNA 0508132517
BIC: ABNANL2A
Description: Crowdfunding

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Beyond our expectations

• So many people donated.
  - So many people shared our Facebook updates.
  - And so many people wish us well.
  - We never imagined we would do so well.
  

So we have just one day to go until our crowdfunding draws to an end. And of course Thomas and I are asking ourselves, what are we going to do next. Has our crowdfunding campaign been successful?

Yes it has! We have reached out to lots and lots of people to tell them about our work. We have passed on our ethusiasm and the response has been tremendous. We feel lucky to have such generous friends, family and colleagues who have donated money to help us finish the interactive book. It unfortunately isn't enough to achieve our crowdfunding target within the time we gave ourselves, but this campaign has really started something much bigger!

• We have passed on our enthusiasm for language learning and bilingualism to hundreds of people all over the world.
• We have generated support and interest in people of all ages,
• and thanks to all of you, more people have heard of Olaf & Giraf than ever before!
• We have also learned a great deal about what we can achieve, just by daring to ask,
• and we have even more faith in the importance of what we are doing.

Wat is het interactieve boek?

Het interactieve boek kan je zien als een applicatie oftewel een computerprogramma dat ons tweetalige prentenboek tot leven brengt.

De elementen uit het boek, bijvoorbeeld het verhaal, het tot 20 leren tellen en de woorden achterin het boek, hebben we omgetoverd in leuke en leerzame activiteiten. De kinderen kunnen als extraatje ook de Engelse namen voor de kleuren leren door zelf het zoekplaatje van Londen in te kleuren! En in de toekomst willen we nog meer leuke activiteiten toevoegen. Voor nog meer Engels voor kinderen van 3 tot 7 jaar!

Op het digibord kunnen de kinderen met de vingers (of speciale pen) op allerlei illustraties drukken, grapjes, draaiende sterretjes, en voor dat je het weet, hoor je onze Engelse Giraf met de juiste Engelse uitspraak. Of, grappige geluidjes en animaties.

Kortom, hebben we magie toegevoegd aan het prachtige verhaal van Olaf & Giraf. Magie die het leren gelijk heel erg leuk maakt!

Het programma werkt ook op de pc of laptop waardoor kinderen spelenderwijs wegwijs worden in computeren, luisteren, lezen, lachen, taal, tellen en Engels leren!

Nog 1 week te gaan..... !

We hebben nu maar 1 week te gaan!!! En we hebben net een gigantische sprong gemaakt in de donaties!

Ontzettend bedankt! Jullie zijn super!

Zijn er nog vrienden, familie, vrienden van vrienden, collega's, buren, bedrijven, scholen, leerkrachten, mensen mensen die 10 euro over hebben voor ons doel?

Dat zou te gek zijn!

Voor alle steun zijn we heel erg dankbaar.

Learning English is fun with Olaf & Giraf!

Watch our promotional trailer and see some of the wonderful and exciting interactive content we are developing for use in schools.

To all our English speaking fans and supporters...

Thanks for coming to see our crowdfunding campaign page! We'd like to take a moment to describe our project to you, in English. Please read on!

It all started when...

...in January 2015 we launched our illustrated book 'Olaf & Giraf in Londen'.

"Wow! We've published our first ever book!!"

Olaf & Giraf in Londen is a bilingual book, developed to help introduce children from 3-7 years old to English as a second language. It is a wonderful story, with beautiful illustrations, as suited to cosy bedtime reading as it is to reading and learning in the classroom.

The story is about...

A little boy, Olaf and his friend Giraf. In the story, Olaf's oma (grandmother) travels to London and brings Olaf back a toy giraffe. But Olaf would like a real one! He falls asleep and dreams about Oma's trip. In the dream, Oma travels to London and meets an English speaking giraffe. They speak together in English and become friends. Oma and Giraf go to drink tea and eat cakes - Giraf is very fond of fairy cakes and scones with jam and cream!

The adventure continues on the ferry home, all the way back to Olaf in the Netherlands.

We've had amazing reactions to the book from parents, grandparents and teachers alike!

On the stage!

Alongside the book, we have developed a dramatic theatre version and taken this to schools, libraries and bookshops. The children love to see the story live and hear the English words spoken by our very own English native speaker - Sarah!

Audio version!

We have developed an audio version of the book which is available on CD. The book and CD complement each other perfectly, allowing children to hear and learn the correct pronunciation of the English words, as read by our other native speaker, Thomas!

Where we are now...

We are now developing an interactive version of the story, for use in schools. Our interactive book will help teachers to introduce English language learning in the classroom, for children in groups 1-3 (3-7 years). It can be used on an interactive whiteboard, for guided learning, as well as independent learning on laptops and computers in the classroom. The illustrations look incredible on the big (and small) screens!

The interactive book is now at the prototype stage. In order to bring it to schools, we need to complete the development and build the online platform to provide access to this fantastic new product.

We would love to bring Olaf & Giraf to schools across the Netherlands - and beyond. With your help we can make it happen!

How can you help?

We would like to ask you to donate to our campaign and spread the word to your family, friends and colleagues. If you're resident in the Netherlands or Belgium, then please also tell your local schools!

Please take a look at the donations page and choose a donation level that suits you. We are very grateful to you for taking the time to read about our campaign and would like to say a huge thank you for all your support and donations. Thank you very much!!!

For more information on how to donate, please visit this page:

https://www.voordekunst.nl/paginas/dearfuturebacker

What happens next?

We will of course keep you up to date with all the latest developments from Olaf & Giraf. Once again, thanks!! We hope to see you at the launch event next year - or even at a school near you!!

Best wishes,

Sarah & Thomas

For all our English speaking fans, we've just released this new video with English subtitles - take a look!

Together we can make the Olaf & Giraf Interactive Book a success! We're really grateful for all your support and donations! Help us to make it happen! Thank you!!!