Once again this year, we emerged proudly victorious from the UNESCO Reading Competition. Sophie Chadwick (6a) secured first place, and Rosa-Lia Lengen (7a) took third place. After a welcome address to all the schools participating from Berlin, the order of the readers was determined by a random draw. Excitement mounted, and all participants had about two minutes to read the prepared passage from a book of their choice.
Both NMS readers impressed the audience with their rehearsed texts on the theme “I won’t let it get me down!” and delivered an impressive performance. After a break, another book was introduced, and passages from it that had not been rehearsed were read aloud. Both readers also delivered their performances with confidence when reading the unfamiliar text.
The readers from the other schools also gave great readings. Many thanks also to the Ernst-Reuter-Schule for organizing this wonderful event.