 ABOUT
AUNT ERNESTINE
Ernestine
Brown is a retired educator who holds a Bachelor’s
Degree in Elementary Education from Western Connecticut
State University (Danbury, Connecticut,) and a Master’s
Degree in Education Administration from Harvard University, (Cambridge,
Massachusetts.)
While serving as a classroom teacher and administrator, she opened
SOMBA BOOKSTORE, in Hartford, Connecticut, and began storytelling
as part of the bookselling experience. Ms. Brown went on to become
a consultant for the Connecticut State Department of Education.
When she left Connecticut and retired in Georgia, Ernestine created
SOMBA STORYTELLERS, a troupe of 3 people who delighted audiences
with tales and lessons from Africa.
She is now expanding her professional talents and opportunities
through membership in KUUMBA STORYTELLERS OF GEORGIA, The
National Association
of Black Storytellers, Southern Order of Storytellers,
the National Storytelling Network andWIGS (Women's Imaginative
Guild & Storytellers)
Aunt Ernestine has performed for:
Public Schools
Private Parties
Bookstores
Libraries
Festival of Trees
The Herndon Home
Martin L. King Youth Forum
Church Celebrations
Senior Citizens Centers
CALLONWOLDE
FINE ARTS CENTER
JIMMY CARTER PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
SOS WINTERFEST '08
Clayton County Library System: Teaching Tomorrow's
Tellers"
Ask About:
Teacher workshops
Student story-making sessions
Curriculum-directed story sessions.
Purchase
Mama Tales
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