A Woman with an Immense Imagination

Dr.Samira Kirollos Comes to Schutz to Tell Exciting Tales

Noureen Ben Halim

Dr. Samira Kirollos is no ordinary thinker. She is a storyteller with a great imagination. Dr. Samira is an international storyteller and enjoys telling stories of adventure, fantasy, and magic.

She has a doctorate in Drama from Stanford University in California. Dr. Samira has also taught drama. She has written for the BBC’s television program Jackanory, and for BBC’s Radio Four’s Book at Bedtime. She is the author of The Wind Children and Other Tales from Japan. Dr. Samira travels to many schools to story tell, and her audience is amazed by how well she can do so.

Dr. Samira came to Schutz on May 20th and gave three separate presentations to students. The first story was about Iris, an ancient Egyptian goddess, and the second was about a sailor. The last story was about two brothers, a story of greed and love. Ksenija Braese, a first grader in Schutz said "I liked the stories a lot, they were nice and funny." Dr. Samira uses body language and moves around a lot on the stage. She can imitate voices to create each scene in the story. Each story had a message overall and lessons about life. The event was successful because it stimulated students’ minds. Schutz students benefited from meeting an author like Dr. Samira and enjoyed the experience.