Cornelia Okello
Director/ Class Leader
Cornelia spent her childhood, lost in books often being that cliched child up with the torch reading way past bed time. She would practice reading aloud full of expression waiting for the day she’d be discovered as the new voice for the story-tape books. However following a very straight laced law degree and copy editing training, corporate life caught up with her and she found herself side-swiped into teaching followed by student support and operational management.
Cornelia’s teaching career began in Shanghai where she quickly became known for her skill in tutoring children, with some of her youngest being just two years old. Working through language barriers to encourage mental and personal development, Cornelia experienced first-hand the value and success of engaging children through song, movement and immersive learning.
While child education and language training has been at the heart of Cornelia’s career for so long, she never let go of her passion for transforming lives through stories. She’s over the moon to now continue to aid child development through Roaring Stories and get back to her story-telling roots.
