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Abimbola Gbemi Alao also known as Abi Alao, was born in Ibadan, Nigeria. She is a bi-lingual storyteller, author, translator of several books, and life coach. She currently lives in England. ==Biography== Abimbola studied Classics at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, where she gained a BA degree in 1988 and an MA in 1991. She later studied PGCE and MA in Creative Writing at the University of Plymouth. She is the director of Studies at Lampo School of Arts & Ministry, an organisation that provides creative arts training for schools, colleges, universities and professionals across the UK and abroad. Abimbola is a performing storyteller, writer and translator. In 2011, she started the Story-Weaver's club for people living with Alzheimer's and Dementia. This program uses improvisational storytelling and percussion music as a non-pharmacological, person-centred approach to dementia care. She now provides training for carers, volunteers and 'Dementia Friendly Schools',. Abimbola recently trained teachers and students at Stoke Damerel College in Plymouth, on how to run music and storytelling workshops for people living with dementia and the school won the Prime Minister's Dementia Friendly Award: Schools category in May 2014. Abimbola taught Narrative in Educational Practice and Research at the University of Plymouth, from 2003 to 2007 and was later appointed as a lecturer at the University of St Mark & St John (MARJON), Plymouth, in September 2007. Abimbola left her permanent teaching position at Marjon in August 2013 but she continues to work for the same university as a part-time lecturer, teaching creative writing and storytelling. Abimbola is the author of ''The Legendary Weaver: New Edition'', a young-adult fiction book (2003 and 2011), and ''The Goshen Principle: A Shelter in the Time of Storm'' (2010). Abimbola has also written numerous poems, short stories and plays. In 2008, her short play, 'Legal Stuff', won the BBC and Royal Court Theatre '24 Degrees' Writing Competition. In 2011-2012, she wrote a collection of fables for KidsOut World Stories; this project won the 2013 Talk Talk Digital Heroes award for the East of England. She is a children's book translator and her work include translation of the classics: 'Hansel and Gretel', 'The Little Red Hen and the Grain of Wheat' and several other books, published by Mantra Lingua, a UK-based publisher. She was a regular contributor to the BBC Radio Devon 'Pause for thought', between 2004 and 2009. She also contributes to 'Saturday Thought', a weekly column in ''The Herald''. Abimbola coordinates a City Prayer Network in Plymouth, through Adura Ministries. The monthly program draws people from various denominations to pray for local, national and world issues. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abimbola Alao」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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