Support and/or Establish Class Libraries
Personalized small reading groups lead by trained readers who encourage the children to read and appreciate stories selected from the provided/developed class library.
Highlight / Output
- 3 Training Workshops
- 65 small reading groups benefited from 28 reading session each in Arabic and French/English.
- Public Library Visits
- Puppet Show Celebration
- Art work festivity inspired by the books read.
- More than 75% of the children wanted to borrow books home.
- Participants
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3 Schools 375 Students (1st to 3rd grade) 1 Trainer 28 Trained Readers 5 Evaluators - Partners
- Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures and SIDA
Older Children Read to Younger Children
Fifth grade students read to 1st, 2nd 3rd grade students during recess.
Highlight / Output
- Training of fifth grade students to read to the younger children.
- Multiple voluntary reading sessions for the young students took place during recess.
- A celebration at Busy Box for 70 5th grade students for their efforts. Students who read the most from each school were recognized and every student got a medal as well as a book. The most motivating and supporting teacher was recognized as well.
- Participants
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3 Schools 150 Students 6 Teachers 6 Trainers - Partners
- Private Donors
Beirut Book Exhibition
Organized reading sessions as well as bussed students to visit the exhibition.
Highlight / Output
- Every child walked out with a book.
- Children from different schools interacted.
- Every child had a chance to hear a story being read by an author or a story teller.
- Participants
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10 Schools 500 Students 5 Mohafazat - Partners
- Arab Cultural Center
Reading Weekend
Organized reading sessions and art activities in downtown Beirut.
Highlight / Output
- Authors and trained story tellers read stories to children.
- A rap song was presented by the Al-Atrash group celebrating ‘Beirut World Book Capital’.
- Participants
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300 Children 2 Authors 7 Trained Readers 1 Art Activity Specialist - Partners
- Ministry of Culture and Private Donors
Reading Week
Refurbished Class Libraries in schools from the 6 mohafazat. Some of the books were from private donors and others were from UNICEF. Organized reading activities in Tripoli, Akkar, Beirut, Bekaa Mount Lebanon, Nebatieh and the South.
Highlight / Output
- Trained story tellers read books from the class libraries reminding the students of the wonderful collection in the classroom.
- Replenished the Class Libraries.
- Participants
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9 Schools 1520 Students 12 Trained Readers 1 Author - Partners
- Private Donors/UNICEF
