Beirut World Book Capital: Our Children Write
Sixth grade elementary students will participate in a creative writing workshop to create their own short story within the walls of their classroom.
Highlight / Output
- An exhibit of the books.
- A publication of the best 20 stories.
- Participants
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5 Schools 300 Students 1 Expert Trainer 20 Student Trainers - Partners
- Ministry of Culture along with private donors.
Beirut World Book Capital: Older Children Read to Younger Children
Fifth grade students will be trained to read to 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade students during recess.
Highlight / Output
- All fifth grade students from the five schools will join together in a festivity at a cultural site.
- Participants
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5 Schools 600 Students 5 Expert Trainers - Partners
- Ministry of Culture along with private donors.
Beirut Book Exhibition
Organized reading sessions as well as bussed students to visit the exhibition.
Highlight / Output
- Every child will walk out with a book.
- Children from different areas of Lebanon will interact.
- Every child will hear a story being read by an author or a story teller.
- Participants
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6 Schools 200 Students - Partners
- Arab Cultural Center
Read to Succeed
Personalized guided reading in small groups to underprivileged children focusing on the joy of stories selected from the provided/developed class library.
Highlight / Output
- Character stories will be created by every small group and will then be displayed in an exhibition at UNESCO.
- Simple games will be created in English/French.
- Participants
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3 Schools 500 Students
(1st to 4th grade)2 Expert trainers 35 Readers - Partners
- Not confirmed
Read Across Lebanon
72 class libraries will be refurbished in 12 of Iqra’ Association Schools (a total of 2160 books). 144 reading sessions will be conducted with activities.
Teachers will be motivated to read to children with recognition to follow at the UNESCO during the reading week.
Highlight / Output
- A reading festivity will be organized in each of the 12 schools to motivate teachers to read to kids.
- Participants
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12 Schools 2500 Students (1st to 6th grade) 36 Volunteer readers - Partners
- Not confirmed
