Showing posts with label library. Show all posts
Showing posts with label library. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Red Rose School Participates in World Read Aloud Day

The Red Rose Children's Centre and Children of Kibera Foundation contributed to world literacy by participating in LitWorld's World Read Aloud Day today! LitWorld organized this event so that over 20 countries could celelbrate the power of words together. This one-of-a-kind event acknowledged the importance of reading out loud to children to develop their reading comprehension, critical thinking, and creativity. The teachers and students of Red Rose particpated by reading recently donated books from LitWorld to celebrate World Read Aloud Day! Students and teachers were captivated by stories in Kibera knowing that the whole world was joining in the fun!
The Nursery Class reads basic sentences aloud together.Teacher Sophia reading aloud to the nursery class.Class One reads a short story together.
A Class Four pupil reads a silly super hero book that cleverly uses alliteration to describe imaginary characters.
Teacher Joyce, a very talented reader, shows her captivated students a picture from a book of poems.
Class 2 listens to a story read aloud by their teacher.
Teacher Rose continues her next chapter of Charlotte's Web with Class Six.


NEW VIDEOS
Class 6 Reading Charlotte's Web
Class 6 Answering: "Can Animals Talk?"
Nursery Class's Read Aloud Warm Up
Nursery Class Reads Aloud to Eachother
Teacher Joyce Reads "Amandas"

more coming....

Saturday, October 17, 2009

McNerneys Donate Books for Children in Kibera

Children of Kibera Foundation helps to set up school libraries in Kibera so children will have access to books they enjoy reading: story books, novels, information books, the sort of book you would give a child or young person for their birthday or their Christmas. The idea is to help create a culture of reading by giving children access to books, therefore encouraging literacy and helping support school studies.

This month we received lots of novel, reference books and textbooks from the family of Nancy McNerney of the Potomac School where our founder Ken Okoth was a history teacher. Some of these books for younger readers went to a Ayany Primary School, a middle and elementary school. The rest will go to a Kibra Academy high school to begin their new library.

We are very grateful to Nancy McNerney and her family. The donated books will go along way in helping Children in Kibera. Thank you very much!