READ to RISE... to be in Mitchells Plain 28-31 October 2013

This week, READ to RISE will be visiting 5 Primary Schools in Mitchells Plain (Cape Town, South Africa) - Meadowridge Primary, Harvester Primary, Mandalay Primary, Beacon View Primary and Mitchells Plain No. 1.

Our 12 Volunteer Readers will be going to 43 classes over the 3 days, distributing over 1,800 copies of OAKY AND THE SUN to Grade 2 and 3 learners.

The Readers will also discuss the book with the learners and teach them about the different parts of a tree and how an acorn grows to become a big oak tree.

A big 'Thank you' to all the Volunteer Readers, donors and especially our Chairman, Athol Williams, for making this initiative a reality!

We need to help children READ to RISE!

Keep watching this space!  Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReadtoRise or go to our website for more information www.readtorise.co.za

READ to RISE... About the initiative

Read to Rise is an initiative supported by Doing Great Things and Taurus School Solutions which aims to encourage reading and to make high quality books available to young learners.  As the name indicates, we firmly believe that we have to read in order to rise in our personal development and contribution to society. 

Our short-term goal is to place a high quality book in the hands of 2,000 children (Grade 2 and 3) in Mitchells Plain (South Africa), by the end of 2013.  But, we will not just drop these books off at schools, rather we will send qualified adult volunteers to schools to read with learners and to have a group discussion about the book – we have found that this approach helps children immensely. 

The book that we will distribute is Oaky and the Sun which has been teacher-approved for this age group.  Athol Williams wrote the book (under his pseudonym AE Ballakisten) and his wife, Taryn Lock, illustrated the book.

The book is brightly illustrated and conveys a simple message about finding one’s purpose – a message that children and adults alike, can benefit from.