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‘Eggs-perts' Easter Reading Camp kicks off next week
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the Easter season on the heels and school being out for that celebratory time, Write To Read will be hosting the third annual ‘Eggs-perts Easter Camp’; a programme that is primarily geared at focusing on developing Eggs-pert Readers, Eggs-pert Writers and Eggs-pert Thinkers. Also because it would not be a BREAK without some eggs-tra fun, children will enjoy Science Eggs-periments, Eggs-press Yourself Art and Eggs-citing Field Trip.
After-school classes to help build a nation of readers - Sharie B.Y. de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With classes set to begin on Monday January 30, 2017 young entrepreneur and former Miss British Virgin Islands Sharie B.Y. de Castro continues to champion the cause of literacy in the territory through her business Write To Read.
‘It’s time to start a reading revolution in VI’ – Sharie B.Y. de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - As the world celebrates International Literacy Day today, September 8, 2016, founder of Write To Read, Sharie B.Y. de Castro, continues to raise awareness by championing the cause of literacy with an aim to make reading a national priority.
An illiterate child @ Grade 3 likely to be a school dropout- Mrs H. Lynden Smith
WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI – “If a child is unable to read by the time he gets to grade three it is said that he will probably drop out of school later and that is a fact,” said Mrs H. Lynden Smith, Co-President of the BVI Reading Council while at a press conference hosted by the Rotary Club of Road Town on September 15, 2015 at the Moorings Conference Room, Wickham’s Cay II.
Do more for local libraries- Gov’t told
WICKHAM’S CAY, Tortola, VI – President of the Rotary Club of Road Town Mr Ryan Geluk has made an appeal to the government of the day to do more to lift the standard of local libraries across the territory.
deCastro sisters plan 'egg-citing' Easter camp for children!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the Easter season on the heels and school being out for that celebratory time, founder of Write To Read Ms Sharie B. de Castro has teamed up with her fellow educator and twin sister Sharia de Castro to create a programme that is designed to have children gainfully occupied as their parents head off to work.
Ms Ayana S. Hull honoured for passion to promote literacy
WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI – “I was not expecting this, I do what I do because I see the need for [it] and this is my way in contributing to something that is well needed in our society today, I do not look forward for awards, my blessings come from God, I really wasn’t expecting this,” said Ms. Ayana S. Hull.
‘The Pentateuch’ donated to schools
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Why the Pentateuch? This was the silent question of many persons as throughout this week its author Ms Ayana S. Hull accompanied several companies, community leaders, individuals and even the Minister for Education and Culture Honourable Myron V. Walwyn distributing her most recent book titled ‘The Pentateuch’ in schools.
Education Ministry to focus on Reading for 2012/13 school year
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- During a meeting held with teachers of the territory and Education Officials, Acting Chief Education Officer (CEO) Jillian Douglas-Phillip, in realizing that the reading skills of the territory’s students aren’t on the level they should be, stated that one of this year’s aim for the Education Ministry is to focus on reading in the schools to improve literacy in the territory.
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