May I Have A Book Please?
The 2016 – 2017 school year begins this week and alongside the children entering the buildings will be the thirty or so 1000X5 volunteers – eager to see what books arrived from schools over the summer. And just as eager…
Not A Cell Phone In Sight….
On Tuesday mornings in July and August, Peninsula “1000 X 5” Project volunteers join members of Saanich Peninsula Literacy at the Open-Air Library (OAL) at Beacon Park in Sidney. The OAL was initiated last summer by Marlene Dergousoff, Literacy Outreach…
Book Magic For Younger Children
Is there magic involved in sharing books with young children? If there was magic, we would wave a wand and magically, books would be in abundance in the home of every young child. And if there was even more pixie…
Me To We And 1000×5
Kaitlyn and her teacher, Mme Marss looking through some of the books Do you think 11 year olds can lead change? We know one who can and did. In early March, Kaitlyn, a Grade 5 student from Ecole Quadra Elementary,…
A Steady Flow Of Books
Together, we have collected about 250 000 books for redistribution to young children and families in our region. Often, people ask: Where do you get all those books? The answer is: From various sources. Books come to us from: schools……
Read Early; Read Often
Does reading to young children really make a difference? We think it does, and we are not alone. Ask our Primary teachers and their answer will be that they can tell who has been read to and who has not…
A Salute To Our Volunteers
016 The three 1000X5 projects have been gifted not only with an astounding number of books, but also a talented and committed cadre of volunteers. They have no more time than anyone else, but week after week they enter the…
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