After a decade of working with Navajo Pine High School in Navajo, New Mexico, located on the eastern side of the Navajo Nation, we are pleased to report on the outstanding progress on building their library resources. Reader to Reader has donated over 13,000 books and 40 computers.
Navajo Pine has achieved the highest check out rate per student of any high school in the district.
“Navajo Pine has a check out per student of all schools, including elementary level that is above average,” reports Navajo Pine librarian Carla Clauschee. “This is very unusual for a high school library. All the numbers show that NPHS has a collection that is current and on topic for students' tastes. We also have the classics too. All this is thanks to you. Thanks David, you and your program really have helped create a great library.”
It has been our pleasure.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Navajo Pine Students Awarded Laptops
Two Navajo Pine High School students received new laptops at an awards ceremony held on May 14, 2012 at Navajo Pine High School in Navajo, New Mexico.
The new HP laptops were presented by officials from Reader to Reader, a Massachusetts nonprofit literacy organization, that funds a mentoring program for Navajo Nation students and this spring donated 15,000 new children’s books to public schools in the Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools District.
Reader to Reader executive director David Mazor flew in over the weekend and Monday presented sophomores Jeff Chen and Roderica Sandoval with their laptops in recognition as the top students in mentoring program this year.
“I am incredibly proud of the hard work these students put in all year long,” Mazor said. “They read quite a large number of books and it was easy to pick them as the top students because their work was outstanding.”
Both students plan to participate in the Navajo Mentoring Program again next year.
“I can’t think of a better way to get students talking about books, using technology, and developing higher order thinking skills than Reader to Reader online mentoring program,” Navajo Pine’s librarian Carla Clauschee said.
About Reader to Reader
Based on the campus of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts, Reader to Reader, Inc. www.readertoreader.org is a nonprofit organization that distributes books to schools and libraries in need. They have donated over 4 million books to schools and libraries across the United States and in 14 countries.
The new HP laptops were presented by officials from Reader to Reader, a Massachusetts nonprofit literacy organization, that funds a mentoring program for Navajo Nation students and this spring donated 15,000 new children’s books to public schools in the Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools District.
Reader to Reader executive director David Mazor flew in over the weekend and Monday presented sophomores Jeff Chen and Roderica Sandoval with their laptops in recognition as the top students in mentoring program this year.
“I am incredibly proud of the hard work these students put in all year long,” Mazor said. “They read quite a large number of books and it was easy to pick them as the top students because their work was outstanding.”
Both students plan to participate in the Navajo Mentoring Program again next year.
“I can’t think of a better way to get students talking about books, using technology, and developing higher order thinking skills than Reader to Reader online mentoring program,” Navajo Pine’s librarian Carla Clauschee said.
About Reader to Reader
Based on the campus of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts, Reader to Reader, Inc. www.readertoreader.org is a nonprofit organization that distributes books to schools and libraries in need. They have donated over 4 million books to schools and libraries across the United States and in 14 countries.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Progress in Kosovo
We recently received photos from Adi Matoshi on the progress of the Fisnik Matoshi Library in Pristina, Kosovo.
The project helps the Gjergj Fishta School create a library where students feel welcome and are inspired to read. The goal is to fill the library with books, and provide the students with computers and school supplies. A large amount of books and 8 computers were shipped to Kosovo last summer.
The project helps the Gjergj Fishta School create a library where students feel welcome and are inspired to read. The goal is to fill the library with books, and provide the students with computers and school supplies. A large amount of books and 8 computers were shipped to Kosovo last summer.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Every single one is precious!
Dear Mr. Mazor and the Reader to Reader Organization,
Thank you so much for the books that you donated to our school. There is such a lack of good books for children in our community that every single one is precious. As the school librarian, I am constantly striving to build our school collection, classroom collections and student collections at home. The books that your organization has donated are a help in this endeavor. Please know that your efforts are not wasted on our school community. We have a huge need for books and appreciate every new one that comes our way!
Sincerely,
Cindi Tah
Juan de Oñate School
Gallup, NM
Thank you so much for the books that you donated to our school. There is such a lack of good books for children in our community that every single one is precious. As the school librarian, I am constantly striving to build our school collection, classroom collections and student collections at home. The books that your organization has donated are a help in this endeavor. Please know that your efforts are not wasted on our school community. We have a huge need for books and appreciate every new one that comes our way!
Sincerely,
Cindi Tah
Juan de Oñate School
Gallup, NM
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