December 13, 2005 == MEDIA ADVISORY
The Calvin chapter of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development (ASCD) recently went book shopping for a couple of Grand Rapids
schools.
Members of the ASCD spent $150 at the annual Scholastic Warehouse Book Sale,
and the books they bought at half price (titles like Manana, Iguana, David Gets
in Trouble, and My Teacher for President) will be donated to first and second
graders at Buchanan Elementary and Potter's House Christian schools.
Both Buchanan and Potter's House are participants in Calvin's $179,000 Teacher
Quality Grant, which bolsters the Grand Rapids Public Schools' Four Blocks
literacy model.
The book donation is an annual event for the group, says ASCD co-chair Jill
Postema, and it's timed to capitalize on the Scholastic sale.
"Since the books are half price, you can buy $300 worth of books," she says,
"and because it's Scholastic, they should be quality books."
Postema, who has served with the ASCD for two years, looks forward to shopping
for books at this time of year.
"I would rather to have money to go into a bookstore than to go shopping for
clothes," says the teacher-in-training.
She also recognizes how important it is for children to have access to books.
"I've given kids books after working with them," she says, "and I've seen
their faces light up. They're thrilled to get them. As an educator, I realize
that if children don't learn how to read, they're stuck for life."
For the full story see
http://www.calvin.edu/news/releases/2005_06/book_donation.htm
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