By Jeanna Baxter White Four-year-old Tommy carefully considers the boxes of toys lining the Smart Start bookshelves before selecting a kit labeled “Sand and Water Play.” His mom, Emily MacCaull, waits patiently, allowing him to choose for himself. These toy kits are just one of the many resources Smart Start of Davie County offers residents […]
By Jeanna Baxter White Ohana is Hawaiian for family, and for camp counselor Nataevia Dowling, that family includes the students and staff at Brookstone Schools in Charlotte, NC. “What I love about Brookstone is the feeling of being connected to a big family,” said Dowling, who started attending Brookstone in the 4th grade. “Here […]
By Jeanna Baxter White They are piled on tables, stacked in boxes, and filling up the small back room, but the employees at Bookmarks don’t mind because these books will soon provide Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School libraries with hundreds of desperately needed shiny new books through “Book Build.” Since the winter of 2018, 10,000+ books have […]
By Jeanna Baxter White Can 16 days transform a child’s educational experience? One hundred forty-four Davie County students are finding out as they attend this summer’s Read to Achieve camp at Cornatzer Elementary School. Read to Achieve camp is designed to help third-graders meet state requirements in reading to advance to the fourth grade. The […]
Smart Start of Davie County – Prepare Your Children for Success!
/in Davie County Schools, DavieLEADS, Preschool, Smart Start /by Jeanna Baxter WhiteBy Jeanna Baxter White Four-year-old Tommy carefully considers the boxes of toys lining the Smart Start bookshelves before selecting a kit labeled “Sand and Water Play.” His mom, Emily MacCaull, waits patiently, allowing him to choose for himself. These toy kits are just one of the many resources Smart Start of Davie County offers residents […]
Brookstone Graduates “Giving Back” by Returning as Camp Counselors
/in Brookstone Schools /by Jeanna Baxter WhiteBy Jeanna Baxter White Ohana is Hawaiian for family, and for camp counselor Nataevia Dowling, that family includes the students and staff at Brookstone Schools in Charlotte, NC. “What I love about Brookstone is the feeling of being connected to a big family,” said Dowling, who started attending Brookstone in the 4th grade. “Here […]
Mebane Foundation Grant Helping Bookmarks Deliver Thousands of New Books to School Libraries
/in Bookmarks /by Jeanna Baxter WhiteBy Jeanna Baxter White They are piled on tables, stacked in boxes, and filling up the small back room, but the employees at Bookmarks don’t mind because these books will soon provide Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School libraries with hundreds of desperately needed shiny new books through “Book Build.” Since the winter of 2018, 10,000+ books have […]
Davie Students Sharpening Literacy Skills at 2019 Read to Achieve Camp
/in Davie County Schools, DavieLEADS, Read to Achieve Summer Camp, The Hill Center /by Jeanna Baxter WhiteBy Jeanna Baxter White Can 16 days transform a child’s educational experience? One hundred forty-four Davie County students are finding out as they attend this summer’s Read to Achieve camp at Cornatzer Elementary School. Read to Achieve camp is designed to help third-graders meet state requirements in reading to advance to the fourth grade. The […]