By Jeanna Baxter White and Janine Bowen What would it take to get every single student in Yadkin County Schools reading on or above grade level? And does a question like that excite you?” Dr. Dennis Davis, Ph.D. asked a room full of Yadkin County elementary and middle school teachers. Davis, associate professor of literacy […]
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 […]
Mebane Foundation Grant Supports Wolfpack Literacy Partnership and Yadkin County Schools
/in Yadkin County School System /by Jeanna Baxter WhiteBy Jeanna Baxter White and Janine Bowen What would it take to get every single student in Yadkin County Schools reading on or above grade level? And does a question like that excite you?” Dr. Dennis Davis, Ph.D. asked a room full of Yadkin County elementary and middle school teachers. Davis, associate professor of literacy […]
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 […]