Yonkers Partners In Education
Wendy R. Nadel, Executive Director
(914) 377-4882
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: March 1, 2010
For More Information Contact: Wendy Nadel
Email: wrnadel@ypie.org
Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE), in partnership with Yonkers Public Schools, is extending its literacy initiatives by participating in World Read Aloud Day on March 3, 2010. Created by LitWorld, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing literacy education to vulnerable communities, this global event is intended to motivate children, teens, and adults worldwide to celebrate the power of words, and especially those words that are shared from one person to another. In participating in World Read Aloud Day, Yonkers is joining organizations in the U.S. and in at least 15 nations around the world, including India, Ghana, Australia, and Austria.
YPIE has provided all Yonkers Public Schools pre-K through fifth grade classes with a copy of the book Listen to the Wind, the inspirational true story of Greg Mortenson and his tireless efforts to build schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Mortenson's adult version of the book, Three Cups of Tea, is a worldwide bestseller. Classroom teachers will read Listen to the Wind aloud with their classes and discuss the power of reading in their community and throughout the world.
“We are thrilled to participate in such an important initiative. Every student deserves the right to an education and reading is the most essential component,” said Wendy Nadel, YPIE Executive Director. “This inspirational story will provide a launchpad for students to share their own experiences and become aware of the worldwide challenge for literacy.”
About YPIE: Yonkers Partners in Education is a public education fund that works in partnership with the public and private sectors to ensure that all students attending public school in Yonkers receive a high quality education that prepares them for work, college, and success in life.
About Yonkers Public Schools: The fourth largest school system in New York State, Yonkers Public Schools is a global district of 24,956 students in grades Pre-kindergarten through 12 from more than 109 cultures, backgrounds, and nationalities, and speaking 72 languages. Yonkers Public Schools are committed to raising the college-going expectations of students and their families, and to focus attention on the value and importance of equal access to quality education programs.
About LitWorld: LitWorld’s mission is to cultivate literacy leaders worldwide through transformational literacy experiences that build connection, understanding, resilience, and strength. LitWorld works with teachers, parents, community members, and children to support the development of literacy and the redemptive power of story in the world’s most vulnerable communities.
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