Teachers spend their summer holiday in preparation for Young City Reads 2015
Brighton and Hove city teachers have been volunteering their time over the summer holidays supporting Young City Reads, Brighton’s citywide reading initiative for primary school children. Young City Reads is a Brighton and Hove city-wide event in which a single book, by a single author is selected f
Brighton and Hove city teachers have been volunteering their time over the summer holidays supporting Young City Reads, Brighton’s citywide reading initiative for primary school children.
Young City Reads is a Brighton and Hove city-wide event in which a single book, by a single author is selected for the whole community to read, discuss, debate, and creatively engage with. Primary school classes are invited to register as a group to read the book together in class and to participate in a range of special activities.Young City Reads 2014 culminated in a fantastic finale at the Brighton Dome in May, which saw both the author and the illustrator of The Sleeping Army – Francesca Simon and Adam Stower – bring the book to life in front of hundreds of children.
Francesca said: “What a thrill to have all of Brighton & Hove reading The Sleeping Arm and then coming together at the end to discuss it.”
Following on from two successful years since the launch of the scheme in 2013, the team is already hard at work preparing for next year’s event.
The group is looking for a title in 2015 that will both educate and excite the city’s primary school children. So far, Young City Reads has drafted in the help of seven local teachers who have volunteered their time over the summer holidays to read a shortlist of selected books.
Over 30 local schools took part in the initiative this year, and all volunteering teachers are from previously participating institutions.
A spokesperson for Young City Reads said: “We delighted that so many teachers have been willing to volunteer their time over the summer to help choose a book which is exciting, accessible, and above all a real page-turner!”Support independent LGBTQ+ journalism
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