We hope everyone who supports KNTR will read this beautiful testimonial from Todd Kemmerer, counselor at Children First Academy in Tempe, Arizona regarding the Kids-N-Peace program. Thank you for contributing to this programs success: I wanted to thank you for having the opportunity to work with Kids Need to Read this past school year. Having access to such terrific books allowed me to develop a fun, engaging and deeply meaningful Guidance Program for our students. Going into the classrooms with books that focused on bullying, friendship, caring about others, having tolerance and the old classics like anger management and making good decisions was inspiring not only for me as a School Counselor but for the students and Teachers as well. The books graciously donated to our school allowed me to introduce these topics through storytelling and role playing while creating a foundation for great discussion among the students. The icing on the cake was that the students got to read and develop an appreciation for what reading can do for each of us. The highlight of the year was having guest speakers like Steven Riley visit our school. His high energy, extremely engaging storytelling and humor made a huge impression on the students. The excitement generated was not only for the books he wrote but for each student now wanting to write their own stories and create their own unique characters, which was truly amazing. Your assistance in coordinating other speakers to talk about bullying and the impact it made on their lives was a validating experience for our older students and tied into the books we read as a group perfectly. Having this partnership with Kids Need to Read was an invaluable resource for our school and I cant thank you enough for motivating our students to value the written word.
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 01:13:38 +0000
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