We set up tents and filled them with pillows and books. They were available to boys and classes for reading all day long. (Thank goodness we've had a very temperate winter and a 65 degree yesterday!) We have a lower school teacher who is in the process of finding a publisher for a picture book he's written and he read his book to the pre-primary boys. We have an amazing upper school teacher, author, storyteller, folklorist who volunteered to tell folktales to the entire lower school. He was captivating as we heard about Jack, Baba Yaga, Medio Pollito, Jabuti and others. We had several upper school teachers bring their classes over to read with lower school boys. Our Director of College Counseling came over to participate in a reader's theater session. We ended our day with a coffeehouse complete with snacks and open mike poetry readings.
It was a day to love and celebrate reading and community. I couldn't have done it without the support of my colleagues. They brought in pillows and tents, they brought their class, they interrupted their instruction, and donated their precious time and they supported me with all of their kind words. It was definitely one of my most favorite days EVER!!
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