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Official BISEE Book Bus launch in Ecuador
On 15 March 2010 the BISEE Books mobile library service is to be officially launched in Ecuador in memory of the girls. The BISEE Book Bus is a mobile library packed with children’s books, play equipment and art and music supplies which will visit schools in the Amazon, Andes and coastal regions of Ecuador. At least 25 schools will benefit, starting with the community school in Bajo Ongota in Amazonas Province. The launch event will be held at Bajo Ongota school on 15 March 2010 at 11.00am
Starting in 2010, the Book Bus will work with schools in the Andes, the Amazon, the Pacific coast and on the Galapagos Islands (Book Bikes!) The Bus will be based in each region for 3 months according to the school academic year and weather conditions.
The bus will operate throughout the year and each school we visit will have a designated “Book Bus Day”. On this day we spend the day at the school and work around class timetables to provide resources, energy, ideas and time to listen to children read. Our visit day is often the only day when these schools will have access to a wide variety of books.
The Book Bus also provides additional manpower to allow small group reading mentoring.
Working in small groups volunteers will spend time with the children, encouraging them to read and develop literacy skills. Supplementary to this we encourage children to dramatise books they have read or even create a piece of art from it; the required resources are carried on the bus. This helps increase their understanding of literature, boosts confidence and allows them to develop new skills and most of all –discover the pleasure of reading.
Children are only part of our working relationship! Working closely with the teachers we share ideas and skills to help them develop after school book clubs with the books we loan.
BISEE Books and The Book Bus Foundation
From this September BISEE Books will be working in partnership with The Book Bus Foundation.
e Book Bus Foundation currently operates a mobile library and book distribution service in Zambia. For more details visit www.thebookbus.org
Working together, BISEE Books and The Book Bus Foundation intend to implement a similar scheme in and around Puerto Lopez, Ecuador. Making full use of the memorial reading corners and with enthusiastic and willing volunteers on board the aim of increasing literacy levels across the region should soon be achieved.
Keep checking the website for further details on how to volunteer or contact the Book Bus on volunteer@thebookbus.org
Thank you to Cheltenham Ladies College
A big thank you to everyone at Cheltenham Ladies College who have raised £10,000. This will go towards the purchase and re-fit of our BISEE Book Bus in Ecuador. Stay tuned for further details and pictures...
Book Bus teams up with Waterstones Bookshops
Ready for sale in-store 28th August 2009, Waterstones are producing the most delightful cloth, “bag for life”. With original Quentin Blake artwork, the bag will be on sale for £2.99 nationwide in all their stores. 10% of the sale price will be donated to The Book Bus. It’s designed for children (even adult-sized children!) and is perfect for a daily lunch bag. The launch party for this beautiful bag will be taking place on August 26th.
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