{"id":120,"date":"2018-10-22T00:12:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-21T23:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/esperance\/?page_id=120"},"modified":"2020-10-12T03:38:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T02:38:03","slug":"literacy-project-in-esperance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/esperance\/literacy-project-in-esperance\/","title":{"rendered":"Literacy Project ~ Esperance"},"content":{"rendered":"

International Literacy Day<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Our first project was at the Esperance Early Childhood Education Centre.<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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In less than a week after being given permission to do projects, this\u00a0 group of Soroptimist Associates in South Trinidad (subsequently The Proposed Soroptimist Club Esperance and then Soroptimist International Esperance) planned and executed this project. They marked International Literacy Day, September 8th by spending time with the staff and pupils of Esperance Early Childhood Education Centre.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Soroptimists Patricia Campbell and Ursula de Castro presented gifts to promote literacy to the school’s principal Annie Rajkumar.<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Studies show that children who enter primary school without good pre-reading or reading skills find themselves \u201cleft behind\u201d; resulting in their inability to obtain the education needed for strong economic empowerment. Providing literacy based books, games and alternative methods for teaching pre-school age students (age 3-5) gives the school the necessary tools to allow these students to learn the skills necessary to confidently matriculate into a primary school environment.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This project involved:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1) Identifying the needs of the Early Childhood Education Centre, <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2) Purchasing the needed resources,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

3) The presentation of the educational materials to the school.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The children had great fun opening the gifts.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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We agree, “You are important.”\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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“Would you help me please?”\u00a0 92 year old Soroptimist Ursula de Castro is always ready to help.<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The donated resources enhanced the educational experience of the students, enabling them to confidently matriculate into primary school. This will lead to further educational opportunities because a strong literacy-based foundation was laid at an early age. On International Literacy Day, The Trinidad Express published an interview with our Communications Officer, an experienced Remedial Teacher. She spoke of the importance of an early foundation to reading success and the work of Soroptimist International.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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Soroptimist Denyse Ewe returned with more donated items to the school.<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Christmas Treat<\/span><\/h2>\n

SI Esperance held a Christmas party to continue our relationship with the Esperance Early Education Center, advocating literacy by donating books, novelties, and treats to the school.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This project was chosen to continue our International Literacy Day 2018 efforts to strengthen the early foundation and reading skills in young children. We hope to instill an appreciation and love for reading in this highly IT stimulated world in which we live. We hope that this project will contribute to a decline in the illiteracy rate in Trinidad. Literacy is the key to future educational opportunities and future economic empowerment.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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