Volunteer now for SuperKids 2010! Nov. 5 - Nov. 22
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
SuperKids Literacy Project 2010
Great Shape! Inc: SuperKids Project Overview
Skills to Read… Power to Lead
Great Shape! Inc. is a non-profit founded in Ashland, OR in 1988. The mission is to empower the children and families of Jamaica and the Caribbean through education and health care. SuperKids is one of three humanitarian projects facilitated by Great Shape! Inc.
SuperKids Overview
SuperKids is a two-week educational, humanitarian program in Jamaica. You can join us Nov. 5th - Nov.22, 2010. SuperKids provide resources, volunteers, and training to rural areas where the literacy rate is just 40%. We hope to help improve literacy, computer education, sponsor uniforms, and encourage sports, music, and arts for thousands of Jamaican children. SuperKids works with 1st - 6th grades where reading is an important building block for a child’s education.
SuperKids Volunteers
Each volunteer pays a $650 project fee, which covers the cost of the project. Sandals Foundation and Sandals Resorts International provide the accommodations, food, and in-country transportation at no charge. This is an opportunity to make a positive impact on a Jamaican child. About 70 volunteers are selected. In 2009, these volunteers served over 16,000 children and delivered 16,000 books.
Project Details
Reading Literacy
• Focus on early childhood literacy: volunteers work inside the classroom & one-on-one
• Teacher Training: support by the Jamaican Ministry of Education
• “Book in a Bag”: Sends reading books home with children each week in a bag
o Over the course of a year, each child is exposed to 100 new books
o Partner with First Book: donates thousands of reading books to Great Shape!
o Focus on access to books and creating the habit of opening a book, holding it, and reading
Computers
• Donate new or used computers less than 3 years old to participating schools. Computers will be loaded with Microsoft Office, Encarta, and other learning/reading software
• Volunteer IT team will network computers and train school staff on basic maintenance.
• Volunteer team teaching basic computer skills to children.
• To qualify, school should have adequate computer room with AC
Uniforms
• Great Shape! raises money to purchase uniforms. Children without uniforms do not attend school
• Make sure no children are missing school because they lack a uniform
Art, Music & Sports
• Teach techniques, link to literacy
• Donate art and sports supplies to schools
Program Model: Delivery and Implementation
Great Shape! partners with rural school principals to assess needs of each school. Sandals Foundation sponsors our project by providing free rooms to our volunteers and logistical support. Each school commits to program continuation and will contribute to the project in the form of guidance, labor, leadership and support.
Skills to Read… Power to Lead
Great Shape! Inc. is a non-profit founded in Ashland, OR in 1988. The mission is to empower the children and families of Jamaica and the Caribbean through education and health care. SuperKids is one of three humanitarian projects facilitated by Great Shape! Inc.
SuperKids Overview
SuperKids is a two-week educational, humanitarian program in Jamaica. You can join us Nov. 5th - Nov.22, 2010. SuperKids provide resources, volunteers, and training to rural areas where the literacy rate is just 40%. We hope to help improve literacy, computer education, sponsor uniforms, and encourage sports, music, and arts for thousands of Jamaican children. SuperKids works with 1st - 6th grades where reading is an important building block for a child’s education.
SuperKids Volunteers
Each volunteer pays a $650 project fee, which covers the cost of the project. Sandals Foundation and Sandals Resorts International provide the accommodations, food, and in-country transportation at no charge. This is an opportunity to make a positive impact on a Jamaican child. About 70 volunteers are selected. In 2009, these volunteers served over 16,000 children and delivered 16,000 books.
Project Details
Reading Literacy
• Focus on early childhood literacy: volunteers work inside the classroom & one-on-one
• Teacher Training: support by the Jamaican Ministry of Education
• “Book in a Bag”: Sends reading books home with children each week in a bag
o Over the course of a year, each child is exposed to 100 new books
o Partner with First Book: donates thousands of reading books to Great Shape!
o Focus on access to books and creating the habit of opening a book, holding it, and reading
Computers
• Donate new or used computers less than 3 years old to participating schools. Computers will be loaded with Microsoft Office, Encarta, and other learning/reading software
• Volunteer IT team will network computers and train school staff on basic maintenance.
• Volunteer team teaching basic computer skills to children.
• To qualify, school should have adequate computer room with AC
Uniforms
• Great Shape! raises money to purchase uniforms. Children without uniforms do not attend school
• Make sure no children are missing school because they lack a uniform
Art, Music & Sports
• Teach techniques, link to literacy
• Donate art and sports supplies to schools
Program Model: Delivery and Implementation
Great Shape! partners with rural school principals to assess needs of each school. Sandals Foundation sponsors our project by providing free rooms to our volunteers and logistical support. Each school commits to program continuation and will contribute to the project in the form of guidance, labor, leadership and support.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
SuperKids Literacy Project 2009
SuperKids 2009! Get Ready Get Set--project 2008 on the horizon. Join us for 3 weeks in sunny Jamaica--reading, writing, music, art, sports and computer skills! Early registration soon come.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
SuperKids Literacy Project '08
Greetings all One Love One Heart Great Shape Inc! volunteers 2008--
Just to let you know we are over the top successful and excited about our launch of our literacy project this year. We solidified our partnership with Sandals Resort Int. and the Jamaica Ministry of Education and know this is the only way to growing and knowing for our wonderful project. Our volunteers far exceeded our expectations--we are well loved by the wonderful PR team at Sandals Grande Ocho Rios-they are totally into literacy and want us back in 2009. Yippee!!!
Let's get this blog going! More news & pictures from all volunteers. Looking forward to more news.
Peace and always One Love, mama g
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