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Building a Library Collection at The SEED School
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Summary
The SEED School, a college prep boarding school for 320 urban children, seeks to develop its library collection. The earlier students embrace reading, the more likely they are to succeed in school.
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Received $3,950 from 58 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Students, faculty and parents will benefit from an expanded library that offers a variety of books and resources for classwork and for recreation. The SEED School needs to enhance its offerings of fiction for 7th- through 12th- graders as well as its technology resources.
Activities
Develop a balanced collection to support instruction & encourage reading for pleasure; provide timely access to information resources to facilitate teaching & learning; enable instructional interactions that integrate the development of information.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $3,900
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $6,100
Total Funding Goal: $10,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
A complete and diverse collection, with appropriate books and technology resources, will improve student literacy and achievement in all subjects.
Project Message
The SEED School of Washington, D.C., provides youth in our nation’s capital with an exceptional educational experience in a unique boarding environment.
- John Ciccone, Head of School
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on March 14, 2008.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 23, 2004.
Latest Update from the Field
The SEED School's Library Update 2007
By Robin Lewis - Director of Development, March 14, 2008 05:09 PM
With the support of individuals who give to The SEED School through GlobalGiving, SEED has expanded its library collection to better support curricular requirements as well as to engage students in independent reading. The SEED School has focused on purchasing books to meet the School's younger, struggling readers, so that they have the resources they need to practice reading and develop grade-level literacy skills. Specifically, SEED has increased the number of "high-low" books (high interest, low vocabulary) and technology-based resources that are age appropriate for SEED's middle and high school students, but are also accessible to students who read below grade level and for whom reading for fun is critical to literacy achievement and improvement. With a broader collection of "high-low" books and materials, teachers at SEED are able to encourage those students who need it the most to read for fun and develop the reading skills they need to succeed in high school and college.
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