May 25, 2021 |
Gi Smith
As local children count down the final days of classes, Marietta College’s Education Department is busy creating and delivering Summer Reading Adventure Packs to partner elementary schools to help get books and reading activities into the hands of certain students before they leave for summer break.
The 300 packs will be given to children whose principals and teachers think may need extra literacy support.
“Marietta College is excited to support surrounding partnership schools with literature and activities within our summer book packs,” said Dr. Amanda Rider, Assistant Professor of Education. “The packs are intended to further engage students in literature over the summer, so they are better prepared for next fall.”
BARRIE, ONT. A virtual cooking class and fundraiser, called Cooking Up Hope, hosted by Georgian College in Barrie, will support Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre patient care and health-care workers during the pandemic. Local chef Amanda Rider from Dunlop Street Diner will teach the interactive online class. Participants will learn how to create a three-course meal from the comfort of their own home and be able to ask Rider questions on preparing a restaurant-quality meal at home. This is the first time the Event Management Program students have hosted a fundraiser like this. They hope to raise as much as they can through the $30 tickets. Aprons and buttons are also available for sale to benefit RVH.
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