A PROJECT designed to assist young people with their education by providing support outside of timetabled studies has launched. The Tendring Study Zones initiative will look to provide safe and well-connected venues for young people to study in. Run by Essex Council, it will be taking place throughout 2021/22 and referrals are now open, with the first batch being reviewed on May 14. It is hoped the project will help to support young people at a time where Covid-19 is having a significant impact on their education. Essex Youth Service, a branch of the council, is working in partnership with Essex Libraries to provide the service.
As we approach the one-year marker of the pandemic, a local non-profit wanted to honor teachers and staff in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District! Teachers and staff have taken on new technology, distance learning, student mental health issues, and so much more!
Lift Literature is a new non-profit in South Lake Tahoe whose mission is to ignite the love of reading in every child. They want to upLIFT teachers, parents, and students through this time and encourage a passion for reading.
Melissa Uppendahl, founder of Lift Literature, asked for teacher/staff shout outs and was thrilled with the response. Out of these, two teachers were selected to feature this week and to receive a gift from one of their community partners.