by Prakriti Nepal | Feb 25, 2017 | Updates, Blog, Event, GLOW Club
A Report from the Secretary General- Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, shows that in 2014 between 40 percent and 90 percent of children failed to achieve even minimum levels of proficiency in reading. This is one of many reasons why promoting and...
by Niroj Shrestha | Feb 16, 2017 | Updates, Blog, Event, Collaboration, GLOW Club
Rukmini Scholars proudly celebrate #WRAD17 Most of us believe that education is a basic human right for all children, and this is even supposed to be guaranteed by the Constitution of Nepal. Education up to the secondary level is free per the constitution, but despite...
by Guest Poster | Mar 25, 2015 | Blog, Event, Collaboration
World Read Aloud Day – Rukmini Foundation Participates in Educating Preschoolers in the U.S. About the Importance of Making New Friends and Learning About Diverse Backgrounds Two volunteers from Rukmini Foundation spent the morning of March 4th reading a story...
by Allyce Pinchback | Mar 18, 2015 | Event, Blog, Collaboration
On Wednesday, March 4, members of the Office of the Deputy Superintendent participated in a service learning project for World Read Aloud Day, an international holiday to motivate children, teens, and adults worldwide to celebrate the power of words. Approximately 30...
by Aryashree Aryal | Mar 11, 2015 | Blog, Event, Collaboration
Report on WORLD READ ALOUD DAY By: Aryashree Aryal & Harinee Suthakar “It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch their imaginations – something that will help them make sense of...