A collaboration between schools helped students build community through books.
Niskayuna High School students in Mrs. DeSimony’s 10th grade English class and Schenectady High School students in Mrs. Libertucci’s 11th grade class collaborated to build and stock two “Little Free Libraries.” The libraries are located at Girls, Inc. and the Steinmetz Boys and Girls Club.
The students read and selected a range of young adult books while corresponding with each other using FlipGrids, a virtual message board. Through their discussions, they learned about each other and their shared appreciation of reading.
“We liked some of the same children’s books and children’s books reach mostly everyone,” Niskayuna student Rebecca Schmidt said.
The project was made possible by grant funding from the National Education Association.
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