Celebrating 20 Years of Dana Tyler on CBS 2 HD
On Friday, July 16, 2010, CBS 2 HD celebrated anchor, and Learning Leaders trustee, Dana Tyler's 20 years of excellence. Click here to view a retrospective on Dana's career, with some special guest appearances: http://bit.ly/dhdRe5
Learning Leaders honored
Last Wednesday June 23, the Municipal Arts Society of New York held its 39th Annual Awards, where Learning Leaders was given with a Certificate of Merit for making an exceptional contribution to the life of New York City. Read more
Future Scientist learn Physics
On Friday morning, May 28th, two third-grades at PS 142 in Lower Manhattan enjoyed a visit from science writer and Authors Read Aloud volunteer, Calla Cofield, who gave several demonstrations illustrating physics concepts. One demonstration concerned a homemade “air punch” (an empty oatmeal container and a plastic bag). Another ... Read more
Authors get "Schooled" in reading
Volunteers from the Authors Read Aloud, BookTalk, and Room to Write programs gathered for an evening of illuminating discussion and demonstrations. Rhonda Levy, principal at PS 147, kicked off the discussion with examples of how balanced literacy has changed individual student lives... Read more
Upcoming Events
Learning Leaders Opening Meeting
Wednesday September 22, 2010
Alfred Lerner Hall, Columbia University, 2920 Broadway, NYC
Keynote Speaker:
James H. Shelton
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education.
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Room to Write at BECA
On Thursday, June 3, Learning Leaders, Room to Write volunteers and participating students gathered at BECA for a celebratory reading and award ceremony. Families, schools staff, and volunteers were entertained by students’ reading of original short stories and poetry....
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Great School Volunteer Week 2010 Re-cap
Learning Leaders celebrated its 2nd annual Great School Volunteer Week (GSVW May 17 – June 15, 2010), with a star-studded lineup of programs within New York City public schools. Many caring New Yorkers—including celebrities Bernadette Peters, JacquesD’Amboise, Tracy Reese, Sonia Manzano, Tina Louise, and Learning Leaders’ Authors Read Aloud volunteers—participated in GSVW by reading aloud, visually interacting and performing stories to students. More …
Featured Opportunity
School maybe out but YOU can start your planning to become a Learning Leaders this September! Join us at our upcoming Volunteer Orientation session being held on Tuesday, August 17th from 10:30 -11:30 a.m. Learn more about our exciting volunteer opportunities, complete all your paperwork, and sign up for an upcoming training session. To RSVP, please contact 646-519-8354 or volunteer@learningleaders.org.
Interested? Complete your volunteer registration form today!
