The Library of Dreams is a library that opened in November of 2016 in San Jacinto. El Salvador to promote reading and writing for children living under means and in vulnerable areas. Read more about this cause and consider donating to the campaign.
USBBY is pleased to share that artist Rotraut Susanne Berner of Germany and Cao Wenxuan of China have received the 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Award.
Patricia Aldana, Chair of the jury for the Hans Christian Andersen Award of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) today announced the winners of the 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Award, considered to be the children's Nobel. Frequently referred to as the "Little Nobel Prize," the Hans Christian Andersen Medal is considered the highest international recognition given to an author and illustrator of children´s books. IBBY is very grateful to Nami Island Inc. in the Republic of Korea for their sponsorship of this prestigious award. Promoting Global Awareness in Second Graders has been selected as the recipient of the 2013 USBBY Bridge to Understanding Award. The Madeira Promoting Global Awareness project involved second-grade students in an interdisciplinary exploration of culture and succeeded in educating the children´s hearts and minds. While Kristy Wanstrath and Fran Wilson submitted the application for the award, the project involved a school-based literacy group with four second grade teachers as well as the elementary art, music, library, gym, and computer teachers in the Madeira City School District in Cincinnati, Ohio. In the application, the focus of the project was described as helping students "to make personal connections to the characters of the books, develop empathy, and relate to other children of the world through literature." The artifacts submitted with the application documented how the project achieved this worthy goal.
For more information and pictures of the project, check out their blog. The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) is pleased to announce that the 2011 Bridge to Understanding Award will be given to the Nativity School of Cincinnati, Ohio for The Friendship Journey, a project that promotes cross-cultural understanding between children from America and around the world through children’s books, classroom projects, and international exchange.
Established in memory of Arlene Pillar, an educator who served USBBY as newsletter editor from 1984 until her untimely death in 1990, the Bridge to Understanding Award formally acknowledges programs that use children´s books to promote international understanding among children. Lee Galda, chair of the 2011 selection committee, noted that "The Friendship Journey helped students go beyond surface features of food, fashion, folklore, famous people, and festivals to explore culture as a way of living and being in the world. Each year Nativity families welcome students and teachers from abroad through their Student Exchange Program. Since 1979 Nativity has partnered with 36 schools in 22 countries. In September 2010 delegations from Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and the Ukraine spent one week at Nativity to collaborate on The Friendship Journey initiative working in international teams on science projects with students in Kindergarten through Grade 8. Throughout the year, a teacher from their sister city of Liuzhou, China, works with students to teach Chinese culture and language." The Friendship Journey began in 1979 when the Nativity School made a commitment to global education. The school library is the center of the program, with books, memorabilia, and maps to help students begin learning about their partner countries. Integrated across grade levels, their global studies program introduces first graders to other cultures through books and visits from native speakers. Sixth graders explore the complexity of Muslim cultures in such nations as Morocco, Bosnia, and Taiwan. The award, which carries a $1,000 monetary prize, will be presented to principal Robert Herring on Saturday, June 25th at the American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA, during an ALA-USBBY co-sponsored session. Details about the Nativity School and its programs can be found here. Kids Share Workshops, Inc., located in Central Vermont, has been selected as the winner of the 2010 USBBY Bridge to Understanding Award. Through innovative arts and book-making projects, Kids Share raises awareness of global cultures and of issues that concern children and their safety and well-being in many parts of the world. Challenges facing the people of countries such as Tibet and other areas in conflict are brought to the forefront in these projects. Children in Vermont schools and the Boys & Girls Club connect with children in countries like Tibet, Nicaragua, and India through arts and literary projects that result in a cross-cultural exchange of illustrated narrative books. The overall mission of Kids Share Workshops to raise awareness of global cultures through co-created children’s narratives and illustrations directly reflects the purpose and mission of the USBBY Bridge to Understanding Award. Click here for information on the outreach activities and multiple projects of Kids Share Workshops, Inc..
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