Tag: International Literacy Day
2019 International Literacy Day Message
(LIFE): Every September, the world celebrates International Literacy Day. It’s a time to share beloved stories, recommit to personal and communal literacy goals, and embrace the boundless learning opportunities that reading offers. This year’s event falls on Sunday, 8 September and is themed ‘Literacy and Multilingualism’.
Minister’s message for International Literacy Day
Minister for Education and Youth Juliana O’Connor-Connolly writes: On the 8 September 2018, countries all over the world will gather to mark the celebration of the 51st Annual International Literacy Day organised by UNESCO.I would like to take this opportunity as Minister for Education and Youth to applaud all the men and women who through […]
LIFE head talks about literacy
LIFE (Literacy Is For Everyone) Executive Director Marilyn Conolly writes: As a community, we see the impact of illiteracy every day affecting children in our school system, or with adults seeking employment. Illiteracy is a hidden shame that many children and adults carry privately, unable to develop the skills to properly decode the world around […]
Government workers read to Lighthouse students
(CNS Local Life): Civil servants recently celebrated International Literacy Day by reading aloud and donating books to Lighthouse School students. On Friday, 8 September, seven volunteers from the Portfolio of the Civil Service and the Internal Audit Service (IAS) took part in the first such initiative of its kind at the school, reading to 25 […]
