http://glpblog.org/glpnews News Briefs and Upcoming Events Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:47:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thursday, September 8, 2011 The United Nations' (UN) International Literacy Day annually falls on September 8. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its partners promote the day to raise people's awareness of and concern for literacy issues in the world and to underline the ... http://glpblog.org/glpnews/2011/08/28/celebrate-2011-international-literacy-day/ The Global Literacy Project is currently collecting school supplies for local New Brunswick, New Jersey children. Items will be donated to the various kindergarten and elementary school programs throughout the city that the organization works with. Top of the list will be the  nearly 60 families whose kindergarten students at ... http://glpblog.org/glpnews/2011/08/26/glp-to-hold-school-supply-collection-for-local-kids/ Teens from the New Brunswick community shared original writing and competed for prizes in a poetry performance contest, "Share it Out Loud," at the New Brunswick Free Public Library on Thursday, May 5. The program, sponsored by the Global Literacy Project, Inc. and the GOYA project at Rutgers University, ... http://glpblog.org/glpnews/2011/05/06/share-it-out-loud-showcases-teens-poetry-gifts/ Imagine studying geography without a map or learning about economic migration without a window into the  country right next door to you. For many students in the townships of South Africa, social studies is very abstract but an excited group of Rutgers University students, members of the Africana House of ... http://glpblog.org/glpnews/2011/01/10/rutgers-women-transforming-south-african-classrooms/ Thank you for working with us as global citizens transforming the world in 2010. We truly appreciate everything you do and are excited to continue our collaboration in the year ahead. We were so proud to celebrate our 10th anniversary with you in 2010. In that celebration we acknowledged that GLP ... http://glpblog.org/glpnews/2011/01/01/wonderful-plans-for-the-new-year/ New Brunswick, New Jersey— GLP will join with our Rutgers University student affiliate, the GOYA Project, to support our hometown  library (The New Brunswick Public Library) and their holiday event for local children. Kids are urged to come celebrate winter holidays from around the world at the winter party.  Learn ... http://glpblog.org/glpnews/2010/12/15/new-brunswick-library-holiday-party-18-december/ Book Drive By the Bragg School  Triples Planned For Goal! [caption id="attachment_252" align="alignleft" width="299" caption="Teacher Meryl Ironson and some of the fifth grade students who participated in the book drive"][/caption] On Saturday, December 4, 2010, Bragg School fifth graders renewed their partnership with Randfontein Primary School of South Africa, beginning with a book ... http://glpblog.org/glpnews/2010/12/04/chester-community-supports-fifth-grade-students-collects-22000-books-for-south-african-schools/ A Story of the Puerto Rican Action Board (New Jersey) and Two Committed Staff Members New Brunswick, NJ., November, 2010-The Puerto Rican Action Board (PRAB) had modest beginnings around volunteer efforts to provide adult English classes to recently arrived migrants to the New Brunswick area. By the middle of the 1970s ... http://glpblog.org/glpnews/2010/11/17/transforming-children%e2%80%99s-lives-from-the-grassroots/ November 1st marks National Family Literacy Day. Celebrated across the U.S., the day focuses on special activities and events that showcase the importance of family literacy programs. First held in 1994, the annual event is officially celebrated on November 1st, but many events are held throughout the month of November. ... http://glpblog.org/glpnews/2010/10/29/pingry-students-service-learning-activity-promotes-family-literacy-in-new-jersey-and-around-the-world/ Halloween event has Rutgers Students join with GLP to Promote Family Literacy Day [caption id="attachment_275" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Back Row-L-->R: Michael Tolbert (Director of Rutgers University Residence Life for Student Support) and Denniston Bonadie (GLP) celebrate with GLP/GOYA volunteers at the end of the evening."][/caption] Every October 31, Rutgers University hosts Monster Mash, ... http://glpblog.org/glpnews/2010/10/29/family-literacy-book-give-away-event-serves-over-600-children/