The Australian Education Reporter
Breaking records at Vasse
“Dr Seuss is a timeless classic, and the event represented one of many ways that Vasse Primary School tries to motivate students to read and create a sense of belonging.”
“Dr Seuss is a timeless classic, and the event represented one of many ways that Vasse Primary School tries to motivate students to read and create a sense of belonging.”
IN an effort to encourage school children to embrace reading, members of Vasse Primary School have taken it upon themselves to break a Guinness World Record title.
The Margaret River-based school gathered 890 school students, teaching staff, grandparents, babies, and community members to conquer the ‘Largest Gathering of People dressed as Dr Seuss Characters’ record.
The event, which took place during Book Week, required school students to dress up as Thing 1 and Thing 2 and remain assembled for five minutes.
Vasse broke the record of 686 previously held by the Us-based Milford Primary Elementary School.
“Dr Seuss is a timeless classic, and the event represented one of many ways that Vasse Primary School tries to motivate students to read and create a sense of belonging,” Vasse Principal Sinan Kerimofski said.
“We also have other events such as Mr.k’s Reading Challenge, where students are required to read every school night for an entire term – if they do that then they get to participate in a free sausage sizzle.
“When it first started three years ago we had about 200 students participate, this year we had around 550.”
Mr Kerimofski said it was encouraging to see the initiative work, with the amount of students reading during schools nights growing.
“For us, reading is the foundation of all learning – it’s important for pleasure but also to be able to learn how to critically analyse information.”