Jamaica Gleaner

SVF promotes early childhood learning through reading

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THE SUPREME Ventures Foundation (SVF) recently participat­ed in the annual Read Across Jamaica Day, which coincided with Education Week. Under the theme, Advancing the Vision: Reigniting the Passion through Equitable and Inclusive Educationa­l Opportunit­ies’.

SVF partnered with local author Nicolette Peterkin to promote early childhood learning through reading and dance.

SVF donated 20 copies of each of Peterkin’s three books, The Alphabet Adventure, The Little Wanderers, and Numberland: The Counting Game, to Melrose Primary School in St. Andrew and Waterford Primary School in St. Catherine. SVF staff volunteers from Kingston and St. Catherine, read to students, toured the school grounds, and took photograph­s with readers and students.

SVF’s corporate communicat­ions and P R manager, Chloleen Daley-Muschett said, “SVF is proud to be a part of an initiative that promotes literacy and education in our communitie­s. We are committed to promoting early childhood learning through events, like Read Across Jamaica Day, which provide an excellent opportunit­y to inspire and motivate children to develop a lifelong love of reading.”

SVF director and chief marketing fficer of Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL), Heather Goldson, stated that the organisati­on was excited to participat­e in an event that brought together volunteers, authors, and educators to promote literacy and education in Jamaica.

“We recognise the importance of early childhood education and believe that it lays the foundation for a child’s success in school and in life. By partnering with local authors like Nicolette Peterkin and engaging in various activities that encourage children to enjoy literature, we hope to inspire a love of learning in Jamaica’s youth,” she remarked.

 ?? CONTRIBUTE­D ?? Nadeen Matthews Blair, NCB Foundation CEO, engages grade three students from Pembroke Hall Primary School, as she reads Abigail’s Glorious Hair by Jamaican author Diane Browne, on Read Across Jamaica Day 2023.
CONTRIBUTE­D Nadeen Matthews Blair, NCB Foundation CEO, engages grade three students from Pembroke Hall Primary School, as she reads Abigail’s Glorious Hair by Jamaican author Diane Browne, on Read Across Jamaica Day 2023.
 ?? CONTRIBUTE­D ?? Local author, Nicolette ‘Aunty Niki’ Peterkin, reads from her book to students at Melrose Primary School during Read Across Jamaica Day.
CONTRIBUTE­D Local author, Nicolette ‘Aunty Niki’ Peterkin, reads from her book to students at Melrose Primary School during Read Across Jamaica Day.

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