{"id":3924,"date":"2023-09-30T08:21:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T02:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classof2024.fountainheadschools.org\/2023\/09\/30\/international-literacy-day-2\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T14:42:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T09:12:21","slug":"international-literacy-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classof2024.fountainheadschools.org\/?p=3924","title":{"rendered":"International Literacy Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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September<\/span> 8th,\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>International\u00c2\u00a0Literacy<\/span> Day.<\/span> The<\/span> event\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>helps<\/span> raise<\/span> awareness<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> importance<\/span> of<\/span> literacy<\/span> and<\/span> promotes<\/span> it<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> basic<\/span> human<\/span> right.<\/span> The<\/span> theme<\/span> of<\/span> International<\/span> Literacy<\/span> Day<\/span> changes<\/span> each<\/span> year<\/span> to<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0reflect current\u00c2\u00a0challenges<\/span> and<\/span> opportunities<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0in literacy.<\/span> The<\/span> ultimate<\/span> goal<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> day<\/span> is<\/span> to<\/span> increase<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0literacy and\u00c2\u00a0enable<\/span> individuals<\/span> and<\/span> communities<\/span> to<\/span> reach<\/span> their<\/span> full<\/span> potential.<\/span>
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<\/span>Participating<\/span> in<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0this\u00c2\u00a0experience<\/span> helped<\/span> me<\/span> understand<\/span> the<\/span> pressing<\/span> issues<\/span> of<\/span> reading<\/span> and<\/span> writing.<\/span> This<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0experience taught\u00c2\u00a0me<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0that literacy\u00c2\u00a0enables<\/span> everyone<\/span> to<\/span> access<\/span> knowledge,<\/span> participate<\/span> in<\/span> society,<\/span> and<\/span> pursue<\/span> their<\/span> goals.<\/span> The<\/span> event<\/span> created<\/span> profiles<\/span> of<\/span> different<\/span> learners,<\/span> including<\/span> openness<\/span> and<\/span> communication<\/span> skills.<\/span> An<\/span> open-mindedness<\/span> developed<\/span> as<\/span> I<\/span> showed<\/span> appreciation<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0for and\u00c2\u00a0accept<\/span> different<\/span> perspectives.<\/span> I<\/span> developed<\/span> my<\/span> communication<\/span> skills<\/span> by<\/span> communicating<\/span> ideas<\/span> and<\/span> information<\/span> with<\/span> confidence.<\/span>
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<\/span>While<\/span> preparing<\/span> for<\/span> this<\/span> event,<\/span> I<\/span> realized<\/span> the<\/span> importance<\/span> of<\/span> teamwork.<\/span> Working<\/span> with<\/span> other<\/span> volunteers<\/span> was<\/span> key<\/span> to<\/span> making<\/span> sure<\/span> everything<\/span> went<\/span> smoothly.<\/span> So<\/span> I<\/span> had<\/span> to<\/span> work<\/span> together<\/span> and<\/span> advocate<\/span> for<\/span> myself<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> heard.<\/span> This<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> valuable<\/span> life<\/span> skill<\/span> to<\/span> master.<\/span>
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<\/span>The opening\u00c2\u00a0of<\/span> the<\/span> event<\/span> was<\/span> challenging,<\/span> as<\/span> was<\/span> the<\/span> distribution<\/span> of<\/span> tasks<\/span> among<\/span> volunteers<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> issues<\/span> that<\/span> created<\/span> difficulties<\/span> for<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0the organizers.<\/span> I<\/span> faced<\/span> the<\/span> challenge<\/span> of<\/span> capturing<\/span> a<\/span> video<\/span> for<\/span> my<\/span> presentation<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> last<\/span> day.<\/span> This<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> new<\/span> experience<\/span> for<\/span> me.<\/span> Through<\/span> hands-on<\/span> experiential<\/span> learning,<\/span> I<\/span> have<\/span> overcome<\/span> this<\/span> problem<\/span> and<\/span> developed<\/span> multiple<\/span> skills,<\/span> including<\/span> collaboration<\/span> and<\/span> communication.<\/span>
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<\/span>Achieving<\/span> our<\/span> goals<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> common<\/span> problem<\/span> for<\/span> most<\/span> people.<\/span> We<\/span> often<\/span> become<\/span> lazy,<\/span> get<\/span> distracted,<\/span> and<\/span> lose<\/span> focus.<\/span> I<\/span> demonstrated<\/span> determination<\/span> and<\/span> dedication<\/span> in<\/span> my<\/span> volunteer<\/span> and<\/span> filming<\/span> duties,<\/span> including<\/span> managing<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0the assigned\u00c2\u00a0classrooms<\/span> and<\/span> filming<\/span> the<\/span> various<\/span> classroom<\/span> segments<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> last<\/span> day<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> project.<\/span>
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<\/span>Collaboration<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0with classmates\u00c2\u00a0was<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0essential to\u00c2\u00a0divide<\/span> tasks<\/span> based<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0on expertise.<\/span> We<\/span> worked<\/span> together<\/span> because<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0we shared\u00c2\u00a0the<\/span> common<\/span> goal<\/span> of<\/span> making<\/span> International<\/span> Literacy<\/span> Day<\/span> a<\/span> success.<\/span> However,<\/span> there<\/span> were<\/span> some<\/span> challenges<\/span> along<\/span> the<\/span> way:<\/span> B.<\/span> Certain<\/span> people<\/span> who<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> contribute<\/span> enough<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> organizers<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> event<\/span> or<\/span> who<\/span> were<\/span> later<\/span> resolved.<\/span> Teamwork<\/span> was<\/span> key<\/span> given<\/span> the<\/span> amount<\/span> of<\/span> volunteer<\/span> work<\/span> we<\/span> had<\/span> to<\/span> handle<\/span> that<\/span> day.<\/span>
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<\/span>Education<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> global<\/span> concern<\/span> and<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> major<\/span> topic<\/span> of<\/span> discussion<\/span> during<\/span> the<\/span> event.<\/span> We<\/span> recognized<\/span> the<\/span> privilege<\/span> of<\/span> studying<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> great<\/span> school<\/span> with<\/span> access<\/span> to<\/span> diverse<\/span> resources<\/span> and<\/span> discussed<\/span> the<\/span> importance<\/span> of<\/span> cherishing<\/span> this<\/span> privilege.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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September 8th,\u00c2\u00a0International\u00c2\u00a0Literacy Day. The event\u00c2\u00a0helps raise awareness of the importance of literacy and promotes it as a basic human right. The theme of International Literacy Day changes each year to\u00c2\u00a0reflect current\u00c2\u00a0challenges and opportunities\u00c2\u00a0in literacy. The ultimate goal of the day is to increase\u00c2\u00a0literacy and\u00c2\u00a0enable individuals and communities to reach their full potential.Participating in\u00c2\u00a0this\u00c2\u00a0experience helped me […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":241092386,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1471],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ved-pavsiya"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/classof2024.fountainheadschools.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/classof2024.fountainheadschools.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/classof2024.fountainheadschools.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classof2024.fountainheadschools.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/241092386"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classof2024.fountainheadschools.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3924"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/classof2024.fountainheadschools.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5161,"href":"https:\/\/classof2024.fountainheadschools.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3924\/revisions\/5161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/classof2024.fountainheadschools.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classof2024.fountainheadschools.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classof2024.fountainheadschools.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}