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Project Title:

With Open Arms

Initiative:

Literacy in Action - Listen, I Read

School Name:

St. Michael Catholic Secondary School

School board / First Nations school jurisdiction:

Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board

Project Theme:

Connect [relationships]
Engage [active & participatory citizenship]
Thrive [health & wellness]
Lead [leadership]

Grade Level:

9, 10, 11

Subject Areas:

The Arts, English

City:

Bolton

Province/Territory:

Ontario

Community Partners:

Caledon Public Library- Laura Luopa
Caledon OPP- Clyde Vivian
Kelly Doagh- Child and Youth Woker

With Open Arms

LISTEN, I READ
BOOK: A COMPLICATED KINDNESS
AUTHOR: MYRIAM TOEWS

The project involves our school book-club. Our goal is to demonstrate the power of literature to inspire and encourage our students to develop and foster a sense of community. We will use the book to examine character and conflict with the goal of developing a greater sense of empathy in our schools, communities and individual lives.

Update (April 2, 2012)

We have recieved our books and we are ready to get rolling. I have been in touch with Miriam Toews. She is excited that we have chosen her book A Complicated Kindness, and is even more excited to visit our school; staff and students are looking forward to her visit.