Great things happen when you read!

This Read-A-Thon will take the students of Waverley Elementary School on an incredible journey of discovery across Canada, inspire a love of reading, awaken their imagination, build their confidence and enhance their reading skills. Help this school get off to a quick start by contributing right away. Your gift will motivate the wonderful students of this amazing school to power their way through their virtual adventure and build skills to last a lifetime.

Challenge:

CAN THE STUDENTS OF WAVERLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READ ACROSS CANADA IN JUST TWO WEEKS? 

Challenge accepted! 

Read-A-Thon Event Dates: Thursday, March 31st, 2022 to Thursday, April 14th, 2022

To find out if they've completed the challenge, subscribe to this campaign and you will receive updates throughout the event!

How could you help?

STEP 1: CONTRIBUTE!
From Thursday, March 31st, 2022 to Thursday, April 14th, 2022

Step #1: Click on the "CONTRIBUTE" button above (if you contribute more than $10, you will get access to Mind Growth Education's Digital Sponsor Coupon Sheet as a thank you gift!)
Step #2: Attribute your contribution - Click on this division number.
Step #3: Under "Your Message", please write an encouraging little note to the student (if you wish).

STEP 2: SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!

Get the word out to your friends and family and tell everyone about this "Read-A-Thon" Fundraising event. Ask them to support this school by making a contribution towards a class ! It's as easy as asking 5 people for $10, 2 people for $25, or any combination you can think of!

Reading across Canada

Starting on Thursday, March 31st, 2022 to Thursday, April 14th, 2022, the students at Waverley Elementary School will start a virtual, cross-Canada road trip via an innovative program from Mind Growth Education to complete their reading challenge.

Their daily reading sessions will take them on a storybook adventure across this great country, building more reading skills while exposing them to all sorts of fun and educational facts about Canada.

Fun facts!

After completing this Read-A-Thon event, students will have had over 200-1,000 additional minutes of reading during the school year. This has proven to increase their reading speed, comprehension and higher thinking level - a wonderful byproduct is that they frequently increase time they spend in recreational reading providing a great alternative to video games and social media content.

GREAT NEWS! We’ve partnered with One Tree Planted #onetreeplanted . One Tree Planted will plant a tree for every 25% of the reading challenge a class completes along their "Read Across Canada" reading adventure route. There’s no extra work or cost for the student/families — Just make sure you keep reading! #greatthingshappenwhenyouread

How will the funds be used?

85% of the net funds raised by this Read-A-Thon will help fund much needed technology updates for our classrooms. The iPads and Apple TV's will support student learning by engagement in interactive, curriculum based, individual and group activities and projects. The remaining 15% goes towards Mind Growth Education to help cover costs such as subscription cost, administrative fee + the Paypal or Stripe payment processing fees and transaction costs.

Friends and family - Let's show we are a community that cares about this school!

See "Fundraisers" below to contribute to a specific division or contribute to the whole school!

Thank you for your support!