Bonding Through Books is a new partnership with Department of Children and Families (DCF) Milford Area Office and New Haven Reads! Together, we are creating a library of children’s books in the DCF office for their clients. The office already had a small underutilized book collection that was in need of an update and lots …
Name: Sasha Northrup Hometown: New Haven, CT College & Major: Yale University, Archaeology/Anthropology Tutoring Site: Science Park (SPark) Clubs: Leader of Book Club, helper for Math II and Chess Club Favorite Childhood Book(s): The Magic Tree House Series I have been volunteering at New Haven Reads for almost four years. What started out as a …
Name: Sebastian Ward Hometown: New Haven, CT College and Major: Yale University, Undecided Tutor Site: Bristol Street Clubs: Chess, Arts and Crafts (Helper), Nature and Science (Helper) Favorite Childhood Book: The Percy Jackson Series Working with students at New Haven Reads feels so surreal to me. It feels like I was just a student here; …
In the 2020 Summer Lecture Series, New Haven Reads invited participants from various disciplines, including sociology, linguistics, architecture, and early childhood education. These guest speakers brought numerous different perspectives and research on language, learning, and literacy. You can explore these past lectures on our website. The 2020 series explored the myriad of factors that impact …
Every summer New Haven Reads has amazing fellows from different universities and colleges join our team. This year we are lucky to have three fellows that joined us from Harvard University, University of New Haven, and YALE College. Our fellows help with tutoring, summer clubs, and special projects. Help us welcome our 2021 fellows by …
Hello, my name is Abigail and I am the new Willow Street Assistant Site Director! It has been a busy time here at the Willow Street location. Setting up for the summer session after this building had been empty since March 2020 was a huge undertaking but Carol and I are finally reaching the end …
Month: July 2021
Bonding Through Books
Posted: July 28, 2021 by Amanda Brown
Bonding Through Books is a new partnership with Department of Children and Families (DCF) Milford Area Office and New Haven Reads! Together, we are creating a library of children’s books in the DCF office for their clients. The office already had a small underutilized book collection that was in need of an update and lots …
Category: Blog, Home Page Tags: Book Bank, books, community, partnership, volunteer
Intern Spotlight: Sasha N.
Posted: July 27, 2021 by Amanda Brown
Name: Sasha Northrup Hometown: New Haven, CT College & Major: Yale University, Archaeology/Anthropology Tutoring Site: Science Park (SPark) Clubs: Leader of Book Club, helper for Math II and Chess Club Favorite Childhood Book(s): The Magic Tree House Series I have been volunteering at New Haven Reads for almost four years. What started out as a …
Category: Blog, Home Page
Intern Spotlight: Sebastian W.
Posted: July 21, 2021 by Amanda Brown
Name: Sebastian Ward Hometown: New Haven, CT College and Major: Yale University, Undecided Tutor Site: Bristol Street Clubs: Chess, Arts and Crafts (Helper), Nature and Science (Helper) Favorite Childhood Book: The Percy Jackson Series Working with students at New Haven Reads feels so surreal to me. It feels like I was just a student here; …
Category: Blog, Home Page Tags: books, first niagara, intern, interns, literacy, summer, summer clubs, summer session, tutors
2021 Summer Lecture Series
Posted: July 14, 2021 by Amanda Brown
In the 2020 Summer Lecture Series, New Haven Reads invited participants from various disciplines, including sociology, linguistics, architecture, and early childhood education. These guest speakers brought numerous different perspectives and research on language, learning, and literacy. You can explore these past lectures on our website. The 2020 series explored the myriad of factors that impact …
Category: Blog, Events Tags: enrichment, lecture series, literacy, online, summer lecture series, zoom
Meet the NHR Fellows
Posted: July 14, 2021 by Amanda Brown
Every summer New Haven Reads has amazing fellows from different universities and colleges join our team. This year we are lucky to have three fellows that joined us from Harvard University, University of New Haven, and YALE College. Our fellows help with tutoring, summer clubs, and special projects. Help us welcome our 2021 fellows by …
Category: Blog, Home Page Tags: 2021, fellows, summer, summer sessions, volunteers
Preparing for an amazing summer!
Posted: July 6, 2021 by Amanda Brown
Hello, my name is Abigail and I am the new Willow Street Assistant Site Director! It has been a busy time here at the Willow Street location. Setting up for the summer session after this building had been empty since March 2020 was a huge undertaking but Carol and I are finally reaching the end …
Category: Blog, Home Page Tags: students, summer, summer programming, summer sessions, tutoring, willow street