Thank you! We are so grateful for your support for New Haven Reads in the Great Give 2022! We had a record-breaking Great Give and raised $20,590 in donations before any matches and prizes! Your gift will support our Pre-K and Kindergarten summer literacy programs that will help prevent summer slide! Thank you so much …
This summer New Haven Reads Summer Literacy Camp was full of learning and fun! With support from the Woman’s Seamen’s Friend’s Society of CT we were able to bring Mystic Aquarium to our Kindergarten and Pre-K camp five times this summer! Students learned about many aquatic animals including penguins, crabs, lobsters, snails, turtles and more. …
Name: Hope McCormack Hometown: Branford, CT College and Major: Western Connecticut State University, Elementary Education Tutoring Site: Dixwell, Bristol Clubs: Math II, Arts and Crafts Club Favorite Childhood Books: The Giving Tree, By: Shel Silverstein I knew that I wanted to work with kids over the summer, so I started looking for jobs that involve …
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; …
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 …
Tag: summer
Wow! A record-breaking Great Give 2022!
Posted: May 6, 2022 by Amanda Brown
Thank you! We are so grateful for your support for New Haven Reads in the Great Give 2022! We had a record-breaking Great Give and raised $20,590 in donations before any matches and prizes! Your gift will support our Pre-K and Kindergarten summer literacy programs that will help prevent summer slide! Thank you so much …
Category: Blog, Home Page Tags: donate, great give, kindergarten, pre-k, summer, the great give
New Haven Reads Summer Literacy Camp 2021
Posted: August 26, 2021 by Amanda Brown
This summer New Haven Reads Summer Literacy Camp was full of learning and fun! With support from the Woman’s Seamen’s Friend’s Society of CT we were able to bring Mystic Aquarium to our Kindergarten and Pre-K camp five times this summer! Students learned about many aquatic animals including penguins, crabs, lobsters, snails, turtles and more. …
Category: Blog, Home Page Tags: camp, mystic, summer, summer literacy, summer literacy camp, summer sessions
Intern Spotlight: Hope M.
Posted: August 17, 2021 by Amanda Brown
Name: Hope McCormack Hometown: Branford, CT College and Major: Western Connecticut State University, Elementary Education Tutoring Site: Dixwell, Bristol Clubs: Math II, Arts and Crafts Club Favorite Childhood Books: The Giving Tree, By: Shel Silverstein I knew that I wanted to work with kids over the summer, so I started looking for jobs that involve …
Category: Blog, Home Page Tags: first niagara interns, interns, students, summer, summer sessions, tutors
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
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