Reading Fun Club
Maggie observed that reading, literacy, and other social
activities are not a priority in her community. Leveraging information
she learned from her project advisor about key learning challenges in
elementary school Maggie created an afterschool book and fun club. The
club was for second graders and allowed them to work on their literacy
and social skills afterschool. One challenge that Maggie faced
throughout her project was when the school had to switch from
in-person learning to virtual learning. Maggie was able to pivot her
project and keep the club going via zoom. One of Maggie’s goals was to
have the participants read higher level books. Maggie observed that
the more the students read they were more comfortable reading in front
of peers and doing better on their accelerated reader tests of the
books. Maggie says that through her project she, “Discovered that I
was not as good working with kids as I thought. I had to build
relationships with the students before they would ask for help.
However, I can be a leader and a positive role model.”
Silver Award Girl Scout, Maggie
25 May 2022
