In the spring of 2005, five ASPV students and two teachers began reading with a group of children at a local elementary school each Thursday afternoon.  Today, the students at Escuela Francisco Villa has its own school library, where all children have the opportunity to read for enjoyment and check out books each week, a privilege that is not available to many students in Mexico.  The ASPV National Honor Society has developed the program Leer y Crecer (Read & Grow) in order to support public schools in Mexico in their desire to offer their students more access to the magic of reading.

In the past five years, Leer y Crecer has brought more books to over 35 schools, started reading circles in various community settings, helped to implement school libraries, organized teacher workshops in reading advocacy, and set up partnerships between a number of US/Canadian schools and universities and Mexican schools.

Join us in sharing the Joy of Reading in Mexico!

For more information contact NHS advisor Ms. Lisa Schalla-Salgado at lschalla@aspv.edu.mx

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