Celeste Percy-Beauregard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Hamilton Spectator An ambitious challenge has youngsters from two schools on Six Nations of the Grand River racing to read 280 kilometres worth of books. The read-a-thon was hatched by the YMCA of Hamilton Burlington Brantford as part of its Beyond the Bell program, which provides after-school learning enrichment to students in priority areas. One example is this \u201cplayful competition,\u201d which aims to get the students interested in reading and working as a team, area supervisor Patrick Pfeiffer said. It pits I.L. Thomas Elementary School and Emily C. General Elementary School \u2014 both with the Six Nations School District \u2014 against each other to see who can read the length of the Grand River first. No small feat, considering the waterway flows from… <\/p>\n
Celeste Percy-Beauregard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Hamilton Spectator An ambitious challenge has youngsters from two schools on Six Nations of the Grand River racing to read 280 kilometres worth of books. The read-a-thon was hatched by the YMCA of Hamilton Burlington Brantford as part of its Beyond the Bell program, which provides after-school learning enrichment to students in priority areas. One example is this \u201cplayful competition,\u201d which aims to get the students interested in reading and working as a team, area supervisor Patrick Pfeiffer said. It pits I.L. Thomas Elementary School and Emily C. General Elementary School \u2014 both with the Six Nations School District \u2014 against each other to see who can read the length of the Grand River first. No small feat, considering the waterway flows from... <\/p>\n