Smith Family Student2Student Program

The Smith Family runs a program every year called Student2Student, and it brings together capable older students with primary-aged readers from a disadvantaged background to improve their reading skills. The program runs over 18 weeks of an hour per week of reading aloud, divided into two or three sessions over the computer. It’s an amazing way to give back to the community, and a very satisfying thing to do. We regularly improve student reading by adding about a year to their reading age, which gives the readers a much better chance at success at school, at work and in life. So please think about whether you’d like to be a reading buddy. It’s also a good community service to record for Duke of Ed.

If you put your name down to be part of this program, Ms Maddox will have emailed you the application form. These are due on March 20th. Please send them back soon to secure your spot. At the moment 29 people have put their names down, but only 6 applications have been received. Fort St usually gets about 30 slots for reading buddies, and it would be good to use all of these. If you didn’t put your name down but would like to participate, please email Ms Maddox for an application form.

Student2Student application forms are due before March 20. Students who put their names down to participate have been emailed a form. Please ask Ms Maddox if you would like a form but don’t yet have one.