A Celebration Day for the CVSD Common Read

In the late spring, all students who would be entering 4th, 6th, 8th, and 9th grades in August received a copy of a book at kickoff assemblies in each school. The books varied by grade level, but all focused on a central theme of racial equity. The Vermont Reads book this year is March: Book One, by Andrew Aydin and John Lewis. CVSD expanded upon the theme to include that book and other books for a variety of grade levels.

Now that school is underway we will gather all of those students, along with teachers, for a special culminating day to celebrate, connect, and expand together at CVU on Thursday, September 5.

Highlights of the Day:

• Keynote from Lisa Moore Ramée, author of A Good Kind of Trouble 
• Workshops and a collaborative art project
• All students will participate in the collaborative art project at some point in the day
• Workshops opportunities for 4th and 6th graders will include: Clemmons Family Farm (poets, storytellers, musicians, singers, culinary artists), and Lisa Moore Ramée will facilitate writing workshops with some 6th graders
• Workshops with 
• CVU's Racial Alliance Committee for 8th and 9th graders to better understand racism and build empathy.
• Closing Remarks and photos with the collaborative art project 

The purpose of the day is to celebrate the Common Read books students received before the summer break, connect with their peers across the district, and expand on the themes of the books through an author’s keynote speech, workshops, and a collaborative art project. We anticipate a wonderful day to bring together our district around literacy and empathy building.

We are very excited to bring students together in what we hope is the first of many district-wide collaborative events. We will post photos and more afterward.

For more information about the Common Read, please view our related post from June or visit the Common Read website: http://bit.ly/CVSDCommonRead.

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