"I am happy to support City Year and participate in the CY Reads event. We need to do all that we can for the future generation of leaders and provide them the tools necessary to succeed. City Year, like FIRST, works through mentor based programs to inspire youth to become innovators." - Dean Kamen
"I strongly believe that the power of education is what empowered me to pursue a career in STEM, despite the lack of exposure I had to other female engineers growing up. As a result, I am passionate about supporting educational opportunities that will similarly empower students to create futures full of their wildest dreams and ambitions. It is why I love mentoring the next generation of innovators through FIRST Robotics and volunteering as an English language tutor for my immigrant and refugee neighbors in Manchester. I am so excited to partner with CY Reads to help the students of New Hampshire explore new worlds and discover their passions through the magic of reading."- Naoka Gunawardena
Naoka Gunawardena will be reading Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
What is CY Reads?
CY Reads is an initiative to meaningfully engage students during the pandemic when they are really struggling with disengagement. City Year New Hampshire will bring together enriching content through selected books, diverse readers and exciting presentations, and multi-lingual recordings to help promote student engagement. The CY Reads experience creates a space where students can connect and find belonging alongside their peers, hear and read stories representative of their backgrounds, and grow in literacy skills. This virtual library of read-aloud videos for grades 3 to 6 will be used in extended learning time to enhance student connection to learning. The read-aloud videos will be facilitated by City Year AmeriCorps members who already have existing relationships and have been supporting student engagement and learning since the beginning of the school year.
