Bridge Foundation
December 15, 2015
Jumpstart READ FOR THE RECORD DAY IN
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2015
STAR STRUCK FOR AN IMPORTANT CAUSE
“Taking Responsibility of Our Pets and Our
Environment”
Jason Williams,
Radio Host on 100.5 &
Entertainer and Soca
Personality shared at
Guayaguayare R.C.
School on
October 22, 2015
“Reading turned on my lights
upstairs…my world opened up.”
Lights, Camera, Action
happened throughout
Trinidad and Tobago in
schools on Read for the
Record Day, 2015.
Students are the stars of
Read for the Record Day
along with our local
celebrities who participated
in reading marathons, and
environmentally focused
fun-filled activities in
schools.
Students throughout
Trinidad acted, sang, read
and joined in Read for
Nikki Crosby, Radio Host,
Comedian and Actress,
shared her love for pets at
Mucurapo Girls’ R.C.
School.
Students of St. Monica’s
Prep. checking out a real
life Fish like Norman on
RFR, 2015
Record Day activities
inspired by two selected
books in Trinidad and
Tobago: Not Norman: A
Goldfish Story by Kelly
Bennett and Manatee has
a question by Stacey
Alfonso - Mills.
Both books supported two
distinctive themes for RFR
day, 2015: 1) Pet
Responsibility and; 2)
Re sea ponsibility.”
Local celebrities, local
representatives, including
authors and radio
personalities shared
special moments about the
importance of reading and
their special love for the
Trinidad and Tobago’s
environment.
Our Trinidad and Tobago Read
for the Record Numbers rose
again this year, 2015. A total
of 92 schools participated
with 29, 659 students
actively engaged in activities
and conversations about
strategies to protect and
sustain the wonderful land of
Trinidad and Tobago.
LET CHILDREN KNOW
Bridge Foundation requested
that all schools participating
in RFR day 2015 to share the
important message of
responsibility with their
students. In our Let Children
Know segment of RFR day,
we ask schools to share with
students that the world
depends on them to be
caregivers of the world – on
land and in the sea.
Schools were requested to
make the connection
between personal
responsibility and taking care
of the environment.
Bridge requested that
schools should let students
know that taking care of
their pets or protecting
animals in their environment
is a commendable and
responsible act.
As educators, we understand
that children experience
tremendous benefits and
life-long lessons when taking
care of pets. Children
develop positive feelings
when taking care of pets and
experience increased self-
esteem and self-confidence.
Children in
many instances begin to
extend themselves to others
and are more willing to
develop trusting relationships
with others. Like adults, they
learn life lessons in birth,
illness, accidents & death.
Children physical and
emotional needs are also met
when taking care of pets such
as love, loyalty and affection.
Ensuring that we have clear
blue sky and a clean blue sea
also means our wonderful
animals and their pets can
freely live and grow including
animals at risk of extinction
such as the Manatee.