BRIDGE FOUNDATION IS GLOCALLY INSPIRED- GLOBAL AND LOCAL
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NEWSLETTER 2015
The Fish Bowl Conversation
Entitled “ Our Responseaability ”
Celebrating Sea Life in Trinidad & Tobago & Ways to Protect the Environment
WHERE STUDENTS SHARE THEIR OWN STORIES AND DISCUSS WHERE AND HOW FISH AND MARINE ANIMALS ARE BORN , WHERE THEY LIVE , WHAT THEY EAT , AND THE SPECIAL WAYS TO PROTECT THEM AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT
BRIDGE FOUNDATION IS GLOCALLY INSPIRED- GLOBAL AND LOCAL
Why is Bridge Foundation Glocally inspired on Read for the Record Day . There is a simple explanation . Just like McDonalds , that customizes menus to suit local tastes , Bridge Foundation on RFR day ensures that books read by Trinidad and Tobago students are understood through their cultural experiences .
The Jumpstart selected book Not Norman : A Gold Fish
Story by Kelly Bennet can be read by anyone but when read within the context of Trinidad and Tobago experiences the stories come alive and are more meaningful to students in Trinidad and Tobago .
In addition , on RFR day , the Bridge Foundation selects a complementary Caribbean authored book that support the messages of the Jumpstart selected book as a way to ensure that messages are centered on
Trinidad and Tobago experience and can be sustained after RFR day .
This year , Bridge Foundation selected
Manatee has a question by Stacey Alfonso-Mills which supported the selected
theme Responseability .
This theme inspired students conversations beyond the fishbowl of Not Norman to larger fishbowl of the sea that surrounds Trinidad and Tobago .
Our Local Author and Locally Selected Book for RFR , 2015
Bridge Foundation shared Quick Facts on RFR Day , 2015 :
Manatees live in the Nariva freshwater swamp
on the south east coast of Trinidad . Manatees are not
Stacey Alfonso-Mills the author of Manatee has a question has participated in numerous school-based reading events in support of Bridge Foundation year round literacy programme called Read to Rise . found in any other Caribbean island . The Manatee can grow to three metres long , and weigh between 900 lbs ( 400 kg ) and 1,300 lbs ( 600 kg ). Students reading the Stacey
Alfonso-Mills book ,
She has uniquely written stories that encourage young readers to explore and discover their local environment . Her stories are filled with colourful illustrations that excite children to turn the story book pages over and over again .
Stacey ’ s books are referenced on her website as “ imaginative and feature Caribbean elements , which also make them creative and unique . ”
Stacey Alfonso-Mills has written and self-published other children ’ s illustrated storybooks under the series , ‘ The Boys of Sinclair Hill ’. The series feature the fun times and experiences of 3 brothers – Matt , Addie and Alex . Their stories are designed for girls and boys in the beginning / early reader age group and from any part of the world . She also has created a colouring book to accompany her Manatee has a
Question book .
Manatee has a Question Inspires Environmental Responsibility
Manatee has a Question were inspired by the
Manatee ’ s curiousity of making the environment a safe , friendly and special place for all . Students reading the book asked questions such as - how do we stop the fishing nets from drifting in the river ? How can a Caiman stop hunters from hunting him and his family ? How can we help the Porcupine replace the trees that were cut down ?
In the book , the Manatee shared strategies with young readers …… all of which can be practiced .