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What is 'Katie's Readers'?
Katie’s Readers is a worldwide, youth outreach programme. We’re always looking out for teachers, educators and young volunteers, who are keen to get involved in effecting positive change in the world.
Katie’s Readers is a passion project that I started while living in Malaysia, to commemorate the life of a very special little girl, Katie Jonis, who loved climbing, reading, sushi and recycling. Sadly, at just seven years old, Katie passed away, after a sudden illness. Her loss hit her family and the ex-pat community deeply.
Katie’s Readers started as a small project to support reading and to honour Katie, but it grew rapidly and led to the ‘Pass it On’ programme, with youth volunteers from schools and universities, creating craft activities, planning lessons and going into schools to inspire children to read. It’s been a joy to witness the excitement of the young children and the energy, kindness and compassion of the youth volunteers.
The programme will always be free and accessible. It can be used in international schools and other 5-18 schools, as part of a buddy system. It can also be used in UK high schools, to enhance connections with their feeder primary schools. You can find more about Katie’s Readers and how you can get involved, in a dedicated section of the app.
