Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 August 2000 — Page 3
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'Many local children took a brealf from summer vacation, and retut books to help build a new hou<e located at 2533 N. PennsyJySnia St. As the Raise the R6of Readers Program celebrated 81 V^ars, The House that Readers Bdljt initiative received approval frpm young readers and their families. 'The Indianapolis-Marion CoGhty Public Library (IMPLC) sptJrlsors the summer reading program each year, and gave clrHdren the opportunity to read bo6fcs that were assigned a spttnfic amount of points. After completing each book, children cotfld either donate points towards the building of a home or trade points in for prizes. Local sponsors matched the donated pohrits, and contributed materials, supplies and financial support for the building of a new house. At an Indianapolis Indians pre-game ceremony last week, IMPLC presented Kathy Qualls and her family keys to the home on
Pennsylvania Street. After selling her house in January, Qualls discussed housing options with the Indianapolis Neighborhood Partnership, which provided information about a homeowner lottery for The House That Readers Built Lottery qualifications described how the homeowners must use the house as a primary residence and secure a mortgage loan. “Everybody’s excited,” said Qualls, who has two sons, ages 6 and II. “They have already decorated (the house) and a majority of things are completed,” added Qualls, acknowledging that she plans to become more involved with adding the finishing touches to her house. Most of the appliances, carpet and interior materials have been donated by area business organizations to further complement and enhance the home’s beauty. Sara and Michael Conway, 7-year-old twins, eagerly read approximately 50 books this summer, and their father, Joseph, remains proud of his children’s determination. “We were able to help people who needed a home.
My wife and kids checked out a lot of books,” he said, recognizing how the children also improved their reading skills while participating in a significant program. The two-story house has three bedrooms and will reflect the library’s reading theme with bookshelves and books throughout the entire home. Construction started in July and the Qualls family is scheduled to move in late October. Architect, Vop Osili, designed the 1,828-square-foot house and looks forward to the finishing product. “It’s fun to walk in and see something that was in your head suddenly becoming a reality. Now folks are going to live in there,” Osili said. By making books a part of the architecture, Osili explains that upon entering the house bookcases will be built in the walls upstairs and downstairs to showcase a diverse collection of books donated by the library and Barnes & Noble Bookstore. In addition, the house highlights reading through inscribing authors names on the walls.
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The Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library awarded tha family of Kathy Qualle keys to “Tha House That Readers Built” In pregame ceremonies at Library Night at Victory Field on August 2. Pictured are (left to right): Kathy Qualls, Qulnntyn Qualls, LaMar Qualls, l-MCPL Chief Executive Officer Ed Szynaka, and Sarah Ball.
“It’s important for us to demonstrate that we have a commitment to this community and better housing. It was a good opportunity to teach children to give back (to others) because
they would donate their points to help a deserving family,” said Chris Cairo, IMPLC’s director for project development arlsa.
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beginning of school, their teachers received lessons in multicultural education at Crispus Attucks Middle School. The Indianapolis PubHc Schools Conference on Infusion of Culture and History into the School Curriculum recently celebrated diverse cultures within
classroom environments.
Hie conference, modeled after a similar initiative in Atlanta, has extended educational programs to educators and parents for the past 13 years. Youth Summit 2000 kicked off activities and provided an dlitlet for 137 students to express themselves. While kids participated in the African-American history challenge and discussed issues relating to racism, adults remained on the sidelines as silent
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. “Children are all that we have. I’m going to do everything in my powpr to infuse a sense of who and what they are and can be,” said guest speaker Lindamichellebaron, who prefers to put her first, middle and last names together to symbolize her view of herself as being altogether. In addition, she writes poegy and recently developed a program called Driving the Dream: Language Driven Believing and Achieving, utilizing poetry to address how student’s leam. Conference topics included streys management techniques, learning styles to improve academic performances and promoting learning Sn the classroom. After attend-ing-general morning sessions, teachers and parents interacted in various workshops focusing on spaqjfic educational subjects. The IPS J*arent Summit examined the pardht and school relationship, parenting skills and advice for preparing children for tests. liThe critical thing today is foedajpg in on the educators, to make sUiQthat everyone understands the irMbrtance of celebrating our mul- , working together to - better community,” adpHtted Superintendent Duncan “P»T Pritchett, acknowledging that
teachers must reach every student while helping to develop and release each child’s hidden poten-
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Patrick Williams, a Jamaican native, isoften labeledadrug dealer or threat to society based solely on his appearance: shoulder length dreadlocks, gold teeth and ethnic background. This high school teacher aggressively defies negative stereotypes, and introduced various learning categories at the conference. His professional accomplishments include a master’s degree in education, fluency in six foreign languages and expertise as a classical pianist. “Don’t judge a book by its cover. Its contents may surprise you,” remains his motto and workshop title to explore barriers to learning. “This conference is to allow teachers to see how smart our stu- i dents are, and that they’re smart in a variety of ways. We as teachers need todiversify our teaching strategies to encompass all students,” recommended Williams. The leadership and commitment from Pat Payne, director of the IPS Office of Multicultural Education Center, highlights her efforts to improve the quality of education. Each year, she collaborates with at least 15 IPS teachers and community leaders to organize conference activities. In an attempt to increase multicultural awareness, says Payne, all IPS staff members must become more involved “The purpose (of the conference) is to create opportunities for parents, educators, students and community leaders to come together and discuss common concerns, and to have at their hands strategies that they can use,” Payne said. “If our goal is to make sure that we help and reach all students, then we have to reinforce and support each other,” she added. The event concluded with a tour of the new African Ait Gallery at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. In September, Payne and committee memberswillbeginorganizingnext I year’s conference, hoping to in- ] crease awareness about I multicultural education partnered | with teachers, parents and students. |
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