Literacy Girls

The past two summers Ella has had the privilege of being a part of a book club called Literacy girls. She loves reading, so she obviously loves the group. This summer there were 14 girls all between ages 10-12 who she would meet each week with and study books. The focus for this summer was great american women so they studied women like Clara Barton, Pocahontas, Helen Keller, Abigail Adams, Harriet Tubman, and Esperanza Rising. They took them through the history and did simulations of their life period and learned to knit and make different foods, quilt, find constellations, read braille, all sorts of incredible things. Jeri Wyn Mumford, the woman who puts it together does an incredible job and I am so grateful Ella gets to learn from her!

They were learning a conversational game here. 

Then they were going through the work simulation that John Smith went through. 

Today they got to learn archery and she did pretty well.

This was the last night where they had family night and did their skits about the women. Her group was responsible for Esperanza rising. 

I love that Ella loves to read and that she can keep studying wonderful things throughout the summer!