“Sa Aklat Sisikat Foundation”(SAS)—roughly translated, books make you shine—is a non-profit professional Philippine organization that promotes the love and habit of reading in Filipino children.
To do this, SAS runs a 31-day Reading Program for all 4th grade students in partner public schools. “We donate 60 of the best Filipino children's storybooks to every Grade 4 classroom included in the program.” What a blessing that among the 60 books, some are mine.
After 31 days, these students are then required to show their parents, through a play or any kind of creative presentation, what they have learned from these books.
I have always been charmed by SAS' advocacy because “love of reading” is what I advocate, too.
The photos show the public school teachers representing NCR, Regions 1, 2, & 3 who participate in the SAS program.
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They were grouped for a seminar one Saturday by SAS and in this event, I was invited to give an inspirational talk on how I write for children. I took the chance to speak on how grace enables me to do what I do.
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The teachers were gung-ho about books, about inculcating the love of reading to their students. They were collectively grateful for what SAS is doing for them in this area.
I was just as grateful for being invited to participate in this worthy endeavor.