Date: March 28, 2012
Hours: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Assignment: March’s Theme: Volunteers will give a debate & public speaking exercise.

Background:
The Interactive Literacy Program: Gem Project volunteers lead a literacy
program which involves a discussion, reading/ writing session, and an
interactive activity centered around a particular theme that they are
trying to address. Gem Project volunteers run this project on a weekly
basis, while traveling to a different site each week. The sites may
include: schools, libraries, and youth centers. The sessions for this
program are youth ages 4-8 and 9-12. One session lasts for 1 hour and
30 minutes.