What is Reach for the Stars?
Reach for the Stars
is a pledge-based reading incentive program.
The goal of the
Reach for the Stars
Program is for the participants to read (or be read to)
300 minutes
or more over a two-week
period. This is an average of 30 minutes per weekday.
Education experts encourage
routine daily reading and recommend a minimum of
30
minutes every day.
What groups can participate?
Any organized group can
participate! This can include schools, individual
classes,
public libraries, Scout
troops, preschools, daycares, church groups, clubs, charities,
sports teams, homeschool
groups, etc.
How does it work?
Children collect pledges
from family and friends, then log their reading for two
weeks.
(The children do NOT go
door-to-door.) Pledges can be a flat rate (for example,
$10.00
regardless of how
much is read) or based on the actual time spent reading
(for example,
$5.00 for every 100
minutes of reading). Reach for the Stars
is very flexible and can
be customized to
suit the needs of your organization. Any sized group
can participate.
What do we earn?
Your organization will
receive 110% return
in the form of books of your choice from
our current Usborne Books
catalog. You can decide how to allocate the books
between your
organization and the children
participating. If you prefer, you can contribute
some or
all of the books to
a charitable organization of your choice.
