{"id":16250,"date":"2023-05-26T09:15:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T13:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/?page_id=16250"},"modified":"2023-09-21T12:29:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T16:29:23","slug":"2023-grant-recipients","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/grants\/2023-grant-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Grant Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From coast-to-coast the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation is committed to championing literacy and getting books into the\u202fhands of\u202fkids. This year, thousands of Canadian students will have access to essential literacy support through over $1 million in funding from our Literacy Fund Grant. To better understand just how impactful these funds will be, listen to the stories of students and staff from this year\u2019s recipient schools!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2023 Literacy Fund Grant Announcements\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G3lBiKSo6Lc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>This year&#8217;s most excited young readers<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-1600x900.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ava and Sofia<\/strong>, <strong>Grade 6 Students<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI can\u2019t wait to read mystery, adventure, or historical fiction! I would also love younger students in the school to have books that encourage them and make them believe in themselves\u201d <\/em>&#8211; Ava<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16269\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dyanne, Grade 1<\/strong> <strong>Student<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;I can&#8217;t wait to read more funny books, and more books like this one!&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; Dyanne<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3.jpg 1998w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anastasia, Aliyah, Dominic, and Utujama, Grade 5 and 8<\/strong> <strong>Students<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;I would like to read the Warrior Cats and books in Cree language and about Cree culture!&#8221; <\/em>&#8211; Anastasia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>This year&#8217;s most innovative partnership<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:47% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16272 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4-267x150.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4-213x120.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\">Edmonton Public Schools<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Edmonton, Alberta<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of this year\u2019s cohort, we are thrilled to announce an innovative partnership with Edmonton Public Schools, who will be receiving a combined $150,000 grant. Through this partnership, we will reach a much larger scale of students in a concentrated area, supporting six schools within the Edmonton region while building the capacity of the board itself to achieve its literacy and equity objectives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cOur partnership with Edmonton is so special because we&#8217;re supporting a board-wide commitment to equity through literacy. Our hope is that this won&#8217;t just spark change here in Edmonton, but that we&#8217;ll inspire schools and school boards across the country to set ambitious goals for literacy and equity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<cite><em>&#8211; Rose Lipton, Executive Director, Indigo Love of Reading Foundation<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>This year&#8217;s school who is furthest from an Indigo location<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Moosenee-Public-School-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16274 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Moosenee-Public-School-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Moosenee-Public-School-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Moosenee-Public-School-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Moosenee-Public-School-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Moosenee-Public-School-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Moosenee-Public-School-1600x1200.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Moosenee-Public-School-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Moosenee-Public-School-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\">Moosonee Public School<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Moosonee, Ontario<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cMoosonee Public School is located in the beautiful, northern town of Moosonee. We are a remote community, which means we do not have easy access to public libraries or bookstores. The Literacy Fund Grant will help us stock our classrooms and school library with reading material that our students desire, enjoy, and personally connect with as they read. We can\u2019t wait to see the look of joy on our students\u2019 faces when they are able to borrow the new and exciting books that will be made available to them thanks to this grant.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 Teacher Librarion at Moosonee Public School<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>This year&#8217;s most linguistically diverse school<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:28px\">Beaumonde Heights Junior P.S. <\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Toronto, Ontario<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cBeaumonde Heights Junior Public School has one of the most diverse student bodies in the district. There are <strong>34 different languages <\/strong>spoken by members of our community. Our diversity has always been a great source of pride. Ensuring our Library Learning Commons is culturally responsive and relevant to our students will have an invaluable impact on their education and the community at large.<\/em>\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 Teacher Librarian at Beaumonde Heights Junior P.S.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Beaumonde-Heights-Junior-Middle-School-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16276 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Beaumonde-Heights-Junior-Middle-School-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Beaumonde-Heights-Junior-Middle-School-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Beaumonde-Heights-Junior-Middle-School-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Beaumonde-Heights-Junior-Middle-School-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Beaumonde-Heights-Junior-Middle-School-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Beaumonde-Heights-Junior-Middle-School-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Beaumonde-Heights-Junior-Middle-School-1600x1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Beaumonde-Heights-Junior-Middle-School-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Beaumonde-Heights-Junior-Middle-School.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Full list of 2023 Literacy Fund Grant Recipients<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>School<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>City<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Province<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Admiral Westphal&nbsp; Elementary School<\/td><td>Dartmouth<\/td><td>Nova Scotia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Allion Elementary<\/td><td>LaSalle<\/td><td>Quebec<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Amisk Community School<\/td><td>Lac La Biche<\/td><td>Alberta<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bayshore Public School<\/td><td>Nepean<\/td><td>Ontario<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bear Creek Elementary<\/td><td>Surrey<\/td><td>British Columbia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Beaumonde Heights Junior Middle School<\/td><td>Toronto<\/td><td>Ontario<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Birchbank Public School<\/td><td>Brampton<\/td><td>Ontario<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brightview School<\/td><td>Edmonton<\/td><td>Alberta<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Callingwood School<\/td><td>Edmonton<\/td><td>Alberta<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chief Kahkewistahaw Community School<\/td><td>Broadview<\/td><td>Saskatchewan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Corvette Junior Public School<\/td><td>Scarborough<\/td><td>Ontario<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dr. K A Clark School<\/td><td>Fort McMurray<\/td><td>Alberta<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Edmonton Public Schools<\/td><td>Edmonton<\/td><td>Alberta<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Faraday School<\/td><td>Winnipeg<\/td><td>Manitoba<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Forest Park Primary<\/td><td>Grand Falls-Windsor<\/td><td>Newfoundland and Labrador<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>George Webster Elementary School<\/td><td>Toronto<\/td><td>Ontario<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Inglewood School<\/td><td>Edmonton<\/td><td>Alberta<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Inglewood School<\/td><td>Grand Bay-Westfield<\/td><td>New Brunswick<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>John Barnett School<\/td><td>Edmonton<\/td><td>Alberta<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lutsel K&#8217;e Dene School<\/td><td>Lutsel K&#8217;e<\/td><td>Northwest Territories<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mayfield School<\/td><td>Edmonton<\/td><td>Alberta<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Montague Consolidated School<\/td><td>Montague<\/td><td>Prince Edward Island<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Moosonee Public School<\/td><td>Moosonee<\/td><td>Ontario<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nicomekl Elementary School<\/td><td>Langley<\/td><td>British Columbia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Parkdale Elementary School<\/td><td>Charlottetown<\/td><td>Prince Edward Island<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Richer School<\/td><td>Richer<\/td><td>Manitoba<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sidney Elementary<\/td><td>Sidney<\/td><td>British Columbia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thorncliffe School<\/td><td>Edmonton<\/td><td>Alberta<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thornwood Public School<\/td><td>Mississauga<\/td><td>Ontario<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Waverley Elementary<\/td><td>Vancouver<\/td><td>British Columbia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Weledeh Catholic School<\/td><td>Yellowknife<\/td><td>Northwest Territories<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From coast-to-coast the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation is committed to championing literacy and getting books into the\u202fhands of\u202fkids. This year, thousands of Canadian students will have access to essential literacy support through over $1 million in funding from our Literacy Fund Grant. To better understand just how impactful these funds will be, listen to &#8230; <a title=\"2023 Grant Recipients\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/grants\/2023-grant-recipients\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about 2023 Grant Recipients\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1041,"featured_media":0,"parent":9369,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16250","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1041"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16250"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17114,"href":"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16250\/revisions\/17114"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}