Our Programs
Carribean Literacy and School Support (CLASS)
The CLASS (Caribbean Literacy and School Support) approach: send great books, create, or rejuvenate lending libraries, and sustain literacy gains has reached more than 125,000 children in grades K-12 by placing more than half-a-million books in 432 primary schools, secondary schools, and community libraries.
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Early Pages Programme
The 2020 launch of the Preschool Initiative placed library “starter sets” in nearly 500 preschools in six Eastern Caribbean countries and includes a Pilot Program in Grenada. The initiative is focused on building early literacy outcomes, increasing parental and community engagement, and ensuring children as young as three have access to great books and literacy programs. The preschool initiative allows Hands Across the Sea to reach an additional 15,000+ children each year.
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Hands Across the Sea is focused on six English-speaking island nations of the Eastern Caribbean: Antigua, St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada. The enthusiasm for reading in the region is very high, but the budget for literacy-building resources is very low. Many children are growing up without access to new, relevant books and a lending library. With your help, we're changing the landscape.
