DeBakey High School – Qatar students celebrate World Book Day with group activities. Grades 7 and 8 students created book related displays that included inspirations from their favourite books; and they designed bookmarks, book covers, and author biography posters. Grades 9 – 12 students were assembled to read their favourite reading selections.
World Book Day is an internationally recognised occurrence with the intent to celebrate authors, illustrators, books and overall celebration of reading. This is the 18th anniversary that World Book Day has been celebrated. It’s main aim is to encourage children to explore the pleasures of books and reading by providing them with an opportunity to recognise why reading is such a wonderful experience.
At the close of each school year, DeBakey students are provided with a Summer Reading List that identifies books students must read during their summer break. Once school is back in session, students are involved in group discussions and comprehensive testing. “World Book Day is the perfect opportunity for our students to be further involved and encouraged to read beyond their daily school work assignments,” as stated by Linda Mabrie, DeBakey Director.
Student reflections included: “I feel great about reading, it helps in making my mind more creative, so I did enjoy reading today.” “I love reading, it makes me happy!” “I really liked it and I hope we can do this more often.”The Peninsula
