Pacific Resources for Education and Learning

Pacific Resources for Education and Learning will use its grant to implement, “Successful Early Eco-literacy Development” (SEED), a project-based learning curriculum that will focus on local food and cultivation practices and nutrition in order to increase childhood literacy. The program will specifically address the need to close the reading gap for third grade students on Majuro in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. This program will address the achievement gap that separates many Pacific Island students from their U.S. mainland peers by bringing together libraries and museums to collaborate in support of student literacy. The project impact will close the gap in literacy, raise the reading standard, and ensure that all children have the necessary supports to meet the new higher standards.