The National Literacy Agency has launched a new scheme ‘Read at Home’. The scheme is intended for students who are struggling with the loss of their daily routine, missing friends, or feeling anxious during quarantine or long term absence from school due to sickness. The scheme is aimed at helping such students to find comfort in reading books. Primary students will have the opportunity to borrow and enjoy reading books at home while in quarantine or long term absence from school due to sickness. Each student can choose two books, one in Maltese and one in English by clicking this link:
https://education.gov.mt/en/nationalliteracyagency/Pages/Programmes/Aqra-Kemm-Tiflah.aspx
Parents/legal guardians who would like their children to benefit from this initiative may send the below application form by email to marouska.falzon-cutajar@gov.mt or by calling on 25983304. Parents/legal guardians are asked to provide the Agency with proof of quarantine or a medical certificate, besides submitting the application form. Books will be posted or delivered free of charge in an appropriate envelope. Following the quarantine or long term absence from school period, the books are to be returned to one of the Book Return Boxes in the same envelope that they were received in. They may also be returned by post or be retained for a donation of 5 euros per book. The Book Return Box is located outside the National Literacy Agency building on Joseph Abela Scolaro Street, Ħamrun, ĦMR 1304.
