The Academy will raise funds for annual book donations to the International School at Gregory. The Academy currently has a Literary Partnership with Scholastic, Inc., one of the world’s largest publishers of children’s books. The Academy will make annual book donations to Gregory for family and community engagement, classroom instruction, and to replenish the library and media center damaged by Hurricane Florence of 2018. The Scholastic Partnership allows for free bonus books, discounts up to 70%, free shipping, and access to exclusive Scholastic resources.Scholastic has an abundance of literary resources as a publisher and distributor of children's books and believes that independent reading is a critical part of children's learning and growth. With the support from the Academy and Scholastic Education, the teachers and parents of the International School at Gregory will receive engaging, authentic, age appropriate books for their main library, media center, classroom libraries and students will have the opportunity to self-select from Scholastic books they want to read, and discover the pleasure and power of reading to build their home libraries. You Financial Support is Providing Access To Books:Q: How does increasing a child's access to books support academic success?The mere presence of books in the home profoundly impacts a child's academic achievement. Increasing a child's access to books has been proven to result in improved reading performance, an increase in reading frequency, and improved attitudes toward reading and learning.Stat: 61% of low income families do not have books at all in their home for their children—US Department Of Education 1996 You are taking a 3 prong approach in your giving to the Academy book donation fund for Gregory:Instructional1) Re-Building the Library and Media Center at Gregory.2) Providing Classroom Libraries at Gregory.Independent Reading and Community Outreach 3) Building Home libraries via Family and Community Engagement. Q: How does family engagement support academic success?When families are actively involved in their children's learning, children arrive at school ready to engage and succeed. Students who have actively engaged parents get better grades, have more positive attitudes toward work and homework, and demonstrate stronger social and emotional skills.