Ideas to Inspire

Learning doesn’t stop on the last day of school. Encourage your child to continue reading, writing and thinking all year long. Besides the list of ways to get and keep your teen reading (in the May newsletter), here are some other resources:

Around the web:

• NASA has an interactive website for science buffs.
• Explore the world with Smithsonian. Their on-line resources will take you around the world.
• Tour the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.
• Be immersed in art.  SmArtHistory is an award-winning website that functions like an art history book. Search by theme, style or artist, then listen to an audio discussion of the work.

Around town:

• Go to the library – This link will take you to the public library site where you can get audiobooks, e-books, and information on special programs as well as location and hours for your local library. The Hawaii Public Library also has summer reading programs for kids, teens and adult. Visit Mark Kishaba, young adult librarian for the Hilo Public Library.
• Participate in community service, gain self-confidence and self-esteem. Youth Service America offers the following tips: 100_ways_to_make_difference.pdf