How to get on a committee:
• Any Canadian student (from any province or territory) in Grades 4 to 8 (including those homeschooled) can apply
• Application are completed online HERE
In addition to contact details, you will be asked about your favourite Canadian authors and books.
• The deadline for applications is Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
(Note: These committees will only move forward if there are significant applications for each program. )
What the committee will do:
• Committees will meet virtually in May via ZOOM (9 AM - 12:30 PM EST; times may be subject to change depending on locations of committee members) to discuss books.
Silver Birch Kid Committee (students in Grades 4-6) will meet on Tuesday, May 6, 2025Red Maple Kid Committee (students in Grades 7 and 8) will meet on Wednesday, May 7, 2025
(Teen Committee is piloting an ambassador program this year. Details will follow.)
• Committee members will be sharing, recommending, and championing books written by Canadian authors from the last 2 years (and not previously included on Forest of Reading lists of nominees or on Forest Kid Committee summer reading lists). If you love books, specifically Canadian books, this is your chance to talk to other readers about what you love and help others find great books to read over the summer. You can include fiction, non-fiction, short story collections, graphic novels, etc. appropriate for the age group of your committee.
Full details, including past lists, are available at https://forestofreading.com/kid-teen-committees/
You can check out earlier reading lists at the links below:
Apply before April 1st, 2025
for your chance to be on
this exciting and worthwhile committee
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