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Literacy Grants Program
Samples of previously funded projects

The following are some of the projects previously funded by City National Bank through its Reading is The way up^® program:

Finding a Path to Significance

• Students will be reading Tony Dungy's "Uncommon: Finding a Path to Significance" and reflect on their own lives and future plans. Graduating seniors will begin the process of self-evaluation as well as establish the importance of reading as part of a life-long learning process. Students will be reading a book that, although it is not about sports, sometimes uses the familiar lens of professional football to illustrate life lessons.

Through Galileo's Eyes

• Students will make telescopes to facilitate the use of reading, writing, math, engineering, and science skills. Students listen, read and ask questions as they create their models, write about their observations, and build inquiry skills through its use. When students have engaging activities through STEM education, test scores improve due to the level of engagement and high quality instruction that is embedded through the activities.

Rocking the Hero's Journey with Music Videos

• Students will study Joseph Campbell's "The Hero's Journey" archetype in an interdisciplinary history, literature, and music class. They will write, perform, videotape, and share original Hero's Journeys in the style of rock music videos or rock operas. Continuation school students rarely have the opportunity to experience school success. This interdisciplinary, hands-on, multimedia project is designed to engage students and make learning fun again. The infusion of music and film-making technology will create student enthusiasm, a commodity which has been lacking for most of our students through their years of school. This standards-based project follows the California Framework for social studies, English language arts and performing arts.

Eligibility & Requirements

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