Sint Maarten Library facilitates educational excursion engaging in the value of sharing

During summer time, students can learn new concepts or reinforce what they have learned during
the school terms. The Sint Maarten Library joined the Creative Learning Disney Camp,
incorporating the theme of “Anything Disney” to teach children the importance of sharing.
The Sint Maarten Library welcomed 26 children, ages 2 to 10, and began with a brief introduction
to library services, explaining the relationship between the library and its young users. The
children enjoyed a personalized tour based on age- appropriate collections, followed by a short
YouTube clip of Sesame Street’s “Cookie Monster at the Library” which in a humorously
entertained and educate the young audience the proper library behavior.
The Disney Campers were divided into three age groups, with each group participating in a reading
promotional session featuring a book focused on the theme of “Sharing.”
St. Dominic Community Based Learning student Jada Benfield read to group I., consisting of ten
youngster’s ages 2 to 6 from Mercer Mayer book “ME TOO! This heartwarming picture book
celebrates the value of sharing. Following the reading, the children engaged in a hands-on painting
activity, using a shared white poster to display their innocence in a collaborative art piece that
reflected their sharing abilities.
Group II. Seven children, ages 7 to 8, listen to the retold Russian folk tale by Katie Daynes “The
Enormous Turnip”. This story illustrated the importance of teamwork and unity, as all the
characters worked together to achieve their goal. The children used a green poster to create their
masterpiece, incorporating green, white and yellow to symbolize hope, happiness, innocence, and
teamwork.
Group III. Nine children, age 9 to 10, listened to the story of “I CAN : Make A Difference” by Mariam
Laundry read by the children and youth librarian Mariland Powell. The children received a yellow
poster, which they decorated with poems, quotes, and glitter to highlight their youthfulness,
optimism, and happiness, displaying the difference that sharing can make.
Additionally, all the children watched a complementary YouTube video clip of “All dogs goes to
heaven: What’s yours is mine” and coloring pages related to the theme of sharing.
This initiative underscores the Sint Maarten Library’s commitment to fostering literacy and
providing educational experiences for the community.