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Humanities Washington provides eligible organizations with financial support to hold Prime Time programs for their communities. Eligible organizations include libraries, schools, museums and other youth-serving organizations.<\/p>\n
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The program serves children from three- to five-years old and their families. Meeting for 90-minute weekly sessions for six weeks in the evenings, families share meals and engage in reading, discussion, and play-centered learning activities. The program creates a rich, humanities-based learning environment and promotes family engagement and school readiness through development of reading, comprehension, and critical thinking skills. Using beautifully illustrated, award-winning books with culturally diverse stories and themes, trained facilitators model reading, discussion, and interactive play-based learning activities for young children and their caregivers, encouraging meaningful at-home reading sessions for families.<\/p>\n
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Libraries, museums, schools, and other eligible youth-serving organizations can apply to Humanities Washington for full funding and support. The program can be delivered in English or a bilingual (Spanish\/English) format. Discussion leaders use big ideas in children\u2019s literature to start each group discussion, but each discussion is unique and reflects each community served.<\/p>\n
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The program can be delivered in a variety of appropriate settings within youth-serving organizations. Curricula are available in English-only or Spanish\/English bilingual formats. Proven program methods are in place to successfully serve multi-lingual communities, bridging both generational and cultural gaps. 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Before attending a workshop, trainees receive practice copies of Prime Time books, a short reading list, and links to self-paced online role-specific training modules. More updates to come.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”60px||60px||false|false” border_color_top=”#dbd6da” border_color_bottom=”#dbd6da” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”c23c98ce-4df4-48c0-93eb-ef1e9de44d4a” header_2_font_size=”36px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n For more information about Prime Time, please contact our Prime Time Team at primetime@humanities.org<\/a>, or 206-682-1770 ext. 104.<\/p>\nMeeting the Needs of My Community<\/h3>\n
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