THE PROJECT
THE BOOK IN SCHOOL helps young learners to engage actively with the written word.
WHEN WORDS COME ALIVE, EDUCATION THRIVES.
THE BOOK IN SCHOOL offers a holistic educational project to improve the reading skills and thinking ability of middle school pupils (grades 4-8). A variety of interactive, student-centered teaching methods, in accordance with neuroscientific and learning psychological developments, are applied to get fast results.
In Ghana, the project meets an urgent need: the majority of Ghanaian students can barely read and this impedes the entire learning process. Read Field of Action. THE BOOK IN SCHOOL helps pupils to overcome their severe reading difficulties and turns them into enthusiastic readers.
The key to the success of the project is daily reading ALOUD. Every day, for a period of three months, students read aloud for ten minutes and share their responses to the text for an additional ten minutes.
The reading is supplemented with further exciting, interdisciplinary lessons. With connections to their own life context - and beyond - pupils get to know themselves better. They discover what connects us as human beings. The project also includes impressive, text-related art projects and an exciting school competition.
The classic literature of the Bible serves as reading material. Biblical language is rich and forms the basis of literature. Shakespeare's works alone contain over 1,000 references to the Bible. The depth and timelessness of the text provide pupils with a broad context in which to discuss social issues. The project involves reading an entire book of the Bible.
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Teachers receive further training in TBIS teaching methods on seminar days, followed by coaching sessions at the schools. Teacher Training
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In 2018/2019 THE BOOK IN SCHOOL's first pilot project took place in Ghana. In 2021/2022, despite Covid 19, as many as 8500 pupils and 140 teachers in three regions successfully participated in the project. In 2023/24, with 24,000 children and 600 teachers, the amount of participants was tripled.
Following this successful early phase of the project and an increasing approval of and cooperation with the Ghanaian educational authorities, THE BOOK IN SCHOOL is now ready to take off nation-wide.
Our vision: 100 000 Ghanaian pupils from 420 schools taking part in the project. For the academic year 2024/25, we hope that 25 000 children and 700 teachers will be able to take part.
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Find out more about the teaching methods
Teachers speak about the results and impact of the project (video)
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RESULTS.
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up to 90% improvement in reading skills within two months
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performance progress in related subjects and improved social skills:
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improved language skills
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literary analysis
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increased creativity
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increased independent and interdisciplinary thinking
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team building and communication skills
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The teaching methods of THE BOOK IN SCHOOL lead to convincing results. Teachers report: ​
A teacher from Upper East testifies:
"THE BOOK IN SCHOOL has really helped me as a teacher. I have acquired new teaching methods and new skills: literary analysis, team building, the positive effect of reading aloud, visualising text, the colour wheel and how to work with paint. Because of the knowledge and skills I acquired, I could help my pupils improve their performance. They improved their reading skills, and thanks to the creative approach, they are able to understand texts much better. And actually enjoy reading texts! The project helps unearth the talents of children, and that gives everyone the feeling that they belong and can contribute in class. The moral orientation that they discover in the biblical texts, has improved the atmosphere in class and in the entire school. They want to forgive each other now. There is more peace and joy."
RAPID GROWTH OF THE BOOK IN SCHOOL PROJECT IN GHANA:
2000, 6000, 8500, 24,000 participating pupils!
