Tiger Bytes
Ms. Thomas’ grade eleven Media Studies class of Ridley College has recently embarked on a worthwhile and ambitious project ––Tiger Bytes: Ridley College For a Media Literate Canada. As students who have access to laptops on a daily basis, we recognize how privileged we are and we aim to connect with the many young people who cannot communicate with the rest of society because of deprived living conditions, poverty, cultural divides and other impediments.
Thankfully, non-profit organizations such as Frontier College in Canada have already recognized this pressing issue and are opening the doors of literacy to people all over the country. With collaboration from One Laptop Per Child, an organization that sends laptop computers to developing countries, and a fundraising total of $30,000, we will purchase 100 machines and donate them to Frontier College. The laptops will be sent to aboriginal communities and to urban centers where living conditions are poor and literacy is minimal.
The fundraising will be done over a number of months, through a variety of initiatives such as a school-wide Read-a-thon, an Internet-based donation forum, a Dress-Down day, a Scrabble Night, as well as community service activities that will involve Ridley members and the general public alike. We encourage you to track our progress on this website and support this initiative in any way you can.
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