Operation Education

Nolan Jett, East Hoelscher,

Soraya Haghighatian,
Caroline Fowler, Lilly Ball
 Costa Rica Inspiration
Fincas

Bri Bri

Think Tank Discussion

Importance of Education to Us
Education is crucial to success!!
 Local Impact
By the US Census, 18% of Austin residents live below the poverty line.

AISD claims that 52% of students are economically disadvantaged.

AISD estimated that 28% of enrollment was not English proficient in 2012.

Students that struggle financially have difficulty succeeding in school.

Books help Reading, Reading helps Learning.

 Global Impact
According to UNESCO, as of 2010, 61 million primary school age children were not
enrolled in school.
According to UNICEF, 1 in 4 children of secondary school age will actually attend a
secondary school.
There are about 200 countries and most of them have very little school or its
optional. Because of this, if you have a 6th grade education youre probably doing
pretty well.
Another study done by UNESCO showed that, 774 million adults, 64% of whom are
women, still lack basic reading and writing skills.
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 Our Take Action
Wanted a creative, out of the box approach

Little Free Libraries in Austin primarily in upper income neighborhoods

Increases access to books to children/parents that may need support in reading

at home

Fun, easy, way to explore new books!

Taking Action
 Consideration Factors for Our Library
Foot traffic/accessibility

Parent involvement

Management support

Population served
 Impact of Taking Action
According to AISD, 52% of students are economically disadvantaged.

We quickly learned how important books are to education.

Our libraries will help students of all socioeconomic backgrounds achieve

their educational goals.
 Advocacy Pieces
Lilly

www.twitter.com/OEatx , Facebook Group

Caroline

https://spark.adobe.com/video/ok3tS8pDDA7hF

Nolan

http://operationeducation2017.weebly.com/
Advocacy Continued
 Reflection
Area

Time limitations

Evaluation technique/feedback

Rewarding experience
 What You Can Do!
Map:

https://littlefreelibrary.org/ourmap/

Donate:

https://borgenproject.org/ (the Borgen Project)

http://www.bgcaustin.org/ (the Boys and Girls Club)

http://www.savethechildren.org (Save the Children)

https://www.teachforamerica.org (Teach for America)

Visit our book exchange at 4220 Monterey Oaks Blvd!

 Special Thanks
Project Advisor: Linda Gregory

Supporter: Austin Oaks Church

Experts: Tim Doherty, Randy Thomson, Pete Price, and Arati Singh
 Works Cited
AISD. English Language Learner Programs 2012 Report.
www.austinisd.org/sites/default/files/dre-reports/11.53_English_Language_Learners_Annual_Report_2011-2012_0.pdf. Accessed
25 Apr. 2017.

AISD. We Are AISD. www.austinisd.org/sites/default/files/dept/about-us/docs/AISD_Spotlight.pdf. Accessed 25 Apr. 2017.

US Census. Austin Census QuickFacts. www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/LND110210/4805000. Accessed 25 Apr. 2017.

UNICEF. "58: The Percentage of Children of Secondary School Age Worldwide Who Attend Secondary School Is 58." UNICEF.
UNICEF, 13 July 2009. Web. 16 Apr. 2017. <https://www.unicef.org/factoftheweek/index_50244.html>

UNESCO. "UIS Fact Sheet." Adult and Youth Literacy (n.d.): n. pag. UNESCO. UNESCO, Sept. 2013. Web. Apr.-May 2017.
Thank You!
Thanks for your time!

Any questions?