William O. Schaefer has launched a “Celebrity Readers” Program

We would like to invite local “celebrities”; teachers, administrators, parents and South Orangetown Community members to read aloud to the kindergarten and first grade students. Our goal will be two fold; to model the joy of reading and to teach character education through literature.

We hope to create a school that fosters ethical, responsible and caring young people by modeling and teaching good “character” and emphasizing values shared by all. The ultimate outcome will be that these positive values and behaviors are integrated into every aspect of the school day.

We have collected a number of appropriate “Read Alouds” that meet our Character Education Goals. We encourage you to sign up and read.

If you would like to read please email your name, date and the time you are available to peyer@socsd.org and we will match you to an available class. Thank you for your consideration. 

Happy Reading!