Training & Workshops
The Growing Brain | Birth to Age 5 | Zero to Three LIFE sponsors a 7-week training programme in collaboration with The Wellness Centre for early childhood practitioners, ECE setting owners and managers and education and literacy leaders. Click here to learn more about The Growing Brain programme. The Hanen Centre – Learning Language and […]
Ready Set GROW
Ready Set GROW brings parents and young children together for four interactive sessions that build language skills, reading enjoyment, and learning readiness. The programme is made possible through the support of the Maples Group, helping families across the Cayman Islands access early literacy experiences that strengthen learning at home and in the classroom. What families […]
Community Education and Outreach
Partnerships and Presence Across Cayman LIFE extends its reach beyond schools and early childhood settings through partnerships and presence across the Cayman Islands, made possible through the generosity of supporters whose contributions of all sizes help strengthen and expand literacy initiatives in communities throughout Cayman. Where you will find us: We work alongside education and […]
Literacy Ladder
Book Distribution | Classrooms and Homes Every child deserves a bookshelf of their own. Literacy Ladder puts books directly into classrooms and homes across the Cayman Islands. IMPACT TO DATE WHAT IT DELIVERS Books donated 106,380+ Research shows that student achievement improves when children have easy access to high-interest books. When classrooms and homes are […]
Paired Reading
One adult. One child. Thirty minutes a week. That is all it takes to change a child’s relationship with reading. Trained volunteers are paired with students to provide one-to-one reading support during the school day. The approach is simple, but the impact is lasting. Students build confidence. Teachers gain support. Volunteers become reading role models. Each […]
Thrive by Five | Early Childhood Settings
The first five years are a critical time for learning and development, with 92% of a child’s brain developing before age five. This is the window that shapes everything that follows. Through the generous support of Deloitte and an anonymous donor, Thrive by Five helps early childhood settings across the Cayman Islands create language-rich environments […]