The Stamped book club came about after parents and kids from Newton to as far as Miami said that they want a place to discuss race issues and the climate of white supremacy in this country. Madeline McNeely and Kate Carpenter Bernier got together to make this happen. Kate asked Akim Jocelyn, a rising senior at Newton South High School, to serve as our lead facilitator with a handful of other teens as small group facilitators depending on the # of registrations.
What can you expect?
Every Wednesday in August from 5-6:30 pm for 4 weeks we'll come together on Zoom first as a whole group and then break into small groups to discuss issues in the book.
There will be a list of discussion questions relevant to the reading for that week.
The facilitators will encourage all voices and all questions and thoughts to be heard. To make sure the youth facilitators are supported well, a skilled parent facilitator will join the small groups to listen and offer help if it’s needed.
What do participants need to do before every session?
Read the part of the book we'll be discussing each week. There are about 235 pages, so each session will probably review about 60 pages. You can also listen to Jason Reynolds reading the book, which is cool -- you'll probably just also want to have a hard copy to look at when people are referring to certain pages each week.
What are we going to do with the money raised from registrations?
We are paying the teen facilitators. We will distribute the income from this book club directly to them minus the Paypal fees. No money is going to support Conditioning Leaders -- we're just providing the registration and payment platforms. Questions, please email Kate Carpenter Bernier. Please register ASAP via this PayPal link so we can determine how many other teen facilitators to employ for this summer work opportunity. It’s a sliding scale, we welcome whatever you’re willing to contribute. Once you pay, you will receive a zoom registration link a few days prior to our first session.
BOOK CLUB IS FULL. Please email Kate if you would like to be put on a list for the next time we run this book club.
