Bluegrass Literacy Project

Hello everyone! I haven’t posted in a while and I wanted to give you all an update.

Last fall, I submitted a project proposal to the Davidson Institute for Talent Development to be a part of their Young Scholars Ambassador Program (YSAP). This program “fosters civic engagement through community service, volunteerism and leadership” (from the Davidson Institute website).

In December, I found out that I had been accepted into the Class of 2019 Young Scholar Ambassadors. For the next 18 months, I will be working to develop and implement my project, which I’ve named the Bluegrass Literacy Project. Through my project, I hope to continue to share my love of words and make a positive and lasting impact in my community. You can read more about my project here.

I’m really excited about this opportunity, but unfortunately it also means that I may not be posting as much as I would like on this blog. However, I will do my best to continue posting interesting words as time permits. Thank you all for your support and encouragement!

 

 

7 responses to “Bluegrass Literacy Project”

  1. loren Avatar
    loren

    congratulations!!
    that’s such an amazing opportunity!

  2. Alice Campbell Avatar
    Alice Campbell

    Congratulations

  3. The Dayaprema Family Avatar
    The Dayaprema Family

    CONGRATS and GOOD LUCK!

    Remember the BEST is YET to COME.

    The Dayaprema Family

  4. Angela Dworin Avatar

    It sounds like a wonderful project that will be so helpful to the community!

  5. Megan Lynch Avatar
    Megan Lynch

    That sounds like it’ll help your community!

  6. Sunil Avatar
    Sunil

    Hi Tara,

    I am Shrub’s Dad. Would like to see how can we help with your project. He would have loved to be part of this.

    Sunil

    1. the word explorer Avatar

      Thanks so much for your interest! Will you please email bluegrassliteracyproject@gmail.com with your contact information? I look forward to hearing from you soon.

      – Tara

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I’m Tara!

My name is Tara and I am a recent graduate of Duke University, with dual degrees in cultural anthropology and political science, and a minor in linguistics. Twelve years ago, I started this blog to share my love of words with others and teach people about the intricacies of etymology and words across our beloved English language!