Classroom 3 library

Gianleé Marquez is described as a young woman eager to grow, to continue learning from the children, but above all as passionate about books. 

That passion and love that describes the guide Gianleé for books, is born first through his mother, who read her stories every night and through the guide of Taller l of the Juan Ponce de León Montessori school, Jennyffer Otero.

“I had the opportunity to grow up in a public Montessori school, so I was trained by guides. I remember my guide from Taller l, Jennyffer Otero. I think that Jenniffer infected me with her energy, her desire to do things and greatly influenced the love for books that I have today,'' Gianleé shared with us excitedly. 

The now Early Childhood guide remembers from her guide Jennyffer how much they used the library, even writing stories for pleasure. She also shared with us that they took photos of the book covers and pasted them on the edge of the room and at the end of the year they could see all the stories they had read. 

And seeking to instill that same love for books, Gianleé in her Early Childhood environment takes time every day to read with her students

"I think that the love for books is created to the extent that boys and girls are exposed to books," said Gianleé. 

Precisely the need that many boys and girls do not have the opportunity to be so exposed to books, leads her to create a project within her Early Childhood environment, the library. 

“As the guide of a public school, I recognize the need that exists, not only in my community but at a country level. Books are expensive, that's no secret, and access to books is difficult.'' 

The 14 children from the environment participate in the library project and it functions as a traditional library system. 

It all starts with a commitment from the student and their family to care for and return the books. The boys and girls have a credential that says '' I am a reader' ', which they must have when choosing the books they wish to take. Then, the books that were taken to keep a record are noted. Finally, he places them in the reading backpack, which has his name, to transport the books, from the environment to the house and from the house to the environment.

So for Gianleé this project that began in January of this year means a lot, because it not only benefits the students, but also trusts that families are having incredible reading experiences at home. 

''This year with the integration of the library I feel that we have created some monsters, some little reading monsters. They are boys and girls who love books, who wait every week for that new pack of books that they are going to take home. They are boys and girls who wait for reading time, who read stories to their parents. I think that this year, unlike previous years, I have younger students who are going to be readers before older students, '' the guide told us between laughter and joy at the achievements of her students. 

The love for books that one day was planted in the heart of Gianleé as a little girl at the Juan Ponce de León Montessori public school, today continues to bear fruit in the same community now through Gianleé as a guide.