Press Releases

U.S. Ambassador Ned L. Siegel reads at Woodcock Primary School

January 31, 2008

The story of The Three Little Pigs is a familiar children’s favorite, and on Wednesday, January 30, Grade 1P students at Woodcock Primary School delighted in Ambassador Ned L. Siegel’s reading of this classic children’s story.  This was the first reading by Ambassador Siegel since he “officially” took over the reading program from former Ambassador John Rood on January 23.  Ambassador Siegel has pledged that he and Mrs. Siegel will continue the reading program initiative both in New Providence and in the Family Islands.

Now into its third year, U.S. Embassy volunteers read to students at Woodcock Primary School for 30 minutes each week.  The school staff has said that as a result of the program, students’ enthusiasm for reading has increased significantly.  Embassy volunteers value the program as a way to give something back to the local community and to help build a better future for the youth of The Bahamas.