Kristen Scott Ndiaye
What is National Heroes Day?
Blog, Kristen Scott Ndiaye | June 15, 2022
A hero is a person who is admired and acknowledged for their courage, outstanding achievements, and noble qualities. A National Hero is someone who beyond that has made significant positive contributions to the growth and development of society, and represents all of us. To know our heroes is to know ourselves: our values, our collective history, ... Read more
An Interview with U.S. Consul General of Bermuda, Karen Grissette
BEN Book Club, Kristen Scott Ndiaye, Volunteer Stories | March 2, 2022
BEN recently caught up with Karen Grissette, United States Consul General to Bermuda, BEN supporter and avid reader. Read on to learn more about her 20-year plus global career, her childhood memories of reading, and her thoughts on the transformational power of reading in the lives of Bermudians. Tell us a bit about where you’ve been?&n... Read more
5 Tips for Teaching Native American Culture
BEN Book Club, Kristen Scott Ndiaye | January 21, 2022
With all the difficult conversations that have come up in race and culture, Native American history and experience falls into a category that will make you tread lightly. However, if you do your research, your child, children, or students will get to know many of the richest cultures out there. Here are five tips to help you teach Native American ... Read more
6 Strategies to Build a Foundational Love of Reading
BEN Book Club, Kristen Scott Ndiaye | October 11, 2021
Raising a reader takes more than teaching how to decode and blend sounds and letters. Between ages two and five, your little one may not be reading, but you can certainly be thinking about the first steps. Learning to read starts with building a foundational love of reading, which comes from reading books that make a child light up, reading them o... Read more