KINGSTON, Jamaica – Members of the Sygnus team on Tuesday, in observance of Read Across Jamaica Day and in celebration of Child Month, journeyed to the John Mills Infant Primary and Junior High School, as well as the Riverton Meadows Early Childhood Centre, where they engaged the children in educational and fun-filled activities.

Visiting the different classes, the team sat with students reading stories from an array of books, including local author Kellie Magnus’ Little Lion Goes To School and young local author Sapphire Cadogan’s The Magical Fruits.

A press release on Wednesday revealed that the team also enjoyed leisure time with the children, engaging them in outdoor playground activities such as ring games.

In a handover ceremony, the Sygnus team presented the children with an assortment of books and educational games for their reading corners. John Mills was also presented with a new printer for their main office. Following this, the team, in honour of Teachers’ Day, gifted teachers with a celebratory cake and special gifts.

The Riverton Meadows Early Childhood Centre, one of the four centres run by the St Patrick’s Foundation – an organisation which Sygnus has supported for the last five years – expressed their gratitude to the Sygnus team, presenting the firm with a certificate of appreciation.

“The team is very happy and honoured to once again be a part of such a significant national initiative. We respect and applaud the efforts of our teachers who work tirelessly to establish a solid foundation of reading for our children,” shared Renee Rickards, marketing manager at Sygnus.

“Here at Sygnus, we believe in the importance of reading and how life-changing that can be. It was really an opportunity for us to take part in ensuring our children, who are the future of our country, are equipped and have access to additional educational resources. So we not only donated books by some great Jamaican authors, but educational games as well,” she added.

Richards said they hope that they were able to inspire the children to find the fun and gains in reading.