The Books

Throughout the 2012-2013 school year, a school for students with learning differences used The First Thirty  in different ways. They did a 'common read' of the book among staff, had the Upper Division students read the books as well, and they did peripheral projects & had theme days at school based on parts of the book. To read about this in a Fall 2012 letter to the students' parents from the head of school, click here & see page 2 of this link  

The Visit

At the end of the school year, the school brought Greg to campus for two days. On day one, he did a presentation for the students & staff, answered questions they had about the story, went to lunch with some teachers, signed copies of the book, and took part in a 'milkshake reception' with the staff & students (based on a theme in the book).  The next day, he served as the graduation / convocation speaker - he spoke & helped pass out awards to graduates during the ceremony and then did a book & poster signing for those in attendance.  In conjunction, a number of local companies engaged in additional projects with the school, using the books.  During the trip, Greg also spoke at a number of other local events.

Pictures

Here are pictures from the 3 day trip.  If you click on them, many have captions as well.  At the bottom of this page (below the pictures), there is a link to feedback received from students, staff/faculty, parents & school administrators (as well as feedback from those involved in the other events on this trip)

Feedback

To read feedback from those in attendance, click here