A friend of mine here in the states has a son who is a student at the University of Calgary. Lo and behold, she had never heard of Reading Week, which this year is held Feb. 20-27, 2011. I wasn't familiar with it either, and it's really not about reading. It's more about a mid-winter break.
Reading Week, also referred to as Study Week, is a Canadian event. But it's also observed in Brazil, China, Japan, Korea, Mexico, South Africa and some places in the US.
Although it seems like it's more about a vacation than literary immersion, it's not all about boozin' it up on the beach. The University of Calgary has alternative spring break programs called Calgary Serves Canada.
I recall my son participating in something similar while attending Boston College. Instead of the traditional spring break, students at BC may sign up for the Appalachia Program or the Service & Immersion Programs.
2 comments:
Sue I just stumbled onto your blog, I'm a bred in the bone saskatonian. At the U of S reading week was alternately known as suicide week. Supposedly because profs would assign loads of papers due immediately after the break. Rob
Sue I just stumbled onto your blog. I am a bred in the bone saskatonian. At the U of S reading week was alternately known as suicide week, supposedly as profs would assign loads of papers due right after the break.
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