New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District students celebrated Dot Day during their library lessons on Oct. 3.
International Dot Day, held on or around Sept. 15, is inspired by the book “The Dot” by Peter H. Reynolds. Dot Day encourages students to “make their mark” and to celebrate creativity and self-expression.
District librarians Natalie Hartmann, Sharon Layburn and Barbara Nelson collaborated on the Dot Day activities. Stations were set up throughout the libraries for students to explore and interact with, including drawing on a schoolwide Dot Day mural, reading Peter H. Reynolds books, creating 3D art with Quiver, learning about the importance of dots in the real-world such as braille and morse code, and designing pixel art with StickTogether.
Dot Day activities began in library lessons across the district on Sept. 28 and lasted for two weeks.
