I-Dollar Scholars @ Alexandria Public Library

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NgoJanuwari 2026, i-Dollar Scholars ibambe uchungechunge lwamakilasi ama-3 egumbini lomhlangano lomphakathi eCharles E. Beatley Alexandria Public Library. Siqashe amalungu omphakathi ngokufinyelela mathupha nangezinkundla zokuxhumana. Amakilasi abanjwe ngoJanuwari 3, Januwari 21 nangoJanuwari 28. Le seshini ethile yamakilasi e-Dollar Scholars ibibanjelwe ngeSpanishi, yize sibamba izifundo ze-Dollar Scholars ngezilimi ezahlukene uma kungenzeka.

Ikilasi 1 lihlanganisa imali engenayo eyisisekelo nezindleko, ukuthi ungazilandelela kanjani nokuthi zibukeka kanjani. Ikilasi 2 lihlanganisa ukuthi ungasisebenzisa kanjani isikweletu, yize sibe nengxoxo yokuthi singahlola kanjani futhi siphathe amaphuzu esikweletu. Ikharikhulamu yekilasi 3 yayihloselwe ukuba ibe yizinhlelo zokusebenza zebhange nezeselula, kepha usuku oluneqhwa lwashukumisela i-Dollar Scholars kanye nabasebenzi be-Library ukuthi bavale umtapo wezincwadi kusenesikhathi ukuphepha kwabasebenzi nabafundi be-Dollar Scholars.

Sibe nabantu abangu-2 ngenxa yemizamo yethu yokufinyelela. Abantu abadala bokufika kungaba nzima ukufinyelela, ngakho-ke sizophikelela futhi sibekezele kungakhathalekile ukuthi kungakanani ukuphuma kunoma yimuphi umcimbi owodwa. Naphezu kwenani eliphansi, abafundi bethu babe nesikhathi esimnandi. Umfana owayekhona waletha indodakazi yakhe ngemuva kwesikole.

Sifunde izifundo ezimbalwa, ikakhulukazi sakha ukuzethemba ukufundisa amakilasi ngeSpanishi nangesiNgisi. Asizange sibe nendlela yokuxhumana nabahlomulayo bethu. Manje sinohlu lwe-imeyili yezindaba, kanye newebhusayithi ebuyekeziwe ngokuphelele lapho abantu bangathola khona amakilasi azayo. Siphinde safunda ukuthi abantu bangase bavela emsebenzini futhi izingane zabo zingase zihambe nabo. Lokhu bekungeyona into ebesingacabanga ngayo ekuqaleni ngoba i-Dollar Scholars ibhekiswe kakhulu kubafundi abadala. Lokho kusho, kubalulekile ukuthi silungise indlela yethu ngemuva kokufunda lokhu.

Le ndoda eyayikhona yabonga kakhulu ngethuba lokufunda nokuthuthukisa ulwazi lwakhe lwezezimali. Usitshele ukuthi akakaze athole noma iyiphi imfundo ngezihloko zezezimali empilweni yakhe. Lolu hlobo lokuzibandakanya luyinhloso ye-Dollar Scholars. Ukuletha ngisho nenani elincane lolwazi ngezihloko zezezimali kubantu abadala okungenzeka ukuthi abakaze balithole ithuba.

Naphezu kwenani eliphansi labantu abavotayo, bekuyisipiliyoni esijabulisayo futhi esikhuthazayo. Siyabonga ngokukhethekile kumhlanganyeli wethu, owavela, wahlanganyela ngobuqotho nezinto ezibonakalayo, futhi wabonisa isifiso sangempela sokufunda. Ngiyabonga kubaba wami, uMartin Dickinson, nomkami uLeslie Dickinson abafundise nami.