Setting a new Guinness World Record this Saturday November 24, 2012, history would be made as the GEMSTONE – Generation that is Empowered, Motivated & Stirred To Operate with Natural Excellence – GROUP launches the first-ever simultaneous global reading of a book – ’17 secrets of High Flying Students’ in 17 cities in Nigeria and 17 countries across the world at the same time (via live streaming). The festival includes a 17-day reading activity where the book, ’17 Secrets of High Flying Students’ will be read, each chapter/secrets as each day passes, across the globe, involving the entire community of schools, homes, religious houses, corporate organizations, etc.
The Gemstone Reading Festival is an annual event that has been designed by the Gemstone Leadership Institute to encourage people to pursue academic excellence and Global peace. There is an established link between Education and peace; it has been observed that wherever there is a high level of Education, there is always good security and peace.
This will be done It is the first and the biggest literacy campaign in the world, also set out to make a Guinness World Record attempt of having the largest number of students reading the same book –17 Secrets of High Flying Students – simultaneously. This will amount to having over millions of students and adults across the nation, reading simultaneously.
The objectives are to, improve the literacy level in the country, drive and instill the reading culture in students, teach the principles of success, sharpen students reading and listening skills, provide a yearly platform for stakeholders of the industry to get involved in eradicating illiteracy in the country, according to the organizers.
THE BOOK:
“17 secrets of High Flying Students” authored by Fela Durotoye, a Visionary and Youth Peace Ambassador, is an inspirational book that shares 17 Leadership Secrets and Principles that guarantee Leadership and Academic Excellence. The book has been proven to be a viable leadership tool which has helped students to achieve academic excellence.
For further details on the event, contact:
THE FLAG HOUSE
Block 113, Plot 12, Afomata Street. Lekki Phase-1
Along Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos.
Telephone: +2347088634447; +2348055617348
info@gemstoneglobalreadingfestival.comwww.gemstoneglobalreadingfestival.com
