Support reading on St. John with your financial donation!
Your donation helps to provide reading supplies to children on St. John during the summer and virtually throughout the year.
Help us raise $50,000 to support summer workshop 2027
Give a Child a Chance©
We believe that every child should be given the chance to read and ultimately children have a right to read and have access to space to read and engage in literacy, especially during the summer months when they are most likely to not be reading. This program supports research into best practices when it comes to giving children a chance to read. Funding for this is approximately $10,000
The Amazing Summer Race to Read©
This is an amazing opportunity for children to read during the summer months by participating in the lending library of award winning children's books to choose from and respond to with watercolor painting or any medium of their choice. This program purchases all the children's books, literacy supplies, and art supplies. Funding for this is approximately $10,000
Literacy Logs©
This online platform provides workshop students with a place to respond to the reading using internet and a device. This program would like to purchase devices for workshop students to use at home in summer 2027 in order to complete these online literacy logs. Funding for this is approximately $5,000
Annual Parent and Family Orientation© & The Family Sandcastle Challenge©
This annual event is an opportunity for families to gather at Cinnamon Bay Raintree to engage in information gathering while children get to meet their workshop students friends and family. This event is accompanied by light refreshments and begins at 10 am until 12pm. Raffle prizes are given out for workshop students who registered and paid registration fees of $27. The Annual Family Sandcastle Challenge is so much fun and also includes voting for the best sandcastle and Reader Awards and Prizes as well as Workshop Student Art Auction. Funding for this is approximately $5,000
Workshop Service Learners©
This is a new program that began in 2025 to support workshop leaders while teaching young people how to serve in their community. Service Learners must be under the age of 16 and at least 13 years of age. Funding for this is approximately $10,000
Workshop Leaders© and Workshop Volunteer Program©
Workshop leaders are paid $25/hr and will only be paid for 20 hours per week. Any hours over that will be volunteer hours, of which we have over 1,000 volunteer hours from 2021 to 2025. Workshop leaders are trained in child development and child behavior support. Workshop leaders must complete a weekly report based on Dr. Sewer's PIES©. Funding for this is approximately $10,000
Give a child a chance©6 Years of Making Reading FunDA-mental
Family Sandcastle Challenge August 7, 2026 Cinnamon Bay from 9am - 12pm.
Dr. Sewer's Natural Healing Miracle Oils© Made on St. John with natural ingredients.
Dr. Sewer's Natural Healing Miracle Oils© Made on St. John with natural ingredients.
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July 20, 2026 - August 7, 2026 Schedule
“Monday Memories”
“Tuesday Tell a Story”
“Wednesday Walk”
“Thursday Thanks”
“Friday Focus”
June 29 – July 3 WORKSHOP CLOSED for Observance of Emancipation Day
July 20, 2026 Workshop begins drop-off at 8am and pick up at 3pm.
August 7, 2026 Family Sandcastle Challenge at
Cinnamon Bay
9am - 10:30 am Voting Begins
10:30 am Workshop Student Art Auction
11:00 am Workshop Student Reader Awards
11:30am Winning Family Announced
12pm Sign-up for Summer 2027
Dr. Sewer's Natural Healing Miracle Oils© Made on St. John with natural ingredients.
Dr. Sewer's Natural Healing Miracle Oils© Made on St. John with natural ingredients.
Dr. Sewer's Natural Healing Miracle Oils© Made on St. John with natural ingredients.
Get yours today! For external use only and made by hand from the Noni Fruit with other natural ingredients such as organic coconut oil, papaya, mango, and other essential oils. This product helps heal aches and pains, sore muscles, cramps, acne, eczema, mosquito repellent, pinch nerves, back and shoulder pain.
All bottles are $25 and goes to support NEGUS Summer Events and other experiences to support Give a Child a Chance©, a reading initiative to get children reading fluently by the first grade! This mission has been in effect from 2021 and data reveals that children ages 5 to 15 enrolled have improved in their reading or increased interest in reading.
Use the link below to submit your donation and receive Dr. Sewer's Healing Miracle Oil©.
Give a Child a Chance© & The Amazing Summer Race to Read© Literacy Log©
Dr. Sewer's Natural Healing Miracle Oils© Made on St. John with natural ingredients.
Give a Child a Chance© & The Amazing Summer Race to Read© Literacy Log©
The Amazing Summer Race To Read© is part of Give a Child a Chance© intending to increase reading among young children for future reading success and learning.
Research shows that when young children are exposed to experiences where reading is used to gain information or for recreational reasons to increase reading fluency by the 1st grade.
SCAN THE QR CODE TO SUBMIT OR JUST CLICK THE LINK BELOW.
Reading Prizes for 10 or more books completed using the link below.
Amazing reading prizes as well as a Reader Award 2026!
Inaugural Workshop2021
Inaugural Workshop2021
Give a Child a Chance© & The Amazing Summer Race to Read© Literacy Log©
The Inaugural Workshop was the first of its kind on the island of St. John held at the Nazareth Lutheran Church with a total of 25 students ages 5 to 15. A waiting list was created with 25 families seeking summer learning for their child.
2nd Workshop 2022
Inaugural Workshop2021
2nd Workshop 2022
The 2nd Annual Outdoor Learning Summer Creative Arts and Literacy Workshop© were hosted by the Julius E. Sprauve School Library and the National Park Service Pavillion. A total of 30 students attended with Parent Orientation at Gifft Hill School Lower Campus.
3rd Workshop 2023
Inaugural Workshop2021
2nd Workshop 2022
Love City Car Show has kicked off funding for the 3rd Annual Outdoor Learning Summer Creative Arts and Literacy Workshop© scheduled for June 12, 2023 until August 18, 2023! Early Bird Registration begins December 1, 2022 until March 1, 2023 for $830 per child. Two or more children in a family only pay $500 per child.
After the Early Bird Special ends March 1st, the cost will be $150 per child/per week and $120 per child/per week with two or more in a household attending.
4th Workshop 2024
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4th Workshop 2024
This year the 4th Annual St. John Outdoor Love City Learning Summer Creative Arts and Literacy Workshop© 2024 began with a Parent Orientation at Cinnamon Bay in June and the workshop was delayed until the end of June 2024.
Dr. Sewer's dad, Calis Sewer, passed away suddenly at home on July 9, 2024, and the workshop kep. Thet on until the end of July 2024.
Thank you David and Susan Silverman, Sherry Compton, and Love City Strong, Inc. for allowing this 4th Annual Workshop to be FREE for all Families!
5th Workshop 2025
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4th Workshop 2024
This year the 5th Annual St. John Outdoor Love City Learning Summer Creative Arts and Literacy Workshop© 20245 began with the annual Parent and Family Orientation at Cinnamon Bay June 7 and the workshop began June 9, 2025.
Thank you David and Susan Silverman, Sherry Compton, and Love City Strong, Inc. for allowing this 5th Annual Workshop to be FREE for all Families!
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STORY TIME WITH DR. SEWER©
Story time with Dr. Sewer©
Every 4th of the month Dr. Sewer goes live on YouTube and Facebook and reads aloud a story for children. Parents and teachers tune in to learn how to read aloud to children as a way of increasing literacy skills.
Give a Child a Chance©
Give a child a chance to read. Learn how to engage children in reading with children's books for every area of growth using the P.I.E.S. as a framework to support literacy.
Amazing Summer Race to Read©
Literacy Logs© completed toward amazing prizes to support reading throughout the school year. Ten or more books read and logs completed will give a child a chance towards reading prizes that will grow with them for years to come.
Knowing the Young Child©
A free live information session every 27th of the month with various topics impacting young children today.
Family Sand Art/Castle Challenge©
Family Day at Cinnamon Bay has become a tradition of family engagement at its fullest. Families create sand art and a winner is chosen. First place, second place, and third place prizes are given and everyone enjoys the day!
Workshop Student Art Auction©
Workshop students geet to pick their best work during the summer's workshop to showcase in the art auction where the entire community gets to bid on the children's art and all the proceeds goes to the children.
Negus Education World Specialists professional support TEAM
Dr. Carla M. Sewer, CFLE & Librarian
Owner/Founder/CEO
Dissertation Title (2020):
BLACK PARENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF INVOLVEMENT IN THEIR CHILDREN’S SCHOOLING DURING MIDDLE CHILDHOOD WITHIN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
Dr. Sewer is pleased to partner with the following individuals who are colleagues supporting theory and research on children and families! Always seeking partnerships! Let me know how you would like to partner and share your expertise to support children and families.
Dr. Karina Donald, ATR-BC, LMFT
Assistant Professor, Florida State University
Karina Donald is an art therapist and marriage and family therapist who is passionate about integrating culturally sensitive mental health interventions among underserved families. Drawing from her experiences as an educator and clinician in her home country Grenada and English-speaking Caribbean countries, her current research focuses on ascertaining culturally relevant interventions for families who are highly stressed and how art and family therapists can tap into existing resources to support those families. As an art therapist, she specializes in trauma, anxiety, and depression, among children, adolescents, and families. Her clinical experience spans underserved populations in the US and Caribbean through teletherapy and in-person.
Dr. Lorna Durrant, Assistant Professor, CFLE Child and Family Studies University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Dissertation: The Concerns of White Fathers for their Black-White Biracial Sons.
Providing parenting support for families seeking help with effective communication, parent-child relationships, and one-one-one parenting sessions. Dr. Durrant is also available to work with families on financial literacy and parenting strategies to support parents, especially during this time of a global pandemic.
Dr. Suzan South, Child Development & Early Education
Dissertation:
Caribbean Immigrant Parents' Cultural Perspectives on Preparing Their Children for Kindergarten
Providing early childhood education support for teachers and for students seeking to learn more about child development and early childhood education.
Dr. Zlata Stankovic-Ramirez
NEGUS Education has partnered with Dr. Stankovic-Ramirez, an early childhood professional with over 10 years of experience, whose passion is creating developmentally stimulating learning environments for young children. Zlata earned her B.A. in Psychology from SMU, her M.S. in Child Development from TWU, and she is currently finishing her PhD in Early Child Development and Education at TWU. Zlata also teaches college level courses in Child Growth and Development, Educating Teachers, and Emergent Literacy. Zlata, in relationship with Euro Design Build, will create the optimal environment for your child balancing design and learning objectives to stimulate the growing mind.
She has been a lead teacher and an administrator for children of various ages. Serving as a Preschool Director and an Education Specialist really helped her become a trainer, consultant, advocate and a resource for parents.
Zlata believes in developmentally appropriate practices and has been an active board member for Dallas-AEYC, which is part of National Association for the Education of
Young Children (NAEYC). She teaches college level courses in Child Growth & Development, Educating Teachers, and Emergent Literacy. Her training topics include Classroom Environments, Professionalism for Teachers, Literacy for Young Children and Culturally Sensitive Care for Infants and Toddlers. Zlata earned her B.A. in Psychology from SMU, her M.S. in Child Development from TWU, and her PhD in Child Development and Early Education at TWU. Her research interests include classroom environments, gender development and media influences on children. Her passion is creating Developmentally Appropriate Learning Environments for young children grounded in theoretical perspective. Here is the published article on environments from Texas Child Care Quarterly, titled: The classroom as a teaching tool: Evolving spaces to meet children’s needs.
SERVICES & Products
Student & Parent Support Services
NEGUS Education offers affordable personalized tutoring services for students from Preschool to College. Virtual tutoring services is available.
Parents can get support with scholarships and college applications processes and learn about the best way to pay for college.
Are you having a hard time learning online?
Are you having a hard time understanding your lessons?
Are you having a hard time keeping up with your classes?
Make an appointment for a personalized tutoring service just for you!
I offer a complete service that includes evaluating the student's academic record, establishing reachable goals, advising the student throughout the application process, and advocating for the student.
Professional Development
I offer professional development for early childhood caregivers, public and private school teachers, librarians, and school personnel interested in learning more about engaging families in their children's learning and schooling.
Are you interested in finding research based and theory based evidence to support your school or organization? Are you interested in learning how to use data science to support instruction and learning?
Then professional development is for you and NEGUS Education is your answer!
Grant Writing 5 Part Series Workshop
I offer grant writing for professionals interested in learning how to use collected data to include in the grant writing process from beginning to end with a goal of acquiring grants.
STORY TIME SESSIONS ONLINE or FACE-to-FACE
I offer storytime sessions online via ZOOM or Face-to-Face for children and families from birth to beyond! Learn the basics of reading aloud to children, expanding the reading into activities and expanding learning. Training for teachers available.
Resume Building & Editing Services
Need help building your resume for that unique position? Learn how to alter your resume to fit the position you want using your experience and the right words.
Need help editing a proposal or document? Learn how to edit your own document in English meeting all grammatical guidelines and procedures for a finished product.
Family Financial Literacy Workshops
Are you wondering what to do with that stimulus check or how to invest money in the stock market? Family financial literacy is for you. You and your family can learn virtually all about the basics of financial planning.
Speaking Engagements & Lectures
I am available for speaking engagements and lectures on the topic of the importance of family engagement and parent involvement. Speaking engagements at your school, church, library, or organization is an affordable way to engage your members, staff or personnel on this important topic for the future of our children.
Lectures are offered on a limited basis, which includes a detailed lesson plan, activity, and giveaways. Hold your spot today!
Curriculum Development & Curriculum Kits
Curriculum development and curriculum development kits for children from PREK to 12th grade is developed by a team of experts in child development and family therapy and family studies. The development process is focused on cross-curriculum content where science meets math, and language arts and readings meets social studies, for example.
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Supporting Parents and Students
Professional Development: Getting parents involved
Professional Development: Getting parents involved
Parents get one-on-one support on any issues with children and learning. Students get support one-on-one tutoring in any subject. One hour sessions available for parents together with their child or separate sessions for parents and children.
Professional Development: Getting parents involved
Professional Development: Getting parents involved
Professional Development: Getting parents involved
Getting parents involved is a five part series to support teachers professional development supporting teachers learning how to include parents and family in the learning of students. Professional development is offered to early childcare workers and librarians.
Everyone Engages Children and Families
Professional Development: Getting parents involved
Everyone Engages Children and Families
This is specifically for businesses seeking to specifically target a new market - children and families. NEGUS is ready to show businesses how to use specific marketing tools that will grab children's attention and keep them returning. Businesses can learn how to engage with families and increase their customer base using our technique.
Grant Writing 5 Part Series
Speaking Engagements & Lectures
Everyone Engages Children and Families
Groups can sign up for this grant writing series, which is in five parts where participants complete real grant applications towards funding various programs, projects, scholarships, or government grants.
This series is open to individual artists, groups, businesses, nonprofits, or anyone seeking information on how to find grants, how to sign up for grants through the federal government using Sam.gov and getting a DUNS number. Learn how to research grants, collect data for your organization, and use that data to get grants!
Library & School Services
Speaking Engagements & Lectures
Speaking Engagements & Lectures
Do you need library services such as weeding collections, shelving collections, circulation support? Find out how by contacting NEGUS. Does your school need support in the classroom? Contracts are a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 9 months.
Is your school or library interested in improving your collection of books and resources? Are you struggling to organize your library, or school library? Then contact NEGUS today to find out how you can begin on the road to success.
Speaking Engagements & Lectures
Speaking Engagements & Lectures
Speaking Engagements & Lectures
Speaking engagements at your school, church, or organization on any topic dealing with children and families can be scheduled at a minimum of 2 hours and a maximum of 3 hours at $100/hr. Speaking engagements can be done virtually or face-to-face.
Lectures are a minimum of 3 days and a maximum of 5 days on a specific topic related to children and families as part of an ongoing class. Lectures come with professional lesson plans, engaging activity,, assessment, and evaluation of lecture.
Family Financial Literacy
Resume Building & Editing Services
Family Creative Arts and Literacy
Virtual Session in the topic of financial planning for families. Learn how to create budgets for just about any financial goal. Learn to invest in stocks. Learn how to start your own family business.
Is your church, school, or organization interested in sharing information with your faculty, staff, and students about family financial planning, then join this series and learn how you can improve your financial future and become financially literate.
Family Creative Arts and Literacy
Resume Building & Editing Services
Family Creative Arts and Literacy
This is an ongoing service for parents and families, as well as groups and organizations interested in learning more about increasing reading among struggling readers in a fun and innovative way. We can come to your school or join our virtual rooms and cut down on paper using our google shared drives for handouts and information on the creative arts and literacy.
Learn how to use the arts and literacy correctly to engage students write their own literary works.
Resume Building & Editing Services
Resume Building & Editing Services
Resume building workshops is being offered at your school, church, or organization supporting individual and family employment. Editing services are available for student papers, student research, and individual writing projects.
Learn how to create the best resume on one page with the right words and the right style for the right job.
Learn how to write a novel, short story, play, screenplay, or poem with monthly sessions.
Story Time Sessions
Story Time Sessions
Learn how to read aloud to children the correct way using different techniques before you read, during the read aloud, and after the read aloud to give children an engaging story time session that can be extended into activities that further learning and growth among children of all ages. Reserve your spot now. Parents can sign up with or without their child, either virtual or face-to-face.
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