Education Programs
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The NBA’s Read to Achieve Program is the most extensive educational outreach initiative in the history of professional sports. Read to Achieve is designed to encourage our community’s youth to develop a life-long love for reading and to promote the value of reading and literacy.
Since the Grizzlies moved to Memphis from Vancouver in 2001, players, coaches and staff members have been actively involved in Read to Achieve by reading to students at area schools and speaking at school assemblies to promote the importance of reading. Each year, the Read to Achieve program touch the lives of nearly 25,000 Mid-South students through the Grizzlies Reading Challenge, Read to Achieve Assemblies, Grizzlies All-Star Reading Team and Grizzlies Reading and Learning Centers.
In addition to the Read to Achieve Program, the Grizzlies host the Stay in School Challenge presented by Lucite International to help encourage students to increase their attendance rates by attending school regularly. Each month during the 2008 season, the Grizzlies recognize outstanding leaders in education. Children and peers can write to the Grizzlies and tell them why their teacher should be recognized as Educator of the Month.
Please click on the links below to find out more information on all Memphis Grizzlies Education programs.
Learn more about our programs:
- Read to Achieve Tip-Off presented by International Paper
- Grizzlies Reading Challenge
- Read to Achieve Assembly Program
- Reading and Learning Centers sponsored by Hilton Hotels Corporation
- Stay in School Challenge presented by Lucite International
- Three Point Club presented by McDonald's
- Educator of the Month
