{"id":1044253,"date":"2011-04-10T15:49:21","date_gmt":"2011-04-10T15:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/ministry-of-stories\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T17:11:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T21:11:43","slug":"ministry-of-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/anatomy\/ministry-of-stories.php","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Ministry<\/a><\/p>

Would you believe the items above have been created to support literacy? The back story: in 2008, David Eggers gave a TED talk regarding literacy and the 826<\/a> literacy program, which is here in the US and appears to be a great program in a slew of cities across the country. He posed the thought of beginning something similar in London. Many meetings and some great thoughts came and went; 2 years later The Ministry of Stories<\/a> was born. Design firm we made this<\/a> worked with the Arts Council and the JJ Charitable Trust to create a fun inviting space:<\/p>

The Ministry follows the model of the 826 centres: a writing centre where kids aged 8-18 can get one-to-one tuition with professional writers and other volunteers; with the centres being housed behind fantastical shop fronts designed to fire the kids’ imaginations (and generate income for the writing centres).<\/p><\/blockquote>

A shop named Horton Street Monster Supplies is the income generator, and boy do I wish I could stop by and do my part. I would really like some canned Mortal Terror or a jar of Organ Marmalade. This is the greatest idea ever, and I sincerely hope it does well.<\/p>

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