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𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝟳 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦! The Book Bus would like to wish all our wonderful Grade 7 learners the very best as they write their examinations. We encourage you to believe in yourselves, stay focused, remain calm, and give every paper your v

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗕𝘂𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 📚✨ 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶! ✨📚 What a wonderful day of learning, creativity, confidence, and celebration! 🎉 The Book Bus re

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗕𝘂𝘀 𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮 On 25 September 2026, The Book Bus Zambia proudly hosted its first-ever Reading and Literacy F

📚 NEW TERM, NEW FOCUS! 🚌📖 The Book Bus is excited to announce the commencement of our Term 3 bi-weekly school visits, as we continue working alongside schools to strengthen reading culture and promote a love for learning among learners. Our first visits of the term took us to

📚🌍 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗬 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗕𝗨𝗦! 🌍📚 The Book Bus team was delighted to join the world in commemorating International Literacy Day 2026 under the theme, “Literacy for People, the Planet and Prosperity.”

📚🚌 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗗 𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗠 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗕𝗨𝗦! 📖✨ The Book Bus warmly welcomes all learners, teachers, and school communities to the Third Term of the academic calendar! As we begin a new term, we look forward to another exciting period o

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟯 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁. 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹’𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗶 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 Week 3 of our Holiday Clubs at St. Michael’s Primary School and Buchi Grounds has been incredibly interesting, exciting, and full of memorable ex

📚✨ 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯𝘀 — 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸! ✨📚 We are excited to share that we have successfully concluded Week 2 of our Holiday Clubs 𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗮𝗳𝘂𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼

Our Week 2 Holiday Clubs at Kafue Bridge Primary School and Butungwa Primary School have been progressing smoothly, with learners actively participating and showing great enthusiasm throughout the sessions. The learners have been fully engaged in reading a variety of stories, ex

The Book Bus has successfully concluded Week 1 of the Holiday Clubs at Chavuma Primary School and Dongwe Community Centre in Kalulushi District. We extend our sincere appreciation to all the learners who attended and actively participated in the sessions. We also greatly appreci

The Book Bus has successfully commenced Week 1 of our Holiday Clubs at 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 and 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘃𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁, with this week’s theme focusing on Leadership. The Holiday Clubs provide a

What an amazing bi-weekly school visit we had with the learners at 𝗦𝗶𝘁𝘄𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁! It was truly encouraging to see the enthusiasm of the learners and the positive impact that ac

We had a wonderful bi-weekly school visit at 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁. It was an engaging and rewarding session where we spent quality time with the learners, fostering a love for

The Book Bus team and our dedicated reading mentors had a wonderful time during our bi-weekly school visits with 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟰, 𝟱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝘂𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁. These reading sessions continue t

Our bi-weekly school visits for Term 2 have been progressing well across our project schools in Kitwe and Kalulushi Districts. During these visits, our Reading Mentors have continued to engage learners through interactive read-aloud sessions using a variety of age-appropriate sto

As part of the 2026 project activities, The Book Bus successfully hosted a Headteacher and Year Group Teachers' FLAT Results and Midline Analysis Workshop for the six participating primary schools in Kitwe District. The workshop brought together school leaders and teachers from T

As part of the 2026 project implementation activities, The Book Bus convened a Headteachers' and Year Group Teachers' Workshop for the four participating primary schools in Kalulushi District: 𝗟𝘂𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹, 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹,

The Book Bus initiative takes reading to schools, ensuring learners have access to engaging storybooks. Through their dedicated reading mentors, they conduct interactive reading sessions tailored to different age groups. This approach not only fosters a love for reading but als

📚 Today is a big day — Sir Quentin Blake's Centre for Illustration opens its doors! Since our very first Book Bus rolled into Zambia in 2008, Quentin's magical artwork has adorned our vehicles, each one a stretched piece of magic carrying books, story tellers and dreams. For tho

Over the past years, The Book Bus has played a vital role in supporting school-going children by fostering literacy and cultivating a genuine love for reading. Through its thoughtfully designed programs, it has nurtured young learners into confident, fluent, and enthusiastic read