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Literacy Inspires Community Involvement

Miracles occur at Oak Hill Academy on a daily basis. It is difficult to
visit their Preston Hollow campus and not leave with a smile on your face, a tear in your eye,
and a heart full of love for the students who make up their 170-member student body. Oak Hill
Academy is a local private school whose peaceful campus is filled with inspirational stories of
success and perseverance among a unique group of brave and courageous students.


Oak Hill specializes in serving students with learning differences, speech and language
disorders, social communication disorders, and/or spectrum disorders. Each year, the school
hosts their annual Literacy Live event in October to celebrate National Learning Disabilities and

Dyslexia Awareness Month. For the event’s tenth anniversary, Oak Hill will host former Dallas

Morning News theater critic, Nancy Churnin, who will present her award-winning picture book,

Manjhi Moves a Mountain. The book highlights the topics of perseverance and community
involvement, concepts not uncommon to Oak Hill students and their families. While each
student has his or her unique challenges--from reading to solving math problems for some, to
walking and talking for others--what bonds these students of the Oak Hill community is the fact
that there are no easy days. Yet through it all, the students possess an unwavering love and
compassion for others.


Churnin’s book tells the true story of a man who spent twenty-two years carving a path through
a hill to make medical care, clean water, and schools more accessible to his home village in
India. Oak Hill families have done the same. Students and their families spend a lifetime
moving mountains of their own just to prepare for an independent life as successful, contributing
members of society. And even with the hardships they face, they remain a loving and giving
community, focused on helping others.


Inspired by Manjhi’s story, Oak Hill chose to collaborate with Vogel Alcove, whose mission is to
help young children overcome the lasting and traumatic effects of homelessness. Oak Hill
students will prepare Halloween-themed Bye-Bye Bags for Vogel Alcove students. These snack
sacks provide additional nutrition when the children are away from Vogel Alcove, helping to
bridge the gap between meals.


Similar to Manjhi, Oak Hill students inspire others to find the good in all situations with a
disregard for their own personal challenges, while never losing sight of the importance of
helping others. Our students’ kind hearts and resolute spirit must be witnessed in person to fully
comprehend. We invite you to attend Literacy Live which will be held Tuesday, October 15 in the

gym of the Oak Hill campus at 9407 Midway Rd.

Tuesday, 15 October 2019