At the Allen Street campus in Rutland, Vermont, students have an exciting new reason to celebrate academic and behavioral milestones: a custom book vending machine stocked like a mini library.
Instead of traditional snacks, the machine dispenses age-appropriate books. Rather than using money, students earn special tokens by showing positive behavior, hitting reading goals, or achieving personal milestones.
Highlights of the Initiative
Books to Keep: Unlike library books that must be returned, books selected from the vending machine are for students to keep and build their personal home libraries. Encouraging Reading Habits: Educators emphasize that turning book selection into a fun, interactive treat builds pride and enthusiasm for reading. Positive Behavior Incentives: The initiative acts as a positive behavior reward system, fostering classroom camaraderie as peers cheer each other on when tokens are earned.
