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Local coalition proposes Born Learning and Story Trail at Riverside Park, says partners will cover cost
Summary
Melissa Mason of the Early Learning Coalition proposed a Born Learning Trail and a Story Trail at Riverside Park featuring local authors, quarterly book rotations and free programming; she told the commission partner organizations (AdventHealth, FASTSIGNS) will fund installation and maintenance, saying "Not a cent."
Melissa Mason, Director of Community Engagement for the Early Learning Coalition of Flagler and Volusia Counties, proposed installing a Born Learning Trail and a Story Trail at Riverside Park to promote early-literacy, family engagement and active play.
Mason described the program's pilot in Holly Hill (launched three months earlier) and said the pilot has recorded 175 families scanning a QR code to log activity. She stressed local partnerships with AdventHealth, FASTSIGNS of Daytona Beach and the Southeast Volusia Kiwanis Club for funding and maintenance: "Not a cent," she said about city cost. Mason described quarterly book rotations, local author features and planned sidewalk-art collaborations and said the coalition would provide books for giveaways and events.
Commissioners asked whether the trail would require new sidewalks (Mason said it would use existing sidewalks) and discussed siting near playgrounds to invite family participation. City staff will receive mockups and the coalition expects to submit materials to council for sign approval and follow-up site visits if the commission approves the concept.
