Registration Information

The registration process is set up for educators, administrators, librarians and other adult supervisors. STUDENTS DO NOT REGISTER.

• Register Online - The Event Organizer must register the event location here. Before registering, the Event Organizer must click on the link entitled "Site List" to see if the school or site is already registered.
  
  
• Registration Deadline - Walden Media asks that you register online, reflecting the number of participants by 11 a.m. (EST), Wednesday, December 13, 2006.
  
  
• Day of Event Registration - A school/site that has not already registered can do so on the day of the event, provided that the school can meet the guidelines to carry out the record attempt and its certification.

Participants

All participants fill out a sign-in sheet distributed by the Event Organizer of a registered location. The sign-in sheet is filled out on the day of the event.

• The Event Organizer - A staff member of a school/site can serve as the Event Organizer. This person is responsible for overseeing the event and carrying out the guidelines required by Walden Media and Guinness World Records™ for certification.
  
  
• The Event Staff - In addition to the Event Organizer, each registered facility will need the following staff for the “Break a World Reading Record with Charlotte’s Web” event:
  
  
• Registration Witnesses - one (1) for every fifteen to twenty (15–20) students
• Independent Witnesses - two (2) independent witnesses for each institution
• Lead Reader
• Photographer
• Videographer (optional)


• Readers - Anyone who reads the approved passage at the designated time.

Planning the World-Record-Breaking Attempt

Please review all the information in the “Break a World Reading Record with Charlotte’s Web” Instruction Guide thoroughly. Once your school/site is registered, the Event Organizer should download all information and forms necessary to participate, from the Programs Details section.

• Celebrate Charlotte’s Web! -
We encourage you to create a daylong celebration of the book, with the record-breaking attempt as the central event of the day. Check out “Create Your Own Event” for tips, activity ideas, coloring sheets and trivia for your celebration.

After the Event

After the world-record-breaking attempt, please gather all required documents and submit them to Walden Media.

• Submit Documents in English - All certification documents MUST be submitted in English.
  
  
• Claim Identification Number - Please be sure that the Claim Identification Number 175823 is listed on each document submitted.
  
  
• January 5, 2007 - All of the certification materials MUST be postmarked by January 5, 2007 and submitted to Walden Media—NOT to Guinness World Records™. Due to the "National Day of Mourning," we have extended the deadline for sending in certification packets to Friday, January 5, 2007.
  
  
• Mailing Address
  Break a World Reading Record with Charlotte’s Web
  Attention: Eileen Hughes
  Walden Media
  294 Washington Street
  7th Floor
  Boston, MA 02108
  

Notification

After materials are submitted to Guinness World Records™, it will take 4–6 weeks to review the materials submitted to determine if a record was broken. Walden Media will notify participants of the outcome and post it on our Web site once officially notified.

Please note that, as detailed in the Agreement Regarding Record Attempts, this guideline in no way provides any kind of safety advice and cannot be construed as providing any comfort that the record-breaking attempt is free from risk.

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