Stephen and Ayesha Curry to Donate Thousands of Books This Holiday Season

Stephen and Ayesha Curry to Donate Thousands of Books This Holiday Season

By Movieguide® Staff

NBA all-star Stephen Curry and his wife, Ayesha Curry, co-founded the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation and said that early childhood education is paramount.

This Christmas season, the couple is donating thousands of books to schools around Oakland, California.

“We along with our entire team at Eat. Learn. Play. understand the importance of early childhood education, especially when it comes to literacy,” Stephen and Ayesha told PEOPLE.

“Nothing is more basic, more essential, more foundational, or more important to a child’s success in life than the ability to read well. We know there is a lot of work to be done, but with partners like Literati, we’re hopeful that we will be able to make an impact on these children’s lives,” they added.

The duo hosted a Christmas with the Currys event where they donated thousands of boxes full of books. The Currys explained that the pandemic has forced children into online and remote learning but remain passionate about their need for books this Christmas season before starting a new school year.

Stephen and Ayesha have three children—son Canon W. Jack, 2, plus daughters Ryan Carson, 5, and Riley, 8—and Ayesha shared how she went about homeschooling her two daughters, who officially started school in the fall.

“My oldest is pretty disciplined so that’s been easy, but our 5-year-old has a little trouble staying engaged for an extended period of time,” Ayesha said.

Ayesha said that one thing that helps “is to do some kind of physical activity right before class starts to focus the mind and get some of the wiggles out, and periodic ‘dance breaks’ between lessons.”

“We also added resistance workout bands to the legs of her chair, which give her something to do if she gets antsy during a long Zoom session,” Ayesha added.

In September, Ayesha gave props to her husband for how he stepped in and taught their children.

“Luckily for me, Stephen has really stepped in with education and their schooling. And I’m okay with that because I birthed them so now [he] can birth and nurture their education,” Ayesha said on an episode of THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW.