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On May 7, we are hosting our fourth annual Adult Spelling Bee Challenge at the Penticton Golf and Country Club. Proceeds from this fundraiser support literacy projects in the community such as The Red Shelf Readers at the Community Centre, McLaren Arena, the Food Bank, and other locations.
Vernon Writers Festival is being held April 11 to 14 and is comprised of local, and British Columbia writers who are dedicating their time and craft to bring this exciting event to the Okanagan. Presently, the festival boasts a local and BC author Book Fair, 10 workshops, blue pencil appointments and a social evening to end off the 4 day event.
In the South Okanagan this year, Family Literacy Day was extended for an entire week. Children and families took up the challenge to Unplug and Play, choosing what they would do differently each day of the week with the time they were unplugged. Fourteen elementary schools issued passports to each of their students. Participating agencies also provided passports for parents to join in.
Interactive English 2 is a new interactive ESL teaching resource available online free of charge to ESL providers and libraries. The resource is built around short stories and associated activities that are designed to develop reading, listening, vocabulary and cultural literacy skills for students from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Family Literacy Week Jan 21 to Jan 26: Our theme this year is Unplug and Play - 15 minutes of fun. We are encouraging all service providers to plan a free event for this week, promoting literacy with this theme in mind.
We each have our own financial needs. Some of us have children, some have aging parents, some have mortgages and car loans, some work part-time, some run small businesses, some are on limited or fixed incomes...
We are lucky to live in a vacation paradise. It’s easy and inexpensive to float the channel, or take sunscreen and a picnic to the beach. But what if you are planning a trip? ABC Life Literacy has some money-saving tips from bestselling author and TV host Gail Vaz-Oxlade.
Just what does clear communication save? Time, money, patience—in some cases, even lives. The most recent International Adult Literacy Survey found that 42% of working age Canadians do not have the minimum skill level for coping with the demands of everyday life and work in a complex, advanced society.
Ready to take on the Bee? We’re hosting the third annual Adult Spelling Bee Challenge on Tuesday, May 8th at the Penticton Golf and Country Club. The event runs from 7:00 to 9:00am, and contestants warm up with a hot buffet breakfast before tackling the word lists.
International Adult Learners’ Week (March 24 to April 1) recognizes the importance of learning throughout adult life. This year’s theme, “I’m still learning,” reflects the fact that today, more than ever, we must all be lifelong learners.
What does it mean to be literate? ABC Life Literacy offers this explanation: To be literate means that you have the skills to understand what you read, communicate with others and engage fully and confidently in life’s activities and opportunities – at work, at home and in the community.
Officially, Family Literacy Day is January 27. But we wanted to invite the whole family, so we’re having our celebration on Saturday, January 28 at Cherry Lane from 10am to 3pm.