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Here parent, Donnie Howell,
poses with PRINTS facilitators, Helena Stevenson (1) and Kim Poley (r). Hats
off to Donnie who demonstrated what commitment and dedication really are.
Having worked a night shift until 8:00 am, instead of going to bed and getting
some well-earned rest, he arrived at the PRINTS Program at 9:30 and spent the
next hour and a half, making different kinds of books to support his children's
literacy learning. PRINTS wrap-up was held just before Christmas and Helena is
wearing her Santa Claus hat. |
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PRINTS goes to
Africa
Thenjiwe Germann from
Zimbabwe, receives her Diploma as a PRINTS facilitator. Through sponsorship of
Canadian Crossroads International, Thenjiwe spent several months in Canada as
part of a cross-cultural exchange in community development focusing on parents
and children. Thenjiwe was based at MacMorran Community Centre, St. john's.
During that time she was able to take advantage of the PRINTS training and
plans to implement a PRINTS Program in her hometown of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.
Thenjiwe is very much involved in helping children who are AIDS orphans in her
country. |
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| Thenjiwe receiving her Diploma as a PRINTS Facilitator |
PRINTS IN ONTARIO
The Ontario Literacy Coalition has
chosen PRINTS as one of the family literacy programs to be piloted on a
province wide basis. Cellan Jay of the Coalition has been instrumental in
getting this project underway.
Bear Island
Miranda
Saville has introduced PRINTS at the Tillie Missabie Family Centre, on the
Temagami First Nation Reserve in Bear Island, Lake Temagami. Bear Island is a
small First Nation community in Northern Ontario. There are approximately 175
full time residents on the Island. There is a K-8 school with about 20
students. At the Centre there is a Head Start Program with 8 full time
children, and another 8 who attend after school. |