St. Mary's Development Association
P.O. Box 346
St. Mary's
St. M. B., NF A0B 3B0
Contact: Ms. Catherine Walsh
(525-2434)

Monies were awarded to assist the St. Mary's Development Association in preserving oral history. The overall impact is to mobilize and motivate people in understanding the role of oral history in promoting literacy practices and providing opportunities where people, as a community, engage in reading, writing, language sharing, discussion, decision making, and participate in community literacy events.
Amount Awarded: $15, 240

Curtoglen Literacy Centre
P.O. Box 70
Woody Point, NF A0K 1P0
Contact: Ms. Betty Young
(453-2206)

This project involves the continued operation of the Curtoglen Literacy Learning Centre. Activities at the centre include "Booky the Bear's Playroom", and the setting up of an early literacy intervention program for tots and parents.
Amount Awarded: $8,200

Community Education Centre St. Lunaire-Griquet & Area Corp.
General Delivery
St. Lunaire-Griquet, NF
A0K 2X0
Contact: Ms. Hope Colbourne
(623-2323)

The goal of this project is to implement a model or framework for "Collaboration and Coordination of Family/Early Literacy" programs on the Northern Peninsula region of the Province. This project will be implemented by using PRINTS (Parents Roles Interacting with Teacher Support) as a motivator to get reluctant parents, who have weak literacy skills, involved in their children's education.
Amount Awarded: $10,000

Partners in Learning
P.O. Box 73
West Ste. Modeste, Labrador
A0K 2P0
Contact: Barbara Marshall
(927-5570)

Funding was awarded to assist the Learning Centre in offering the PRINTS (Parents Roles Interacting with Teacher Support) program in two communities along the Labrador Straits. The purpose is to empower parents of young children in giving their children a head start in literacy development.
Amount Awarded: $10,000

St. Lewis Academy
P. O. Box 108
St. Lewis, LB A0K 4W0
Contact: Ms. Susan Petten
(939-2245)

Funds were awarded to assist St. Lewis Academy in purchasing the WiggleWorks program. This program is unique as it combines an exciting software program with quality children's literature. The intent of this project is to increase the level of resource materials available to preschool and school-age children. These resources will support them as they become successful readers and writers.
Amount Awarded: $4,140

The Learning Centre
P.O. Box 961
Corner Brook, NF A26 6J3
Contact: Ms. Paula Power
(639-1966)

Funds were awarded to assist The Learning Centre with the continuation of basic literacy services. The goal of this project is to expand the existing program to accommodate a larger number of learners.
Amount Awarded: $27,962

Goulds Elementary School
46 Doyle's Road
Goulds, NF A1S 1A1
Contact: Ms. C. Theresa Davis
(745-8351)

Funds were awarded to help the Goulds Elementary School improve the entry level of many disadvantaged students and Kindergarten students who are experiencing difficulty. A Pre-Kindergarten and Remediation program will be offered to assist young students in having a more positive start to their formal education and giving all students a successful and a pleasant introduction to school.
Amount Awarded: $1,600

MacMorran Community Centre
P.O. Box 21046
St. John's, NF A1A 5B2
Contact : Mr. Mike Wadden
(722-1168)

Funds were provided to assist with the operation of a Homework Help program at the MacMorran Community Centre. The focus of this project is on providing the children with reading and writing strategies while helping them with their homework requirements. The goal is that they become independent learners.
Amount Awarded: $14,000

St. Joseph's Early Literacy Network
P.O. Box 24
St. Joseph's, Salmonier
St. M.B., NF A0B 3A0
Contact: Ms. Una Hynes
(521-2708)

Funds were provided to assist with the establishment of am early intervention program. This program is entitled PRINTS (Parents Roles Interacting with Teacher Support).This comprehensive program that provides activities for parents in five contexts in which literacy develops: talk, play, books and book sharing, environmental print, scribbling, and drawing and writing.
Amount Awarded: $5,000

Upper Gullies Elementary School
P.O. Box 70
Upper Gullies, NF A0A 4C0
Contact: Ms. Gillian Brown
(754-1655)

Funds were provided to assist Upper Gullies Elementary implement a family/early intervention literacy- based program designed to assist "at risk" children in their acquisition of literacy- related concepts prior to school entry.
Amount Awarded: $ 2,400

Burin Peninsula Laubach Literacy Council
P.O. Box 1308
Marystown, NF A0E 2M0
Contact: Carol Ann Farrell
(279-1176)

Funds were awarded to assist the Burin Peninsula Laubach Literacy Council in implementing the AParents as Teaching Partners A program. This project is based on the belief that literacy begins in the home and is developed by the school. This four day program offers parents a forum to discuss problems in a non-intimidating environment.
Amount Awarded: $ 2,000

Kay Linehan/Mary Dobbin
P.O. Box 48
Colinet, St. Mary's Bay, NF
A0B 1M0
Contact: Mary Dobbin
(521-2774)

Funds were provided to assist with the establishment of an early intervention program. This program is entitled PRINTS (Parents Roles Interacting with Teacher Support). The intended impact is to empower seniors to become partners in young children's literacy experiences.
Amount Awarded: $5,000