Adult Education Program
Bartlett’s Harbour Indian Band Council
PO Box 2A7
Castors River, Newfoundland
A0K 1W0
Tel: (709) 847-4139

Program Mission & Objectives:

Following the standard provincial curriculum of language arts, mathematics and science, the Adult Basic Education program at Bartlett’s Harbour is a 60-week project that provides learners with the means to complete their GEDs. As such, it can be considered a relatively advanced-level program, intended for students who already possess fundamental literacy skills.

The program is sponsored by Bartlett’s Harbour Indian Band Council, which is also responsible for hiring the full-time professional teacher from Corner Brook. The instructor is responsible for administering the CAAT intake assessment test on all learners, as well as for covering the provincial GED curriculum.

Program Features:

• Staff for the program consists of one full-time teacher and one part-time coordinator. The coordinator functions as both administrator and tutor, and assists with counselling when necessary.

• Currently, there are ten students in the program. All are women ranging in age between 24 and 34 years. All are expected to receive their GEDs upon completion of the program in September 1998.

• The 60-week program is offered continuously, throughout the year, though with only one cycle of learners at a time. The Centre in which it operates is open year-round with a typical 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. schedule, although summer hours are abbreviated.