The value of family literacy

"LAPS is where I got my start on the first real day of my life. LAPS has helped me so much. It teaches people like me the importance of not giving up. LAPS has also showed me how to read to my child and to teach her to feel good about who she is. It's a wonderful and important program for all involved."

~ LAPS program participant

Our dream for Canada

Envision a Canada where every man, woman and child reaches their potential, where every parent gets the help he or she needs, where there are no barriers to learning. This is the Canada we are working to build. We truly believe that education is the great equalizer and that the desire to learn is a powerfully motivating force. If we, as community members, can support someone's desire to learn we are giving that person the opportunity to change his or her life.

Further Education Society

Established in 1996, the Further Education Society of Alberta (FESA) is a registered charitable organization whose vision is Canada is a literate and learning society allowing all to reach their potential.  FESA has four arms of work: research and curriculum development, facilitator training, community outreach and development, and free literacy programming offered to multi-barriered learners from a variety of backgrounds.