National Adult Literacy Database

As young children head off to school for the first time meeting new friends in their pre-school and kindergarten classes, ABC Life Literacy Canada is delighted to be working with Energizer Canada in the promotion of their new program, The Power of Reading, launched during Life Literacy Month, September 2011.

The National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) has integrated the content of its former NALD@Work website into the main NALD site. Users now have the option of viewing all content or choosing to view only literacy information or essential skills content.

Grass Roots Press has released a flyer outlining its new adult literacy and ESL resources for fall 2011.

Literacy Newfoundland and Labrador is currently looking for dedicated people who wish to be nominated for election to its Board of Directors. There are currently three vacant seats for which nominations are being accepted: Eastern Region, Central Region and Adult Learner. The term of office is two years. Deadline for nominations is September 27, 2011.

September is all about back-to-school – time to get back into routines, make lunches and go to bed early. And since there’s so much to do and children are still in summer mode, it’s hard to make sure the family is focusing on learning.

A Social and Holistic Approach to Numeracy is a new website which was developed as part of a two-year project led by the Labour Education Centre in partnership with the Canadian Union of Public Employees and Workplace Education Manitoba.

The Centre for Family Literacy in Edmonton has been working with Vancouver Community College (VCC) and Conestoga College (Ontario) to establish an online college certificate program in family literacy. After being piloted at VCC, this OLES-funded project is now complete and information about the program is being disseminated across Canada.

Why has homelessness and poverty become such a serious problem in BC and Canada?

From unfortunate sartorial styles to a new form of online harassment, the latest words entering the Oxford Dictionary are decidedly modern.

The interactive website brings Canadians into the financial literacy discussion encouraging them to share their insights, review video posts from Gail Vaz-Oxlade and others as well as watch our online photo gallery grow as Canadians take their promise to see how one small change can add up.

"Funds raised by activities related to the Peter Gzowski Invitational in New Brunswick are an excellent way of supporting community adult learning programs, family literacy programs and the purchase of books and equipment for adult learning classrooms," said Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Martine Coulombe.

Language and culture are often lumped together, as if they were one in the same. But does learning another language really make you any less racist?

This funding will allow the AFPNB to undertake activities to recognize and promote the role and commitment of Francophone parents in minority communities. Through its work with parents and communities, the organization promotes an educational, community, and family environment that is conducive to the personal development of children and their families.

The U of A has trained over 250 staff in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), a program that teaches participants the skills and knowledge to help them better manage potential or developing mental health problems in themselves, a family member, a friend or a colleague.

PBS’s Mediashift web portal says exploration is a key part of learning and gaming encourages that. “Also, unlike many academic pursuits, it lets kids fail without making them feel like they’ve failed.”