Story of the Week
October 25, 1999
This story comes to us from Salisbury, in southeastern New Brunswick. The author, Esther L. Smith, has taken classes at the Salisbury Adult Learning Center, which is part of the Community Academic Services Program (CASP) in New Brunswick.
What Casp Means To Me
by Esther L. Smith
One thing about the CASP program is that it is really nice to have in different places. When the CASP came to the Moncton area in 1991, there were people coming to join it.
In Salisbury, when they had the CASP program, there were 2 teachers and a few students. One time, I was at a friend's place near Petitcodiac which was my tutoring lady. I was getting my upgrading school level through her home one night a week.
When she heard about the CASP program in Salisbury, she asked if I wanted to join the program instead of going to her place. I said yes, I could, if it was alright for her. The lady said it would be fine with her. I joined the program in the fall of 1995. The teachers give you an exam to see what level you could start off with.
When I joined the CASP program in 1995, I was a total stranger and didn't know anybody. When I kept coming to the program, every person was very nice and friendly to me.
I had to travel in the winter months which is 8 miles. When I lived out in the countryside, the roads in the winter could be very tricky and icy. I had to drive my mother's car then, but now I own it. I now have moved off the farm and I am living in the Village of Salisbury. It is only a 5 minute walk to the Boys and Girls Club CASP.
[This story was taken from The Learning Times, November 1998, published by the Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick.]
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