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This week we are pleased to feature a guest blogger. The blog has been submitted by Monica Sczyrba-Davis, Executive Director, Pincher Creek Community Adult Learning Program....

For those of you who work in Family Literacy, the name ABC Life Literacy will be very familiar. These are the folks who promote Family Literacy Day across Canada every...

Leadership = CARE for others & yourself! Leadership is a topic that regularly captures my attention. In fact, when I have some spare time I am often drawn to books, TED...

As CALP staff, you are extraordinary multitaskers. You never know who is going to walk through your door and what they might need. As a result, it is nice to have things in...

I am very fortunate to have been spending time with elders from many different nations and communities. I have been hearing many elders speak about connections - connections...

Brenda nervously looked out the window at the door of the High School. It was September and time to return to school. She was entering Grade 10 at a new school. Butterflies...

This week we have a guest blog from Glen McCalpin of NorQuest College. The Foundational Literacy and Numeracy materials, developed by NorQuest College are now available on...

We are starting the new year off with a Blog submission from Dyan Semple, Coordinator at Community Adult Learning & Literacy Society Fort Saskatchewan & Strathcona County. I...

Image courtesy of Government of Canada web site, http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100013248/1100100013249 Tansi (Hello), Wow, National Indigenous Peoples Day is already...

Have you ever wondered why people don’t come to your programs or how to keep them motivated once they do come in the door? Are you curious about the beliefs and assumptions...

I am going to let you in on a little secret; last July I set some goals for myself for the year ahead. And now, here we are a year later… I feel like I have learned a lot...

* Please note that this blog has been updated since it's original post. From the first moment they enter our office, and until the day they leave, CALP staff work with...

Did you know that 12.7 million Canadians volunteer their time and energy each year? How fortunate we are to live in a country where people give so generously of their time,...

This year I have spent time exploring the idea of learner recruitment with CALPs in the South region. To begin we relied heavily on the Learner Support Services eLearning...

Let’s face it - life happens. We retire, we move away, we quit our job for various reasons, or we might even become critically ill. How do CALPs plan for when this happens?...

This week's guest blog comes from Kelly Schram, Executive Director at Manning Community Adult Learning and Literacy. Kelly shares some of her reflections on Manning's...

In this week’s “Strengthening Family Literacy” feature blog, Tanya Harding shares about the ELL MOMS program at Drayton Valley & District Community Learning Association. We...

In this week’s “Strengthening Family Literacy” feature blog, Deborah Forbes shares about the Family Literacy program at LEARN in Medicine Hat. We asked her to answer a few...

Over the next few weeks, Advanced Education will be posting a series of guest blogs, "Strengthening Family Literacy". The blogs have been written by CALPs about their family...

This week's blog comes to you from the CALP Team at Alberta Advanced Education. Literacy is indeed a Family Affair! Literacy is an integral part of everything we do in life...