Become an Aboriginal Family Literacy Program Facilitator!

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Location: Further Education Society 100 – 5421 11 Street NE, Calgary, AB T2E 6M4

Region(s): Central, South

During this 3 day training, you will learn how to facilitate the Aboriginal Literacy and Parenting Skills (A-LAPS) program.

A-LAPS is an innovative family literacy program designed to assist parents in building their literacy and parenting skills. This program is intended for Aboriginal parents and celebrates tradition while exploring new parenting and learning strategies. This program is designed with culturally specific materials for Aboriginal communities, incorporating important Aboriginal cultural teachings such as storytelling by beginning each session with a story that is developed from oral practices.

The A-LAPS program includes sessions on: Ages & Stages, Building Self-Esteem in Our Children, Listening Skills, Positive Discipline, Conflict Management, Families as Teams, and more.

Learn How To:

• Navigate and incorporate A-LAPS into your agency’s programming
• Assess community and client needs ? Develop literacy instructional techniques
• Incorporate strategies for cross-cultural facilitation ? Facilitate parent education methods

REGISTRATION FEE: $225.00 (Lunch included)

DATE & TIME
October 3 : 9am - 4pm
October 4: 9am - 4pm
Ocotber 5: 9am - 3pm

Group Registration Discount! Send two or more people from the same organization and receive a $25 discount per person.

For more information or to register, please contact Shawna Linklater at 403-250-5034 or email admin@furthered.ca