Storysacks (Edmonton)

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Location: E4C - Edmonton City Centre Church Coorporation, 9321 Jasper Avenue

Region(s): West Central

Storysacks

Trainer: Wendy Peverett, Centre for Family Literacy

Storysacks is a family literacy certificate training offered by the Centre for Family Literacy. Storysacks is a tool for supporting literacy skills in a range of settings, including family literacy programs, the classroom, children’s organizations, daycare centres, libraries, prisons and therapeutic settings. A Storysack is a large cloth bag, made by parents or other volunteers in the community, and contains a good quality picture book and supporting materials to stimulate reading activities. These include soft toys of the main characters, props and scenery relating to the story, a non-fiction book linked to the fiction theme, an audio-tape and a language game based on the book. Storysacks is a copyrighted program and the concept was created by British educator and author, Neil Griffiths.

This training provides an overview of the Storysacks concept and how it can be used to involve parents and community members. Participants will have an opportunity for hands-on practice in developing Storysacks ideas from available children’s books.

Audience: Participants who take the Storysacks Facilitator training will be able to facilitate as well as coordinate the program.

Registration Deadline is Monday, October 17, 2016.

Fees (includes materials, snacks and lunch)

CALP staff: $50.00

Other (non-CALP agencies): $100.00

Note: Pre-registration is required; space will not be reserved without payment. To register, please complete the online registration form and submit payment by credit card.

For more information, contact

Corrie Rhyasen Erdman, Regional Support Staff
west@calp.ca
780-968-2868

Cancellations and Refund Policy

Cancellations up to two weeks prior to the event are eligible for a full refund.

Cancellations later than two weeks prior to the event are eligible for a credit to be applied to another training opportunity coordinated by the Community Learning Network within the current fiscal period (July 1st to June 30th).