Help Please! This fall, a CALP staff member asked me: “We are in the process of revamping our website, and were wondering if you had any suggestions of some good ones that you have...

 I was gathering some items in my office for a project, and as I moved around my space I found an assortment of rocks. They were different sizes and shapes but all tied to a memory, a place, a time. The...

For many years UNESCO has been an advocate for literacy around the world. They declared September 8 as International Literacy Day back in 1967. In 2003, they led the United Nations Literacy Decade and...

March is a great time to talk about exercising. Spring is just around the corner and for many of us we find ourselves engaging in more physical activity. March is also National Reading Month in the US...

 “Thank you for choosing me,” a volunteer tutor told me one day. Her comment caught me by surprise, yet it is one of those moments that I vividly remember because it had a powerful impact on me. This...

*Please note: this article was originally published in the April 25, 2024 edition of The Connector newsletter from Calgary Learns  In this post, we explore promising practices around facilitating digital...

Welcome to February! How wonderful is it that Family Day and Valentine's Day will fall on the same weekend this year? I hope all of our CALP community is able to spend the long weekend with their...

Reflecting on Symposium 2016 The Literacy and Learning Symposium 2016 is a wrap! What a fantastic week of new connections, reuniting with our CALP neighbours and our brains being filled with so many interesting...

My beliefs, values, and philosophies are strong, real, and community-driven. I am passionate for lifelong learning, building capacity within groups and individuals and community development in rural Alberta. As...

Greetings from the Chair Inspiring Leadership: Dare to care As I prepared to write the Welcome Message for our November newsletter, I came across an article, Inspiring Leadership: Dare to Care. Well,...

We are already a month into 2020 and we survived the very cold deep freeze Mother Nature set forth.  In the summer the CLN Board felt it was time to realign the CLN’s strategic plan. This is a process...

Each year, at the CLN March Board meeting, we have two important items on our agenda; Outstanding Contribution to Community Adult Learning Award and Board Member Recruitment. For those new to the CALP...

Remembering the Children On behalf of the Board of Directors and Staff of the Community Learning Network (CLN), we invite you to pause with us, as we mourn and honour the 215 children whose remains were...

A Message from Chelsey Friedt, Secretary Dear Friends, It’s a joy to be able to share with you as we all embark on another exciting, if not stressful, journey of the CALP application! I’m located...

Essential Skills in Everyday Living Supporting adult learners in developing their essential skills is often as simple as identifying tasks and activities from their everyday lives and helping them...

Why do I Assess a Learner? Assessment is not about testing. We use various assessment methods and tools to help us know if we're heading down the right path with a particular learner and whether that...

When you think about engaging volunteers for your organization, what is the first thing that pops into your head?  Or maybe you have a different thought? How you react may have something to do with your...

Logistics – policies, procedures, forms, and more! Not everyone’s favourite part of the job. To successfully manage volunteers and have a clear picture of what to do and when to do it is key - for...

Your volunteers need clear direction and want feedback about what and how they are doing. You want and need information from them, too. Clear communication paths and expectations will be the key to your...

Paulo Freire is often considered the most influential adult educator of the 20th century. His work has been called “radical” by some, “liberating” or “liberatory” by others. His adult literacy...