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  • 01Nov 2022

    Play Money

    Did you know that children who are exposed to money management are more likely to carry those habits into adulthood? Play Money is a 6-week family learning program for preschoolers ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Come brush up on your family finance skills, and get a jump start on your child’s financial literacy. Each week […]

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  • 08Dec 2022

    Introduction to Family Literacy Workshop

    The Introduction to Family Literacy is a certificate workshop for anyone who wants to facilitate, coordinate and/or develop family literacy programs, and it will: Introduce participants to Family Literacy programs Cover theories and guiding principles of Family Literacy Explore how families contribute to the language and literacy skills of their children Assist with starting family […]

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  • 11Jan 2023

    Orientation – January 11

    This orientation introduces the community and prospective volunteers to Foundations, literacy facts, and literacy challenges facing our city,

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  • 11Jan 2023

    1, 2 Buckle My Shoe

    1, 2 Buckle my Shoe is a family learning program for parents/caregivers and their preschoolers ages 3-5. This 6-week program focuses on early math skills for daily use. Each week, a numeracy skill is explored; for example: Counting Measuring Shapes and many more! Each 2-hour session includes a circle time, literacy activities, and a separate […]

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  • 17Jan 2023

    RESP Workshop

    Join us for a presentation on the values and benefits of investing in a child’s educational future. Learn how the government can help you save with the Canada Learning Bond and the Canada Education Savings Grant.  

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  • 28Nov 2022
    Dear Friends of Literacy,

    Imagine you are at a job interview. At the end of the interview, they hand you the following form. If you don’t complete it, you don’t get the job. Achternaam: _________________________________ Voornaam: ___________________________________ Woonplaats: _________________________________ Geboortedatum: ______________________________ Werk Ervaring: ________________________________ Vaardigheden: ________________________________                        Handtekening: _________________ […]

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  • 24Oct 2022
    Kinsmen Community Builder Award Winner

    My Networking Group (MNG) is a group of small and medium-sized business owners and professionals who provide business connections through reputation and trust to help grow each other’s businesses. Our primary goals are to provide excellent customer service and to use and promote all members’ services and products. On behalf of MNG, we would like […]

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  • 08Sep 2022
    And So On … by Peace Akintade

    Do you remember the fables of your youth? The quickness of breath as the tale rages on? The exhilaration, thumping beat, As your mother strangled the follicle of your imagination? Leaving you breathless, longing, hopeful? My mother wrote in whispers, as if Afraid of the words she wrote. In secret, she would craft worlds of […]

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