The Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick will provide leadership to advance literacy, lifelong learning and essential skills for all citizens through partnerships and collaboration with government, educational institutions, business, labour and community.
We are holding our annual Learner’s Writing contest in celebration of Adult Learner’s week (April 15-19, 2019.) This year’s theme is “Returning to Learning Changes Lives”. Adult learners are invited to share their stories about why they returned to learning and how it has positively impacted their life and what their future goals may be.
The deadline for submissions is 5: 00 pm, March 18, 2019.
The stories will be featured on our social media
during Adult Learner’s week and the winners will have the opportunity to read
their submissions and receive a framed certificate as well as a $100 prize at
the 2019 PGI Literacy Dinner and auction!
Please include your name, address and phone number, as well as the name and phone number of your adult learning program and teacher.
«Retourner à
l’apprentissage change des vies» – Concours de rédaction pour apprenants
adultes
Nous organisons notre concours annuel d’apprentissage des apprenants pour célébrer la semaine des apprenants adultes (du 15 au 19 avril 2019). Le thème de cette année est «Retourner à l’apprentissage change des vies». Les apprenants adultes sont invités à partager leurs histoires sur le raisonnement pour lequel ils sont retourner à l’apprentissage et de l’impact positif sur leur vie, ainsi que sur leurs objectifs futurs.
La date limite de soumission des candidatures est le 18 mars 2019 à 17 heures.
Les récits seront
présentés sur nos médias sociaux pendant la semaine des apprenants adultes et
les candidats auront l’occasion de lire leurs soumissions et de recevoir un
certificat encadré ainsi qu’un prix de 100$ au dîner d’alphabétisation PGI!
S’il vous plaît envoyez votre soumission à lcnb@nbliteracy.ca et incluez vos nom, adresse et numéro de téléphone, ainsi que le nom et le numéro de téléphone de votre programme d’apprentissage pour adultes et de votre enseignant.
Plans
are well underway for the 2019 gala Literacy Dinner and Auction. The evening will
include a dinner, entertainment, guest speakers, an opportunity to hear from outstanding
adult learners. and a fundraising auction to help support family literacy
programs, libraries, adult learning programs and more. This year’s gala event honours Bernard and
Diane Lord who were instrumental in establishing
Born to Read NB as a
provincial literacy program. Their
leadership and generous commitment to improving the well-being of New
Brunswickers continues to this day.
When: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Reception and Silent Auction: 6p.m. Dinner: 6:45pm
Where: Delta Fredericton Ballroom
Event tickets are $150 individually, or $1,200 for a table of eight. Purchase yours now by clicking here to fill out the order form OR by contacting Lynda Homer at (506) 457-1227 or lcnb@nbliteracy.ca with the subject line “Ticket Request – PGI Dinner”
The Exploring Literacies Initiative is led by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. The early childhood literacy strategy is meant to reach everyone who interacts with children every day including: early childhood educators, early childhood services and programs like Talk with Me, Libraries, Family Resource Centres, Family and Early Childhood Agencies and most importantly – parents who are children’s first and most important teacher.
This pamphlet provides a variety of tips that promote literacy through daily learning and playing that can easily be incorporated into the daily life of busy families.
In addition to this pamphlet there are other tools and resources available in each Anglophone School District that promote early childhood literacy. These include: Exploring Literacies professional learning opportunities for educators and early childhood service providers, a seven hour online literacy module.
All of the early childhood literacy resources are aligned with the New Brunswick’s Curriculum Framework for Early Learning and Child Care which provides evidence based best practices for all early learning.
The Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick hosted the official launch of
the Essential Skills for Atlantic Fisheries (ESAF) project at the Fredericton
Convention Center on Thursday, Dec 6, 2018.
The project, funded by the Government of Canada’s
National Essential Skills Initiatives, is led by the Literacy Coalition of New
Brunswick in partnership with the PEI Literacy Alliance, Literacy Nova Scotia,
and Newfoundland and Labrador Laubach Literacy Council.
“This project, which has the opportunity to serve as a staple for training in
other sectors is exactly the kind of endeavor we want to be involved
in. It is an ambitious and exciting project, and the first that Literacy
Coalition of New Brunswick will carry out in partnership with our Atlantic
partners”, stated Brent Melanson, LCNB President.
Dianne Leger, Project Manager and Master of
Ceremonies for the event, said that the program has three
primary goals.
“It will help increase the pool of skilled labour for
the fisheries sector which has been hard hit by an aging workforce and a
younger workforce migrating out of rural areas. It will improve essential
skills for unemployed individuals as well as supervisors and middle managers.
And it will connect potential workers with available jobs in the fisheries
sector and help increase efficiencies and productivity in the sector.”
During February and March of 2019, the
program will provide participants with six weeks of classroom training, four
weeks of on-the-job-training and six to 12 weeks of paid work placement at a
fisheries employer.“
To learn more about ESAF or for updates, click here or visit our Facebook page.
