July 2nd, 2009
Big Brothers Big Sisters has become an annual fundraiser the students of CALA have taken on. This being our third year, students from various classes get together and raise money for the community. There are many topics besides academics that take place at CALA; an essential skill best taught by doing , by giving back to the community. Congrats to Lynn Burns who initially took on this endeavor of fundraising for Big Brother/Big Sisters, and reaching our all time best last year by raising over $800.00.
Thanks to those who came out to join the fun, as well as raising money for the community.
Debbie Farrell
CALA Program Coordinator
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May 12th, 2009
#3 in a series of videos with CALA Students – telling their story and talking about their experience with CALA.
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May 12th, 2009
#2 in a series of videos with CALA Students – telling their story and talking about their experience with CALA.
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May 6th, 2009
by Debbie Lawrence – founder of Abundant Living Personal Coaching
Debbie Lawrence
I have this saying – you are who you do be with. It is a simple universal truth. In my case, I know I have been shaped by the intense relationship I have with the written word. I have always dedicated time to learning, whether it is through reading, researching, or applying what I have learned. An avid student, my lifelong love affair with learning began early with books. As a young girl, nothing held more appeal than the Nancy Drew series. I remember begging my mother to drive me to the neighboring community where our regional library was housed so I could feast on the newest releases.
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May 5th, 2009
I am so proud to have been one of the chosen few to be accepted in the Gap Program here in Truro. When I first came into this program I was thinking (What am I getting myself into)? The very first day I met Tom Falle and told him I was very nervous and hoped there was someone in the class that I knew! Low and behold I did know 2 or 3 of the other students!
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May 5th, 2009
Every year Colchester Adult Learning Association sponsors an exciting intergenerational Family Literacy Day celebration. This gala event in January sees families in our region coming together to share unforgettable stories, music, and magic.
A wonderful time is guaranteed.
For more information on Family Literacy Day please visit the ABC Canada website.
Munsch at Home Contest
Every year, in celebration of Family Literacy Day, ABC CANADA runs the Munsch at Home contest. This contest gives a Canadian family a chance to win a visit from renowned children’s author, and FLD Honorary Chair, Robert Munsch!
It’s easy to apply! All you have to do is tell us how you will celebrate Family Literacy Day. Winners are chosen based on creativity, originality and involvement of the whole family.
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April 27th, 2009
OpenOffice.org 3 is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.
OpenOffice.org 3 is easy to learn, and if you’re already using another office software package, you’ll take to OpenOffice.org 3 straight away. Our world-wide native-language community means that OpenOffice.org 3 is probably available and supported in your own language. And if you already have files from another office package – OpenOffice.org 3 will probably read them with no difficulty.
For more information visit www.openoffice.org
For more on CALA’s CATS Program click here.
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February 20th, 2009
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