Upcoming Events

July 2000. Summer Institute 2000: Bridging the Gap between Literacy and Technology. Samaritan House Training Centre. Session I: July 10-14. Session II: July 17-21. Workshops will equip practitioners with hands-on training and support in the use of the newly developed Bridging the Gap curriculum guides 1 and 2. Contact Sylvia Provenski at (204) 727-1268.

August 24, 2000. Volunteer Canada Travelling Museum. Alloway Hall, Manitoba Museum, 10:00a.m. to 10:00p.m. LPM will highlight the contribution of volunteers for literacy.

September 9, 2000. International Literacy Day Celebrations - Margaret Laurence Award for volunteer Tutors, Brandon, and LPM Board Retreat. For information call Alanna Hillis at 727-1407.

September 9, 2000. Live entertainment and dinner events in Brandon. Brandon’s Family Literacy Events Committee is planning a dinner theatre to be held in conjunction with the Margaret Laurence Awards. For further information and to reserve tickets, contact Marion Terry. at 727-7334.

September 11-12. Building Bridges for Healthy Families, sponsored by the United Way and Chapters Inc. Winnipeg. Train the Trainer event of four family literacy models for community agencies LPM offices. Call Terrie Moar for registration details—limited seating 785-2973.

September 11-14, 2000. Essential Skills Job Profiling Training, supported by MB Education and Training, and Workplace Education Manitoba Steering Committee. Morden. This workshop is designed to build competence and confidence in applying Human Resources Development Canada’s essential skills job-profiling methodology. It focuses on the use of open-ended interviews to gather essential skills data and rating scales to analyse the complexity of job tasks - two of the methodology’s distinguishing features. Contact Sue Turner at 945-8247 for further information.

October 28-29, 2000. National Literacy Summit, Toronto. Involving 6 national literacy organizations, 30 literacy “truth tellers” and 30 senior corporate representatives. By invitation only. Coordinated by ABC CANADA. check website www.abc-canada.org.

November 2-4, 2000, Toronto, Ontario Conference 2000: The Courage to Learn. This Ontario Literacy Coalition event is open to all members and others who are înterested in literacy issues. The conference will include over 60 workshops on key literacy issues, roundtable discussions, display presentations and interesting keynote speakers. For more information, contact: Doug Rankin, Ontario Literacy Coalition, 365 Bloor Street East, Suite 301, Toronto ON M4W 3L4. Tel: 416-963-5787, Fax: 416-963-8102, E-mail: drankin@interlog.com

November 16-17, 2000. Winnipeg. Provincial Consultation on Literacy 2000+, with NLS, ALCE and LPM panelists (by invitation only)

November 18, 2000. Winnipeg. AGM and Sharing Session. Call LPM at 947-5757

January 27, 2001. National Family Literacy Day will be celebrated in libraries, day cares, Manitoba Chamber offices and schools across Manitoba. Call Susanne to inquire about getting involved 947-5757.

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