Adult Learning Programs

Tutor Matching Program... This program is for adult learners who wish to upgrade their basic reading, writing and numeracy (math) skills. The tutor coordinator meets with the learner to discuss their learning goals and performs an informal assessment. Learners are then matched with a trained volunteer tutor, and an appropriate time and place for regular learning sessions is established. Learner progress is measured at regular intervals. Support is given to the learner and tutor through ongoing communication and tutor support network meetings. Please contact us for information on this program. You can make a big difference in someone's life by giving the gift of literacy!! Interested in becoming a volunteer tutor? Call Karen at 792-6754 or email kferguson.hlna@hotmail.com
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER TUTOR AWARDED ON INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY! Literacy networks in Nova Scotia have long recognized the crucial role played by volunteer tutors in supporting their Adult Learning Programs. Therefore, the Department of Labour and Workforce Development would like to formally recognize the valuable work of those volunteers involved in provincially funded community-based literacy tutoring programs. The nominees for this award have shown that they have gone above and beyond the call of duty as a volunteer tutor and are deserving of recognition for his/her dedication to community-based learning. Awarded for the first time in 2007, this recognition of excellence is dedicated in the memory of Patricia Helliwell. As a volunteer tutor for fourteen years, Patricia's spirit, compassion and devotion to adult learners provided an enduring role model for all to emulate. This year's recipient, Margie Spencer, is a resident of Centre Burlington who has tutored for the Hants Learning Network Association since 2004. She is a true life-long learner, returning to community college later in life, where she received her Human Services Diploma. Margie currently works for Hants Community Homes, supporting adults with a wide variety of challenges. She is a former board member of the Hants County Community Access Network - an employment support service for persons with disabilities. Margie's tutor training program was the last such session that Patricia Helliwell facilitated. Margie's tutoring experiences have been very diverse – ranging from helping a young mother with reading and math, to helping a community services recipient get back on her feet. Currently, Margie tutors one man who is working on improving his speaking and reading, as well as teaching math and English to another who wants to complete his G.E.D. Margie is a tremendous source of support to the Hants Learning Network, her friends, family and community. Congratulations, Margie, on this well-deserved award!
	Karen Ferguson, HLNA Tutor Coordinator Margie Spencer, HLNA Tutor Sandra Milbury, HLNA Board Co-chair

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COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER TUTOR AWARDED ON INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY!