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  • Project Literacy presented with Volunteer Organization of the Year Award!

    Project Literacy is honoured to have been awarded the City of Kelowna, Volunteer Organization of the Year Award in an online-streamed event on Thursday, July 2nd. The 45th Annual Kelowna Civic Awards celebrates outstanding achievements by individuals, companies, and organizations. Sponsored by the Central Okanagan Foundation, the Volunteer Organization of the Year Award recognizes leadership…

  • National Volunteer Appreciation Week

    Project Literacy celebrated National Volunteer Appreciation Week by placing the names of all our volunteers in a small basket. Then 20 names were drawn by the our Board President, Laurie Evans. We mailed gift certificates to these lucky volunteers as a thank you for all the support they have given us over the year. We…

  • Online Tutor Support Group and Learner Conversation Club

    Project Literacy Online! Project Literacy is meeting with our tutors online to chat, share stories, provide support and talk about the process of online tutoring. If you are a tutor, please join one of our online sessions by emailing [email protected] to register. If you are a learner and would like more practice speaking English, please…

  • Project Literacy Supports UBCO – Bachelor of Education Students

    Project Literacy is proud to host two UBCO Bachelor of Education students for the month of May.   Daneen Segec and Stephanie Turner are working with and supporting our Education Coordinators and Community and Family Literacy Facilitator in order to gain Field Experience in Community Education.

  • Project Literacy Excited to Receive 2017 Literacy Award by the Council of the Federation Literacy

    With a close to 2017, Project Literacy is proud to reflect on its achievements. One highlight of the year was being awarded, in November, the 2017 Literacy Award by the Council of the Federation Literacy. This award recognizes achievement, innovative practice and excellence in literacy across Canada. Project Literacy recognizes that not every person learns…

  • Andrew Overcame Lifelong Math Challenges to Pursue a Future in Technology

    Andrew McCartan has been a resident in Kelowna for the past 16 years. He previously lived in Calgary and Nanaimo.   During those years he worked in the oil patch and in construction but always had a passion for technology.  After researching various career paths, Andrew decided to make a major change in his life and…

  • Learning English Was a Goal for Julie and Accomplishing It Has Opened Doors

    “It was always a dream of mine to speak English. When I was a child, I begged my parents to go to an English school, but because my parents could not speak English the school system would not allow it and I was never given the opportunity.” – Julie Julie is a French-speaking Canadian who…

  • PROJECT LITERACY IS ESTABLISHING NEW FOSTERING LITERACY PROGRAM IN KELOWNA

    Project Literacy has received a grant from Decoda Literacy Solutions to initiate the Fostering Literacy Program within the local community. With the support of the ONE TO ONE Society, the new Kelowna program will follow the ONE TO ONE tutoring program model that has already been established in 210 British Columbia schools and 20 school…

  • A Mother-Daughter Team Able to Achieve More through Project Literacy Services

    Upon meeting Uyen and Anh, it is clear they are very hardworking and appreciative people. As they both work to improve their English, they communicate with basic words and body language.  The mother-daugher pair are from Vietnam. Uyen arrived in 2013, Anh arriving one year later. The pair both work at a local clothing shop…

  • ESL Programs and Services Directory

    Project Literacy often gets asked about other English as a Second Language programs in the Kelowna area. Here is a list we recently created with current information. As we find out about more we will be updating the list, be sure to check back! ESL Programs and Services Directory (August 16th 2017)