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1000 Books Before Kindergarten Project
The Learning Exchange (TLE) is thrilled to announce our latest community family literacy project funded through the Programme d’action communautaire sur le terrain de l’éducation (PACTE) from the Ministry of Education, Leisure and Sports. Starting in October 2018, in collaboration with key partners, The Learning Exchange (TLE) will implement TLE’s 1000 Books Before Kindergarten reading program
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Cat-in-the-Hat Returns to Laval
PROJECT OVERVIEW TLE’s Cat-in-the-Hat Returns: Storytime in the Community project will take place in an informal, supportive, story-rich environment with guidance from family literacy volunteers, storytellers, educators, authors and facilitators. Community family literacy events will include Cat-in-the-Hat themed reading events and parent information sessions, pyjama storytelling nights, interactive school reading visits, author’s visits, and How-to-Make a Fabulous
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Volunteers Needed
Numerous volunteer opportunities are available throughout the year on a regular or occasional basis. We are always looking for new volunteers to tutor adult students in literacy or math. Check our volunteer positions and volunteer opportunities page. Tutoring can be a very rewarding experience. It’s an opportunity to make a real difference in a person’s life, and way
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TD Canadian Book Week 2019
TD Canadian Children’s Book Week connects Canadian authors and illustrators with children and teens across Canada. Tour participants speak to their audiences about the pleasures of reading and the delights of Canadian children’s books through their presentations and workshops. What is it? TD Canadian Children’s Book Week is the single most important national event celebrating Canadian
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Library Visits
Come one, come all, to the largest library in the province of Quebec! Join TLE’s independent library group, named by the participants as: B.I.R.D.S: Books for Intelligent Readers Development for Students, to the Bibliothéque National du Quebec. Several literacy students from Laval and Longeuil have been gaining independence by going to the library for over six years
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Book Giving Day…Any Day
There are always three simple ways to celebrate International Book Giving Day…any day! 1. Give a Book to a Friend or Relative. Celebrate International Book Giving Day by giving a child a new, used or borrowed book. 2. Leave a Book in a Waiting Room or Lobby. Choose a waiting room where kids are stuck
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International Literacy Day 2018
Literacy and skills development On 8 September 2018, International Literacy Day will be celebrated around the world with the theme ‘Literacy and skills development’. Despite progress made, literacy challenges persist, and at the same time the demands for skills required for work, evolve rapidly. This year, ILD explores and highlights integrated approaches that simultaneously can
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Storyteller Norman Perrin Returns to TLE
TLE and CDC Vimont are thrilled to announce an upcoming visit of Ontario storyteller Norman Perrin. Date: Monday November 26th Time: Morning session: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Afternoon session: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Place: CDC Vimont cafeteria | Open to the public! Information: Call Karen at 450-688-2933 ext. 3126 For over 25 years, accompanied by his penny whistle, storyteller
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Bell Let’s Talk Day
Bell Let’s Talk Day is January 31, 2019. Join the conversation: Text, tweet, share! On Bell Let’s Talk Day, Bell will donate more towards mental health initiatives in Canada, by contributing 5¢ for every applicable text, call, tweet, social media video view and use of our Facebook frame or Snapchat geofilter. What is Bell Let’s Talk? Bell Let’s Talk
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