Literacy

The Native Learning Centre
Assisting adult learners who need help with the everyday demands of reading, writing and numeracy.

Empowering The Spirit of Native People...
"We will become each other's teacher as it always was."

Help Spread the Word!
Many people we are trying to reach may not be able to read this page. If you know an adult who wishes to improve reading, writing or numeracy skills, let the person know about us and encourage them to apply.

About Our Program
The Native Learning Centre provides basic educational and literacy services to adult Native learners. The Centre ensures that programming respects the culture and heritage of the learner, while ensuring their literacy and numeracy needs are met in a holistic and supportive environment.

In addition to assisting adult learners with reading, writing and numeracy, we assist learners develop basic skills including:

Filling out Forms
Writing Letters
Communications

Following Recipes, Instructions, etc
Basic Computer Literacy
Banking, Math Skills

The Native Learning Centre also provides instruction in the Cree language and provides an orientation and exposure to Native Culture, which enhances oral and cultural preservation and supports those learners who have a desire to learn their ‘Mother Tongue’.

Program Hours
Our learning space is open and staff are available to talk about our services or about becoming a volunteer tutor at the following times:

Monday -Thursday -
Friday -

9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Volunteer as a Tutor
The Native Learning Centre focuses upon meeting the needs of the learner.Tutors make positive contributions which increase the self-confidence of the learners. Every learner represents a wealth of life experiences and know how to perform many activities. In our program, the learner identifies what she or he would like to learn. Using familiar, real life experiences, learners can develop individualized training plans.

Tutors are volunteers from the community. If you can read, write and have a few hours a week to give your assistance to someone who needs your help, you can be a literacy tutor.

The Benefits of Volunteering
Establish references for future career development.
Satisfaction in helping others learn and reach their full
potential.
Gain valuable volunteer experience and new skills.

Our Guiding Principles
We endeavour to provide:
A client-centred, holistic, empowering approach to helping
learners.
A positive and enriching learning environment for both tutors
and learners.
Ongoing support, guidance, referrals and counselling to meet
learners needs.

Program Information
We are members of : The Ontario Native Literacy Coalition
and Literacy Link South Central

For more information about the
Native Learning Centre
call (519) 667-7088 or email literacy@nokeekwe.ca

This Employment Ontario project, program or service is funded by the Ontario Government