The Department of Education, Skills and Learning Branch, is pleased to offer congratulations to the Bedford-Sackville Literacy Network on the occasion of it's 10th anniversary. BSLN has provided assessment, free one-to-one tutoring, classroom and other supports to over a thousand adults in the Bedford-Sackville community. Through the excellence of service provided by volunteers and staff, adults have had the opportunity to meet their learning goals. Congratulations to everyone involved in the Network: the students, tutors, instructors, coordinators and Board members. Well done!
-Lynne Wells-Orchard
NS Department of Education

Happy Anniversary to the Bedford Sackville Literacy Network. You do a great job of helping the students to reach their goals. Keep up the good work.
-Garth Whittaker, Level 4 NSSAL student

BSLN Tutor Peer Support Evening Planned

Do you have a favourite resource you use while tutoring? Why not share your tips and experiences at the BSLN Tutor Peer Support Evening scheduled for 7 PM on Tuesday, April 27th at the Bedford Public Library. Call 869-383 for more information.

Some useful web-sites for you to check out!

Family Literacy Day: www.abc.canada.org/fld-jaf
Family Literacy Advisory Group for NS: www.cehlibrary.ednet.ns.ca/pages/famlit/index.html
Halifax Region Municipal Literacy Association: www.hrmliteracy.org/
Literacy Nova Scotia: www.nald.ca/literacyns

Congratulations to BSLN student Sandy Martell, whose story on Hurricane Juan, was chosen as the National Adult Literacy Database (http://www.nald.ca) Story of the Week in December. Sandy is a student in Rosemary Jost’s Communications class and also works with tutor Carole Poirier. Sandy is also one of the more than thirty BSLN students whose work is featured in Over the Mountain 7, a collection of stories and poems created by adult learners with the Nova Scotia School for Adult Learning. Well done!

In Our Words: a writing workshop for BSLN students.
Wednesday, March 3rd 6PM-9PM, Opportunity Place

BSLN is pleased to host a workshop for aspiring writers with poet Jenni Blackmore, author of Counting Crows, as part of the Word on the Street’s In Our Words project. Students who participate in the writing workshop will be given a chance to submit their poem or story to be published in the In Our Words book to be launched at Word on the Street in September. If you would like to take part in this workshop, call 869-3838 for more information.