Cultural Identity & Ancient History Learners embraced our cultural identity and ancient history on our biggest field trip yet, on February 26th to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 and the Museum of Natural History. We learned about the newcomers to Canada who passed through Pier 21, created badges representing our own cultural […]
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A lot of people believe that you need to be an expert or highly skilled in a subject if you are going to become a tutor. What we’ve found is that while expertise is nice, a good comfort level in a particular subject is all that is needed. Being resourceful and willing to learn are much
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Hilde has had two careers – one as an educator in our public school systems and one as a volunteer in her community. We are one of many local agencies that benefit from Hilde’s giving nature and we are ever so thankful. A gentle soul, Hilde demonstrates compassion and understanding with all of her adult
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Two years ago, before we even started to plan our year-end celebration, Jennie called to offer to help out the night of the event. It was great timing as we had already decided to honour Jennie with our Volunteer of the Year Award that night. In true Jennie fashion, she was nowhere to be found when
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Linda’s been volunteering with Dartmouth Learning Network for more years than most of us can remember. While her passion is working one-to-one with adult learners to help them improve their reading and writing skills, Linda is a versatile volunteer who steps up when she sees a need or gap. She’s helped us pack and unpack through
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Tina has been a volunteer tutor at Dartmouth Learning Network for about two years. She is one of those people who puts her heart and soul into everything she does and it shows. When matched with a young man who wanted to learn to read, Tina didn’t hesitate despite not having a background in early
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You might recognize Carson Fraser’s face; DLN and some of our partners in the literacy community shared it widely last spring when Carson was awarded the 2018 Gary Mason Learning Achievement Award through Literacy Nova Scotia. Carson, through his own initiative and community connections, decided to share his story in his own way. While we’re
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This holiday season we at Dartmouth Learning Network are reflecting on our vision of a community where everyone has the knowledge and skills they need to reach their learning and career goals. A large part of that vision is sharing and collaborating with individuals and organizations who share our values and hopes for Dartmouth.
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We are incredibly privileged to have the support of our amazing volunteers here at DLN. They are mentors, class room tutors, board members, and special event and office supporters. From all of us here at DLN, thank you to the amazing work you do each and everyday with for our learners and community.
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Check out our new Structured Literacy lesson(s) and Resources
