Sharon Skage:
 
We at American Hispanic School in CA. started the ADULT HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION program on 2002, to empower families and to connect Parents and Children.
 
The main adult learning strategy is the Independent Study weekly assignement.
We encourage the adult to share what is learning with his/her family as a way to restore the family values and  transfer their knowledge and skills to new generations.
 
The subjects are centered on ASE issues, including Languages, Social studies, Math.  Science: aditionally,   to prompt Charater and Readiness ( Read with undersatanding - Covey ideas in writing - Use math everyday  to plan Interpersonal and Lifelong Learning skills -   throughout curriculum.
 
This is dayly Family Literacy  intergenerational transfer.
At Graduation day, we invite the whole families and make them, Parents And Childen Together speak to the audience about their individual experience .
 
We have graduated more tha 2.000 FAMILIES, rather than INDIVIDUALS.
 
One other :
We are preparing a wide character education initiative with the Parents and Children Togeteher learning human rights, respect each other, create and pursue vision and goals, to stop our society moral decay.
YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE !
Best regards
 
American Hispanic School / Pedro Contreras Director
Email:americanhispanicschool.edu at gmail.com
 
 
 
--- El jue 14-ago-08, Pushpa Wood <Pushpa.Wood at waiariki.ac.nz> escribió:

De: Pushpa Wood <Pushpa.Wood at waiariki.ac.nz>
Asunto: [Workplace 1571] Re: looking for information on family-based workplaceinitiatives
A: "The Workplace Literacy Discussion List" <workplace at nifl.gov>
Fecha: jueves, 14 agosto, 2008, 1:19 pm








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Namaste Sharon
 
I am currently in the process of starting a similar initiative in Rotorua , New Zealand . This particular region has very high literacy needs and has a high population of Maori (native people of NZ). We have started a workplace literacy project with a number of employers and are currently looking at the possible ways of including family literacy component. So I would be very interested in keeping in touch with you and perhaps to collaborate in some ways.
 
Pushpa
 

Dr Pushpa Wood
Project Manager
Foundation Education
Waiariki Institute of Technology
Ph: +64 7 346 8723
Fax: +64 7 346 8939
Mobile: +64 21 954 694
Private Bag3028, Rotorua 3046
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history. Gandhi, 1938




From: workplace-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:workplace-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Sharon Skage
Sent: Wednesday, 13 August 2008 6:30 a.m.
To: workplace at nifl.gov
Subject: [Workplace 1570] looking for information on family-based workplaceinitiatives
 

I'm working on a two-year project with the Centre for Family Literacy here in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada , looking at the feasibility of adding a family literacy component to workplace literacy programs. (Summary below.) I would be very interested to hear of any initiatives that seek to improve the level of literacy and essential skills of employees through a family-based approach. Any information you could provide on projects, research findings, or contacts would be very much appreciated.

Sincerely,
Sharon Skage, Manager
Workplace Family Literacy Project

Centre for Family Literacy
#201, 11456 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton AB Canada T5K 0M1
sharon_skage at famlit.ca

What is the Workplace Family Literacy Project?

The Workplace Family Literacy Project is a two-year, province-wide research project. We will be exploring if and how family literacy programs can provide additional curriculum components to workplace literacy initiatives. 

Building on the research done in the field of workplace literacy, the project will review a range of options for programming and suggest adaptations to current family literacy programs for workplace delivery.

This project will seek to achieve the following specific objectives: 
- Survey a range of businesses and industries to measure their understanding of the relationship of literacy and essential skills to their business success
- Identify the capacity of Alberta literacy providers to deliver family-based literacy programming in the workplace
- On the basis of the survey findings, and with the guidance of a steering committee made up of business, labour, and literacy representatives, identify best practices and models for delivering family-based literacy programs in the workplace 
- Pilot the program models with a minimum of two employers, using the best practices that emerged
- Produce a practical guide to assist literacy organizations in the implementation of family-based literacy programming in the workplace
- Produce a how-to guide for businesses demonstrating how improving the literacy and essential skills levels of their workforce is a sound business investment ----------------------------------------------------
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