Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.0.Beta5/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id NAA27365; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 13:43:40 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 13:43:40 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199812061845.KAA15054@tully.jetstream.net> Errors-To: azaheer@famlit.org Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Leslie Kiehlbauch" <lkiehlba@jetstream.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1806] Re: "Homework club" for families X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1161 In answer to the following enquiry: ---------- > She is looking to expand the program to include families who are not > interested in the family literacy class, but would benefit from having a > "Homework Club" one night a week. The Club would be a place for parents to > help their children with homework and receive some support from the staff > and other families. > > Are any of you attempting something similar? What approach do you take? Do > you have any words of wisdom to offer? > > You may respond directly to me or to the list. > Thank you. > Megan Hughes > VA Adult Education & Literacy Centers > mehughes@vcu.edu I am a coordinating a family literacy project in a remote rural area of British Columbia where we are hoping to establish a Homework Club, in response to a great deal of interest on the part of parents of elementary school students. We are roughly following a program set out in a publication of Frontier College, "The Peanut Butter and Jelly Guide to Organizing a Homework Club", and will encourage students of all ages to use the service. The "club" will be staffed by volunteers that will be trained through the literacy project, and we hope to have a "youth liaison" (through a provincial government program whereby a youth is paid in post-secondary tuition credit vouchers) to help coordinate it. Right now we are in the planning stages, are negotiating for space in a church basement, are looking for our Youth Liaison, and will be collecting materials, resources and volunteers. As well, we are hoping to obtain a used computer through a program that offers such equipment to literacy programs. We hope to be set up and running weekly sessions by spring. I am very interested in following your project, and would be grateful if you would stay in touch, either through the listserv or with me directly. Leslie Kiehlbauch Okanagan University College <lkiehlba@okanagan.bc.ca> or <lkiehlba@jetstream.net>
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