Literacy and Learning programs
2010 Legacies Now provides resource guides, educational programs and strategic support for parents, individuals and organizations working on advancing literacy and community learning.
From our Early Literacy and Learning team working with communities to promote healthy child development, to our Literacy Now Communities program that identifies and addresses local literacy issues, to our Parents as Literacy Supporters resource, we support everyone who wishes to advance literacy in the province.
Our various Community Learning tools address specific topics related to personal and professional development.
Program listings
View a list of our Literacy and Learning programs below. You may also find programs relevant to you by sorting using User Group and/or Category of program.
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2010 Legacies Now Connecting Communities Tour
From 2005-2008, the 2010 Legacies Now Connecting Communities Tour travelled to 36 communities to share the spirit of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games with close to 300,000 British Columbians.
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Early Literacy and Learning Services and Resources
Early Literacy and Learning services and resources are designed to support families, caregivers, early learning practitioners and educators who interact with children from birth to eight years of age.
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Family Literacy Certificate Program
The Family Literacy Certificate Program will build your knowledge and skills in a wide range of areas that are key to high-quality family literacy programs and services.
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Heroes Live Here
Heroes Live Here is a community resource that encourages children and youth to discover what makes a hero heroic, to celebrate the everyday heroes in their own lives, and to act heroically themselves through community projects.
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Jacques Demers Literacy Tour
As part of a campaign to strengthen community literacy, 2010 Legacies Now, in partnership with the Province of BC, brought Stanley Cup winning coach Jacques Demers to three BC communities in 2007. Mr. Demers shared his inspiring personal story of his struggle with low literacy.
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Kindergarten Learning Project Resources
The Kindergarten Learning Project (KLP) brought together early primary educators from across BC to develop and field test an assessment framework and resources, which kindergarten teachers could use to track child development and design learning experiences to match each stage of development.
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LEAP BC
LEAP BC™ provides children from birth to age five with a strong foundation in literacy, physical activity and healthy eating, through fun activities and play.
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Literacy Now Communities program
The Literacy Now Communities program guides communities through a planning process to identify local literacy needs, and create and implement a literacy action plan.
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PALS
PALS is a family literacy program that gives parents and caregivers new strategies to encourage learning in their pre-school and kindergarten-aged children.
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Play at the Heart of Learning Workshops
Play at the Heart of Learning is a series of hands-on, interactive workshops developed for educators (early years through primary) to support healthy child development and encourage learning through play.
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RBC 2010 Legacies Now Speaker Series
The RBC 2010 Legacies Now Speaker Series was an educational program that provided opportunities for BC businesses and communities to learn from international experts in the Olympic and Paralympic Games industry.
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School Programs
Together with its partners, 2010 Legacies Now offers school resources aimed at building a legacy of healthy living, arts participation and social responsibility.
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StrongStart BC Workshops
2010 Legacies Now, in partnership with the B.C. Ministry of Education, offers a series of professional development workshops for StrongStart BC facilitators.
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Women on Boards
Women on Boards: A Guide to Getting Involved offers information to help women serve on governing boards and committees.
2010 Legacies Now thanks the Province of BC and numerous other
partners, sponsors and organizations for their invaluable support.
