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NEW LEARNING CENTRE AT THE LIVING ROOM

A recent partnership between the Basic Education Department of Vancouver Community College (VCC) and the Lookout Society has led to the pilot of a new learning centre at The LivingRoom (524 Powell St.), specifically focused on learners who use The LivingRoom and/or live in buildings supervised by the Lookout. The partnership between VCC and the Lookout evolved organically out of the college’s desire to maintain a connection with the Downtown Eastside community, and the expressed interest by staff at The LivingRoom to have a fundamental literacy class. Since September 2011, free classes have been held at The LivingRoom on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Learners are provided with help in reading, writing, computers, and math by Rene Merkel, the class instructor, and Jessica Jessome, a staff member at The LivingRoom.

You can read more about this exciting partnership here:

http://dteslit.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-learning-centre-at-livingroom.html

This month's issue of 'Round DTES Literacy Life also features a story on the learning centre at The LivingRoom. You can read the issue here.