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| Similkameen Recreation Centre |
250-499-2400 |
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| 311-9 Street |
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| Various Programs |
250-499-2353 |
| Lower Similkameen Community Services Society (LSCSS) |
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| Community Action Plan for Children (CAPC), Family Literacy, English as a Second Language, Family Support Program, Community Kitchen, and much more. Call for information. |
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| 700-3 Street |
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| Literacy Helping Teacher |
250-499-2727 |
| School District 53 |
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| Call for information. |
| Free |
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| 830-2 Avenue |
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| One to One Tutoring |
250-499-2352 |
| Lower Similkameen Community Services |
LSCSS@nethop.net |
| Volunteer tutor meets with children once per week. |
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| Reader's Threatre |
250-499-2352 |
| Family Literacy Coordinator |
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| For children grade K-4. Call for more information. |
| Free |
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| Readers' Theatre |
250-499-2352 |
| Lower Similkameen Community Services |
LSCSS@nethop.net |
| After school program for parents and children. Struggling readers read a script over and over out loud, culminating in a performance. Kids write and rewrite their lines. |
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| Teen Tutors |
250-499-2352 |
| Lower Similkameen Community Services |
LSCSS@nethop.net |
| Grade 12 students tutor younger children in literacy skills. Coordinator supervises. Two nights per week at Family Centre. |
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| Various Reading Programs |
250-499-2727 |
| Similkameen Elementary Secondary Schoool - Grades 5-12 |
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| The school offers a one-to-one reading program and an accelerated reading program. Call the school for more information. |
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| 830-2 Avenue |
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| Family Literacy Outreach |
250-499-2352 |
| Lower Similkameen Community Services Society |
Lscss@nethop.net |
| 8 week after school program for 8 to 12 year olds and their parents. |
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| Local library |
250-499-2313 |
| Keremeos Public Library |
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| The library offfers storytime, summer reading club, friends of the library and more. Call for details. |
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| 638-7th Avenue |
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| Literacy Outreach Coordinator |
250-295-0112 |
| Shauna Hassell |
literacyoutreachsos@gmail.com |
| Supporting literacy initiatives and program coordination in the community. |
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| Literacy Outreach Coordinator |
250-763-0456 Ext. 202 |
| The Bridge Youth and Family Services |
michele.hucul@thebridgeservices.ca |
| Supporting literacy services and planning in your community. |
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| Literacy Coordinator |
250-498-3481 |
| School District 53 |
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| We strive to ensure that school age children are receiving the services they need. |
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| South Central Interior Distance Education School (SCIDES) |
1-800-663-3865 |
| DISTANCE ED for School District 58 |
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| Flexible learning for all ages. Work independently using paper based and/or online course materials. Grade K-12. |
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