Hello everybody! The river valley is starting to turn to gold!! Every morning I drive down Groat Road, turn onto the River Valley Road and then drive up to PALS through the Legislative Grounds. I love the drive and watching all the seasons change. This is a beautiful time of year. I know that Fall …
Celebrating International Literacy Day In an inspiring celebration of literacy, PALS and ECALA joined forces at Edmonton City Hall to commemorate International Literacy Day on September 8th. The event showcased the impact of literacy and the hard work of the adult learners in Edmonton. It was a day to honour the joy of reading and …
Greetings from your Math Literacy Coordinator! We’re on a mission to boost our community’s math skills, and it’s exciting to see our learners making progress and finding success! Here’s the latest news from the PALS Math Literacy program. Science for the Trades Class Every Saturday from 10 AM to 12 PM at the PALS office, …
Hello everyone! Good news! We still have a few spots available for our English reading, writing, and speaking CLB 3/4 classes on Wednesdays. The classes are from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM and from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM. It’s first come, first served, so if you are looking for an opportunity to work on …
WOW! International Literacy Day was such an enormous success! This event celebrated literacy in all its forms, but as the Digital Literacy Program Coordinator, I wanted to call special attention to the Digital Literacy learners! Alie shared a sample of his Chromebooks project and fun facts about goats. Danny, well known for his participation in …
My Family Trip to Toronto By Brandon My family and I left for Toronto via Calgary on Air Canada. We landed at the Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga at 18.50 hours after a 3 hour and 20-minute flight. We stayed with family in Mississauga. My sister and I also spent time with our cousins who …
It is Full-Tilt Summer everybody! I hope you are enjoying the weather! We seem to be blessed with a few days of rain and then a few days sunshine. I love it! Summer is quieter but we are all working on updating materials and putting tutor resources together. I am looking forward to sharing our …
We have never seen the classes so busy at PALS. Bonnie is managing the program and we have a wonderful LELL assistant, Jeff who is helping her keep everything moving smoothly. We have 8 daytime classes with Hanieh that have been a great success! All of the classes have learners, but we do have room …
Before coming to PALS, I used to experience anxiety when it came to using computers. I was afraid of fraud and identity theft. Communicating with family members who were using computers was also challenging for me. While my family and support system wanted me to learn to use computers, I recognized I had to learn …
In 2017 I started to work in the masonry field as an Operator Labourer. I worked labouring for about 3 years even though I was able to lay bricks because I used to be a bricklayer back home. I knew that I needed to get my certificate in order to be a bricklayer in Canada, …
