About
The Mount Waddington Family Literacy Society works with communities, schools and organizations to support literacy and learning on North Vancouver Island.
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Ongoing programs include:
Volunteer Reading Tutors
Tutor-Mentor Reading Coaches
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Community Adult Literacy Programs (CALP).
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We also hold community literacy events and provide literacy resources to community events.
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BC Society Number: S0054408
Charitable Registration Number: 828782821RR0001
What is Literacy?​
Literacy is the ability to use and understand written and spoken information to allow individuals to achieve their personal and working goals.
It is also communicating and functioning in the world, which expands literacy to include:
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Digital and Computer literacy
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Health & Mental Health literacy
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Financial literacy
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Nature literacy
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Cultural literacy
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Emotional literacy
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Music and Art literacy
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Food literacy
Our Mission
To seek and support a full range of learning projects and programs identified by our communities in the Mount Waddington / North Vancouver Island region so that we become even more resilient. We honour the diversity of our communities by acknowledging, encouraging, and celebrating each community’s vision.
