Wiarton District Family

Literacy Association

Who we are and what we do.

 

Wiarton District Family Literacy (WDFL) is a non-profit agency working with families, youth and seniors in the Wiarton area providing confidential one-on-one tutoring and computer-assisted small class learning to those wishing to improve their reading, writing, math and computer skills.

 

Our focus is to provide a variety of educational and alternative

communication opportunities to the general population.

 

WDFL was originally known as Schoolhouse Literacy Skills, which was

incorporated in 1989.

 

From the outset it had an independent board of directors representing the community interest, that has continued today throughout various renaming.  About five years ago, Schoolhouse Literacy Skills became the Bruce

Peninsula Learning Centre.

 

In April 2006 a separate agency was formed that is Community based and Community run by many volunteers.

 

This new program was then registered under the name of Wiarton District Family Literacy Association. It has returned to many of the ideas and

principles that were so successful for many years for Schoolhouse Literacy Skills.

 

Wiarton District Family Literacy is a non-profit organization.

 

·                 community based and community run

·                 supervised by a Community Board of Directors

·                 there are NO paid employees in this agency

 

It is run by a volunteer team of dedicated people of many skills bringing their expertise to the table to provide a variety of teaching programs and

opportunities

 

The team consists of a former literacy instructor who is responsible for the day to day running of the program and is qualified to administer

assessments to students of a variety of abilities and disabilities including Learning Disabilities.

 

A former teacher, qualified in sign language and teacher aides work in small academic group situations.

 

They are backed by support counselors, business people and tutors.

 

All of these people put in many unpaid hours and are dedicated to the

success of the program and to the individual student success.

 

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