City
Celebrates Literacy Month with Graduation Ceremony
City of Carlsbad News Updates: 8.31.2017
Sep
05 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation 12N
Sep
14 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation 6p
The
City of Carlsbad is celebrating National Literacy Month with a graduation
ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., at the Carlsbad City Library Learning Center,
3368 Eureka Place. The ceremony will recognize the hard work of the first
graduates from the new Career Online High School program, a partnership of the
Carlsbad City Library through the California State Library, Gale, part of
Cengage Learning and the Carlsbad Library & Arts Foundation's Benson Family
Trust. Career Online High School offers adults the opportunity to earn an
accredited high school diploma and career certificate online.
About
Career Online High School
Career
Online High School provides scholarships to qualified adults who are looking to
expand their career opportunities, prepare for workforce entry and continue
their education.
Career
Online High School is free and open to residents of Carlsbad and neighboring
communities.
To
be considered for enrollment, applicants need to complete an online
self-assessment, prerequisite course and an in-person interview.
Once
enrolled in the program, Career Online High School connects each student with
an online academic coach, who provides the student with a customized career
path, offers ongoing guidance, evaluates performance and connects the student
with the resources needed to complete the courses.
Students
are given up to 18 months to complete the program.
Career
Online High School is one of several learning programs the Carlsbad City
Library offers to the community.
About
Library Literacy Services
Since
1984, Carlsbad City Library's Literacy Services staff has matched
English-speaking adults with volunteer tutors who help them meet their goals
with reading, writing and computer skills.
All
services are free and confidential.
Since
its inception, the literacy program has helped more than 2,000 adults
participate more fully in their lives by getting better jobs, reading to their
children and learning how to use a computer.
The
literacy program also provides those interested with an opportunity to
volunteer. Last year, tutors logged 10,000 volunteer hours.
In
addition to literacy tutoring, the Library Learning Center provides traditional
library services, homework assistance and study rooms, public computer access
and computer classes, story times for children, teen programs and special
events. MORE INFORMATION @
