“The broadest, and maybe the most meaningful definition of volunteering: doing more than you have to because you want to, in a cause you consider good”
– Ivan Scheier
Literacy Now Cowichan’s cause is Adult Basic Education. Watch this video to understand more about the importance of adult education…
"A wonderful attitude of the learners. Having an environment where you can respond to that."
--Larry
"For many years in journalism words were the tools of my trade, and I wanted to be able to use that experience in retirement. Literacy tutoring is a perfect way to do that. It’s very easy to hibernate when you’re retired. I know many colleagues who did exactly that. Wanting to avoid that, I looked for something useful to do, and tutoring fills that need very well.
Tutoring is very rewarding. It is wonderful to see a learner suddenly grasp a language concept that they should have learned in school, but never did."
--David
"English learners have told me they were more able to listen to news, talk on the phone, write memos at work, do job interviews, stand up to fraud, read a good novel, chat with co-workers, and meet with their kid’s teacher.
When English learners find their lives better, I feel joy for them."
"[Tutoring] broadens my knowledge of electronics and different electronics. And I meet interesting people."
--Anton
We acknowledge that we live, work, and learn on the traditional and unceded lands of the Quw'utsun people.
Literacy Now Cowichan is committed to providing an open and inclusive environment where anyone can come to learn in a safe, welcoming, barrier-free space.
