This spring the Access2English (A2E) program at Archway Community Services extended its language service to Nature and New Land Mushroom Farms in Abbotsford, BC. The curriculum focused on survival English for CLB 1-2 beginner level students. Topics included asking for clarification, work schedules, requesting time off and reading the mushroom farm’s vacation policy. Many participants said they felt more confident, especially with speaking, after the ten-week course.

The Access2English (A2E) program at Archway Community Services works with volunteers to provide English tutoring to those seeking to improve their English skills. Yolanda Wang wrote to express her appreciation for her volunteer tutor, Diane.

The Archway LINC program activated this year’s theme for International Earth Day, Our Power, Our Planet” with a variety of environmental awareness-raising activities. Learners did Community Clean-up activities, planted seeds, made posters, and went to recycling depots.

Congratulations to Archway’s LINC class in Mission, BC for winning this year’s Literacy Week Contest in the West Coast Reader (WCR)! The WCR is a local newspaper and online resource designed to support reading skills for adult English learners. Every year they put out a contest with a theme. Each participant wrote one sentence about how they make mealtime family learning time.