It’s about learning together! Explore the Family Literacy Program offered through Vernon Regional Adult Based Education.
Together, we can help you and your family begin the journey to a brighter future.
This 26-week Family Literacy Program is for adults who want to complete their GED, who want to improve their English, who want to enhance their parenting skills, who want to learn how to make teachable moments with their children, and who are interested in learning about community outreach programs and resources.
This program will be held at the Indian Valley YMCA, located 375 Hartford Turnpike (Route 30), Vernon, CT.
Vernon Regional Adult Basic Education (VRABE) together with the Family Resource Centers (FRC’s) administered through Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN), KidSafe, and the Indian Valley YMCA will deliver instruction for a period of 26 weeks, 3-hour per day, Monday through Friday. The program will deliver GED classes two days per week (Monday & Tuesday) and ESL classes two days per week (Thursday & Friday). Each Wednesday all families will convene for parenting workshops, nutrition, Raising Readers, guest speakers, and field trips. Students will bring their children on their scheduled days and will participate in a multi-age early childhood program. Meals will be provided each day for all participants and their children. VRABE’s Family Literacy Program will provide interactive literacy activities through the Parents and Children Together curriculum (PACT). This curriculum is designed to help parents learn how to teach their children. .
As parents participate in GED or ESL classes, their children will be engaged in developmentally appropriate activities facilitated by the YMCA staff. In an effort to assist with recruitment and to increase the possible number of families served by this program, enrollment will be open for the first 20 weeks
Contact Information:
Svetlana Grishtaev, VRABE Family Literacy Program Coordinator
Telephone: (860) 836 - 0514
or email
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