Fall 2016 student registration dates
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL Classes) Tuesday, August 9: 2-3pm & 6-7pm Monday, August 15: 2-3pm & 6-7 pm Wednesday, August 17: 2-3 & 6-7 pm Please be on time. Adult Literacy & Adult GED Tutoring Tuesday, July 12: 10am-12pm & 6-8pm
Thursday, July 14: 10am-12pm & 6-8pm
Monday, July 18: 10am-12pm & 6-8pm
Wednesday, July 20: 10am-12pm & 6-8pm Please review these dates and call us (919-489-8383) to reserve a spot in a session. These sessions will take
Update: We are reviewing applications for the DCDC position
UPDATE: We are currently reviewing applications for the DCDC Program Coordinator/Lead Instructor position. We are no longer accepting new applications. GED & Life Skills / Job-Readiness Program Coordinator / Lead Instructor The Durham Literacy Center has a vacancy for a full-time contract position (40 hours per week) for the Coordinator/Lead Instructor of the GED and Life Skills Program for Youth in the Durham County Detention Center. The right candidate must have bachelor’s
Update: Our need for summer tutors for our youth program has been met!
Update: Many thanks to all who spread the news that we needed summer tutors for our youth education programs! We now have enough tutors to work with your young adult learners through July. If you are still interested in joining our program, please contact us to let us know that you would like to tutor in the fall semester, which begins in September. If you have some free time in the morning and would like to help youth aged 16 to 24 earn their high school equivalency degrees
Volunteer Orientation & Tutor Training Dates
Volunteer Orientations, Adult Literacy Tutor Training, and ESOL Tutor Training will take place in August. Volunteer Orientations We highly recommend that prospective volunteers attend a Volunteer Orientation to learn about each of our programs, the various volunteer roles available during the coming semester, the expectations for each role, and any related training requirements. Volunteer orientations for the Fall Semester will take place on: Tuesday, August 9 (6-7pm) Thurs
Building community by building literacy (Herald-Sun article)
SunTrust Bank was honored on Thursday as the 2016 Leader in Literacy Award recipient at the Durham Literacy Center’s 9th Annual Leaders in Literacy Breakfast. Chris Bell, Central Carolina regional president, accepted the award on behalf of SunTrust. Each year, the Durham Literacy Center recognizes an individual or organization that has helped Durham residents reach their literacy goals and promoted literacy in other geographic areas. Read the rest of the Herald-Sun article he