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Learner Spotlight: Meet Vanessa
March 1, 2023June 2, 2023
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Learner Spotlight: Meet Vanessa

Welcome to our Monthly Learner Spotlight! We invite you to meet Vanessa, our featured student this month in our “Learner Spotlight.” Featured adult learners represent the Literacy Council’s Tutoring, Community Classes, Parent and Workplace Literacy Programs, as well as authors from our literary magazine, Reflections: Voices of English Learners. Vanessa was among the first group...

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Brent
March 1, 2023June 2, 2023
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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Brent

As the Literacy Council celebrates our 60th anniversary of providing the Frederick County community with essential adult literacy programs, our volunteers have been the driving force behind six decades of impact. Brent Gross is one of those passionate volunteers who we are honoring in this month’s Volunteer Spotlight, contributing over 180 volunteer hours.   As part...

In Memory of Literacy Council Students
February 28, 2023March 6, 2023
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In Memory of Literacy Council Students

The Literacy Council offers sincere condolences to the families and friends of our special students. We are greatly saddened by the tragic death of one of our students,  Ekoue Fabrice Gbadoe, on February 15, 2023. Ekoue recently began learning with the Literacy Council during Workplace English classes at Bimbo Bakeries USA.  His coworkers shared this...

Learner Spotlight: Meet Helon
February 7, 2023June 2, 2023
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Learner Spotlight: Meet Helon

Welcome to our monthly Learner Spotlight! We invite you to meet Helon, our featured student this month in our “Learner Spotlight”.  Featured adult learners  represent the Literacy Council’s literacy programs, including authors from Reflections: Voices of English Learners, the Literacy Council’s literary magazine, as well as adult learners in other programs. Helon contributed her story...

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet George
February 7, 2023June 2, 2023
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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet George

As the Literacy Council celebrates our 60th anniversary of providing the Frederick County community with essential adult literacy programs, our volunteers have been the driving force behind six decades of impact. Thousands of passionate individuals have selected the Literacy Council’s mission and services as the place to dedicate their time.  George Conly is one of those...

Lifting Lives Through Literacy for Sixty Years
January 30, 2023January 8, 2024
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Lifting Lives Through Literacy for Sixty Years

The Literacy Council of Frederick County, Maryland (LCFC) celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2023! Since its founding in October 1963, its volunteer tutors have instructed some 9,250 Frederick County residents in reading, speaking English, and everyday life skills. Their contribution has had a profound impact on Frederick County. A new vision, Literacy Lifts Lives, guides...

Volunteer Spotlight: Winter Classes Expand to Meet Needs
January 11, 2023June 2, 2023
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Volunteer Spotlight: Winter Classes Expand to Meet Needs

When the Literacy Council was founded in 1963 by volunteers from Church Women United, they were inspired to teach seasonal migrant workers to read.  This month’s Volunteer Spotlight features the amazing volunteers of today, sixty years later, who are similarly dedicated to providing Frederick County adults with pathways to essential literacy skills. The Literacy Council...

Learner Spotlight: Book Club Explores “Coming of Age in the 21st Century”
January 9, 2023June 2, 2023
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Learner Spotlight: Book Club Explores “Coming of Age in the 21st Century”

Written by Catherine Coundjeris, Book Club Facilitator and Writing Classes Instructor This winter’s Book Club at the Literacy Council met for three sessions and delved into stories from an anthology, Coming of Age in the 21st Century edited by Mary Frosch.  It was a an inward journey of self-exploration as first generation Americans and people...

Volunteer Spotlight: Thank You to Our Volunteers
December 14, 2022December 22, 2022
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Volunteer Spotlight: Thank You to Our Volunteers

The Literacy Council held its 8th Celebration of Achievements event on November 3rd at the Delaplaine Arts Center, a joyful occasion recognizing our adult learners who completed classes and accomplished milestone achievements this past year.  Also featured were some of the many volunteers who dedicate time each week to tutor or teach classes for the Literacy Council’s...

Learner Spotlight: Fall Classes Bring Joyful Teaching & Learning
December 14, 2022December 22, 2022
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Learner Spotlight: Fall Classes Bring Joyful Teaching & Learning

Fall classes have been especially joyful this year as students return to more in-person instruction in the Literacy Council’s classroom, as well as other locations.  Remote instruction also continued with students for whom this was the best option to access learning opportunities. Classes were conducted in U.S. Civics, multi level Conversation, Parent Conversation (at two...