Regent Park Learning Centre

More than 5,000 hours of small group literacy instruction were provided to women at the Regent Park Learning Centre last year.

417 Gerrard Street East, 2nd Floor

Imagine not being able to read your child’s homework, use a bank machine or work with a computer. Living in today’s world requires both literacy and numeracy, yet there are many adults whose lives and future well-being are severely limited by their inability to read or deal with the basic arithmetic they must encounter in daily life. Reading, writing, math and computer skills are necessary to finding employment or furthering education goals. Furthermore, literacy builds confidence and self-esteem.

Dixon Hall’s Regent Park Learning Centre is a priceless educational resource in the heart of downtown Toronto that gives adults a chance to take control of their lives through literacy programs and computer training. The Centre’s goal is to teach the basic skills that will help learners to participate more fully in their communities, to transition into more productive lives and to know their rights through the development of literacy skills, because everyone deserves access to these fundamental skills, regardless of age or circumstance.

Many exciting things happen at the Regent Park Learning Centre. The Literacy Program provides daily small group instruction in a supportive setting and a curriculum based on individually established learning goals. In the computer centre, The Family Computer Literacy Program provides computer access and training to both children and adults so that they may improve keyboarding skills, learn various software (Microsoft Word and Excel), surf the Internet or use an email account.

Parents participating in the literacy programs can learn with ease of mind, knowing that excellent childcare is available free of charge. While parents are acquiring new skills, the children, too, can learn and grow by participating in creative and fun activities. Pre-school children can play together, improving their language, social and problem-solving skills, and an after-school drop-in program is available for the older children.

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To contact the Regent Park Learning Centre:

417 Gerrard Street East, 2nd Floor
416-363-8025
Fax: 416-363-3385
Computer Room: 416-363-7026

Ava Jones, Manager
ava.jones@dixonhall.org