Typical Easter celebrations have been kiboshed this year due to our freak winter weather storm as well as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. But, we have some ideas on how to make the holiday fun while staying safe indoors! Even though Easter is associated with the Christian religion, there are a lot of fun and non-denominational activities that your whole family can take part in. You can even put a spin on many of these activities and make them into your own tradition! Get craft

We received another heartwarming message from another program participant. Ela and her son Mithran have been attending our programs for approximately 2 years. They now attend our Online Parent Child Mother Goose program facilitated by Beibei Lu. Ela wrote: Hi Beibei. We are happy to see you after a vacation. Wish you a happy new year. Hope you had a good time with family. [Today] your new addition of rhymes was very nice. If possible, can you add Twinkle Twinkle Little Star t

Even though the weather is getting warmer each day, a lot of places are still closed to the public due to COVID-19 health regulations. Besides taking socially-distanced walks, there isn't a whole lot to do with your family right now because of these restrictions. So, we thought of some activities happening throughout the rest of March that you and your family can safely do from the comfort of your homes for free. Watch a Virtual Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) Performanc

On March 11, 1996, the Further Education Society of Alberta was officially incorporated. It has been 25 years of working with the community on literacy and learning. It’s hard to believe that FESA has been removing barriers to access opportunities by providing free programming, books, and essential literacy tools for such a longtime. There have been many hands who have helped raise FESA up; being a non-profit organization for a quarter of a century is only possible by the har

It feels like spring is just around the corner in Calgary, and what better way to celebrate than having the Calgary Public Library's services reopen on March 10! We've pulled together some books to get you started on this month's reading goals and get your family excited about spring. Spring Is Here (2011) Written and illustrated by Will Hillenbrand "Sniff. Sniff. Sniff. Spring is in the air. Mole can smell it. But Bear is still asleep after his long winter nap. How will Mole

During a recent Wednesday program held in partnership with the Immigrant Services Calgary (ISC), FESA Program Facilitator Beibei Lu was facilitating a special cultural event organized by the ISC staff member May. It’s a Chinese group and everyone was greeted in Chinese. After the program, Beibei received this message and some accompanying images (translated from Chinese by Beibei): Hello Beibei and May, Please see the attachments for the thank you cards to Beibei that [were]