H-A-double L-O-W-double E-N spells Halloween! Welcome boils and ghouls, happy Halloween. Since we started doing the FESA Blog, we have yet to land on the date, but this year changes that! For this spooky blog post, we wanted to go back to the way cool era of the 1990s; where Halloween was as important as Pokémon, Pogs, and Alf. Okay, off the bat not all of these were published in the 90s, but, thanks to cable TV replaying these classic every year, Garfield’s Halloween Adventu

On October 22nd, we held our Annual General Meeting, and at every AGM we like to hand out awards to outstanding people and organizations that have done something special. Komal Kyada is this year’s recipient of the FESA Celebration of Learning Award. Komal moved to Canada in 2020 and first joined the Early Literacy program with her daughter in January 2021; Komal told us the basic English instruction was incredibly helpful and provided her with a great starting point with her

Reading is one of the best things you can do to provide an early boost to your child’s development. It provides practice for many important skills like reading, shape recognition, and speaking; it introduces new words, lets kids practice holding an item, and it provides a chance for the family to bond. To ensure that you and your child are sitting down together reading, here are some steps you can take to make story time more engaging, a regular part of your routine, and more

Cooks with Stones is the top winner of ABC Life Literacy Canada’s 2022 Canada Life Literacy Innovation Award. Last week we were lucky enough to attend the award ceremony, share knowledge and celebrate with other inspiring literacy programs and award winners. We also recently had the closing ceremony and graduation for our 2022 Cooks with Stones program participants. So, this week on our blog, we thought we’d take a closer look at the program and all the partnerships that made

Most children love sitting down with art supplies to create a masterpiece. Anything from paint, crayons, chalk and markers to clay and dough to left over kitchen and food items like egg cartons and popsicle sticks. Another way to encourage children’s creativity is with some art-themed books. We’ve put together a list with books about famous artists, creating art and using your imagination. And though this list is intended for children, we hope it might inspire you too! Beauti