by Content Creator | Nov 9, 2016 | Our People
Literacy for Life Foundation Executive Director Jack Beetson attended the Lowitja Institute International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference 2016 with Janelle Frail and Dr Ben Bartlett to discuss the difference education is making in remote communities....
by Content Creator | Nov 1, 2016 | Awards, Media
The Foundation has been awarded the inaugural Cynthia Briggs Empowerment through Education Award for our recent work. See the citation below from the Australian College of Educators. The ‘Yes, I Can!’ Aboriginal adult literacy campaign’, overseen by the Literacy for...
by Content Creator | Aug 23, 2016 | Media, Our People
SBS’s Insight with Jenny Brockie aired an episode on low literacy levels in Australia. Jack Beetson was a part of the conversation. Insight: Tuesdays at 8:30pm on SBS ONE
by Content Creator | Jun 21, 2016 | Media
Question: What do the following two words have in common? Discourage Cauliflower Answer: They both include all five vowels – a e i o u. If you answered correctly, well done! These two words were brought in to class by one of the students in Intake Two of the...
by Content Creator | Jun 14, 2016 | Media, Uncategorized
Could greater investment in adult literacy stop the ‘scams, cons and rip-offs’ that are a blight in some Indigenous communities? There’s lots of discussion about the need to improve literacy and numeracy among Indigenous children, which is no doubt...
