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Literacy Volunteers in Mercer County, Inc. |
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Founded in 1979, LV-MC trains, coordinates and supports the efforts of
a dedicated group of volunteer literacy tutors. Our volunteers provide
free, confidential literacy tutoring services to adult residents of
Mercer County at a variety of locations including the public
libraries, workplace sites, churches and retirement homes.
LV-MC
provides comprehensive training in the skills necessary to teach and
motivate adult students. A 21 hour tutor training course is held several
times a
year. We are committed to enabling adults with limited literacy proficiencies to achieve personal, job-related, community and family-oriented goals. The organization provides periodic tutor training, utilizing and supporting volunteers in the delivery of free services. | |
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General Information - what is LV-MC all about?
***************************************************************************************************** Coming Events Two Fall 2008 Tutor Training Classes mid-September, 2008 There will be two Fall 2008 LV-MC Tutor Training courses. A daytime course will be held from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM at our Hamilton office beginning Friday, September 12, 2008. An evening course will be held from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM at the Educational Testing Service headquarters in Princeton beginning Thursday, September 4, 2008. To obtain further information, be placed on ourmailing list and/or enroll for one of these classes, please call our office at 609-587-6027 during normal business hours. 1. The Fall 2008 daytime LV-MC Tutor Training course will be held at at the LV-MC offices at 3535 Quakerbridge Road, Suite 104, Hamilton, NJ 08619. The dates and times are below. A makeup class, if necessary, will be held on Friday, November 7. Free parking is available at our offices. Call our office at 609-587-6027 for further information and to enroll. A map will be sent that shows the location of the building. ` The class dates are: Friday, September 12, 10 AM - 1 PM Friday, September 19, 10 AM - 1 PM Friday, September 26, 10 AM - 1 PM Friday, October 3, 10 AM - 1 PM No class on Friday, October 10 Friday, October 17, 10 AM - 1 PM Friday, October 24, 10 AM - 1 PM Friday, October 31, 10 AM - 1 PM Friday, November 7, 10 AM - 1 PM (makeup class) To register for the class or to obtain more information, please call the LV-MC office at 609-587-6027 or email LV-MC at lvmercer@verizon.net Upon successful completion of the classes, tutors will be certified in both Basic Literacy and English as a Second Language . Two handbooks will be provided to tutors. If possible, we request a $35 donation to help defray the cost of the course. 2. The Fall 2008 evening LV-MC Tutor Training course will be held at the Educational Testing Service (ETS) facility at the intersection of Carter and Rosedale Roads, Princeton, NJ. The dates and times are below. Free parking is available near the building. Call our office at 609-587-6027 for directions and further information. A map will be sent that shows the location of the building at ETS. Upon successful completion of the classes, tutors will be certified in both Basic Literacy and English as a Second Language. Two handbooks will be provided to tutors. If possible, we request a $35 donation to help defray the cost of the course. The class dates are: Thursday, September 4, 6 PM - 9 PM Thursday, September 11, 6 PM - 9 PM Thursday, September 18, 6 PM - 9 PM Thursday, September 25, 6 PM - 9 PM Thursday, October 2, 6 PM - 9 PM No class on Thursday, October 9 Thursday, October 16, 6 PM - 9 PM Thursday, October 23 6 PM - 9 PM ********************************************************************** | |
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LV-MC email: lvmercer@verizon.net |