Building Blocks to Literacy – Centre for Family Literacy

Can parents and caregivers help their children get ready for literacy? Parents and caregivers will be able to identify the stage their child is in and participate in fun hands-on activities with their child.

To register: CFL - Workshops

Technology and the Early Years – Centre for Family Literacy

Are children and technology a good combination? We also look at how much time children spend with technology every day and explore what technology is out there for young children and how it is being used.

To register: CFL - Workshops

Bringing Stories to Life – Centre for Family Literacy

Do you read a book or share a story and what is the difference? This workshop explores the strategies parents and caregivers can use to lift the written words off the pages of a book and truly bring the book to life! Participants will be provided with a variety of resources, tools and strategies to take story time to the next level.

To register: CFL - Workshops

Learn Together- How to Build Your Own Family Book Club – Centre for Family Literacy

Learning happens best when in the context of a family! Family Book Club is an engaging program that allows family members to develop and strengthen their literacy, numeracy and language skills through interactive and innovative story sharing. The program will provide families with all the tools, activities and materials they need to extend this learning into their everyday lives.

To register: CFL - Workshops

Learning Together- How to Build Your Own 3,2,1, Fun! Numeracy Program – Centre for Family Literacy

Learning happens best when in the context of family! This workshop will provide participants with everything they need to build and start their own 3,2,1, Fun! Numeracy Program. Participants will be provided with simple and engaging ideas and activities to help families discover a love of numbers; you can COUNT on that!

To register: CFL - Workshops

Secret Learning Through Games – Centre for Family Literacy

Children want to play games. They look forward to playing with their family and to the challenge of learning new things. This workshop will uncover some of the hidden learning that games teach. It will also let families play many games made with simple materials, and even give them the chance to create a game.

To register: CFL - Workshops

Come Play with Me – Centre for Family Literacy

Play is a child’s job. Everyday children set out to discover how the world works through play. This workshop uses simple household items mixed with a little imagination and a lot of laughter to create tools for learning that anyone can make.

To register: CFL – Workshops

Play Adventures Ages 0-6 – KARA Family Resource Centre

Through fun activities and experiments, children build curiosity, creativity, and key learning skills in an engaging, interactive environment.

To register: KARA – Programs

Lunch Kids in the Kitchen Ages 6-9 – KARA Family Resource Centre

Through hands-on cooking, they’ll explore nutritious foods while learning the importance of kitchen hygiene and safety in a fun, engaging environment.

To register: KARA – Programs

Tween Fun Ages 10-13 – KARA Family Resource Centre

Using recyclable and mixed materials, you’ll discover what art means to you and create unique projects that reflect your own voice.

To register: KARA – Programs

Herbal Harvest – KARA Family Resource Centre

Little ones will help gather herbs, enjoy sensory play, and create fun take-home crafts like nature collages.

To register: KARA – Programs

Adventures in Play – KARA Family Resource Centre

Each session nurtures curiosity, connection, and key skills like communication, fine motor development, and problem-solving through hands-on exploration of colour, texture, and materials.

To register: KARA – Programs

Schools Out Adventures Ages 6-12 – KARA Family Resource Centre

Ignite curiosity, creativity, and confidence in kids age 6 to teens with our dynamic Out-of-School Adventure Program! Blending the best of STEM, nature, sports, and the arts, this program offers hands-on learning and active fun in a safe, inclusive environment where every child can thrive.

To register: KARA – Programs

Basic Digital Skills – Centre for Family Literacy

Workshops are 2 hours long, and some topics include:

• Google Workspace

• Create a Digital Cookbook

• Make Your Own Family Tree

• Online Safety

• Resumes and Cover Letters

To register: CFL – BDS

Basic Digital Literacy -Alberta Immigrant Women & Children Centre

Learn the basics like turning on a computer, searching on the internet, creating an email account, and using document creating tools like Microsoft Word and Excel. This class is best for newcomers who have low-level computer skills and want to learn the basics.

Who this program is for:

• Newcomer women who have never used a computer or digital device but want to become more familiar with how to use computers in their daily lives

To register: AIWCC – BDL

CITC811 Critical Thinking – NAIT

Critical thinking calls for the use of reasoning skills. Being an active learner rather than a passive consumer of information is key. Instead of accepting ideas and presumptions at face value, critical thinkers vigorously challenge them. They are constantly willing to discover that the concepts, justifications, and conclusions do not fully capture the situation. Instead of relying on gut instinct or intuition, critical thinkers will discover, analyze, and methodically solve problems.

Today, many people experience information overload. We are bombarded with messages urging us to believe certain ideas, purchase certain products, support specific causes, and live our lives in this or that particular way. How do you know what to believe? How do you separate the truth from the myths? The answer lies in critical thinking skills. The ability to clearly reason through problems and present arguments logically and compellingly has become a key skill for survival in today’s world. With the tools you gain in this course, you will be able to differentiate critical thinking from non-critical thinking, recognize and evaluate assumptions, identify types of faulty reasoning, and apply practical techniques to achieve clarity in thinking and problem-solving.

Offered in self-paced on-demand or remote live formats.

To register: NAIT – CITC811

Healthy Boundaries and Effective Communication – The Family Centre

Do you find it difficult to speak up for yourself and share your opinion or feelings, especially when they aren’t the same as someone else’s? A lack of assertiveness or confidence can result in challenges between you and your family, partner, or coworkers. Effective communication and conflict management skills are critical for your overall health and happiness. You have a right to be heard, make your own choices, and even say “no.”

You will build skills to enhance your communication by understanding:

• Different communication styles

• What assertive communication is, why assertive communication is important, and how to communicate assertively

• How to effectively resolve conflicts

• “I” statement

• Boundaries and how to say no

By the end of the course, you will feel more comfortable:

• Communicating, resolving conflict, setting boundaries, and asserting yourself

• Sharing your most important concerns

• Solving day-to-day problems and challenges

How much does it cost?

Group workshop: $75 per person

Private session: $325 per person

We are dedicated to supporting families of all income levels. We offer a subsidy for attending the group workshop for this class, thanks to funding from the City of Edmonton Family and Community Support Services.

If needed, you can apply for a subsidy by selecting one of the subsidy options in the registration form.

To register: TFC - HBEC

Unmasking Micro-Inequities - Center for Race and Culture (CFRAC)

Learn about micro-inequities, how they impact others, and how to hold people accountable for them.

The Centre for Race and Culture has developed a series of educational workshops and free open-access resources for service providers and the general public in Edmonton, Alberta under the name Unmasking Micro-inequities. This project supports participants to learn ways to hold themselves and others accountable when faced with everyday moments of discrimination—specifically micro-inequities—in their own lives and workplaces. We define micro-inequities as subtle, indirect, and often unintentional practices or behaviours that communicate bias or prejudice against members of marginalized groups, making them feel belittled, excluded, disrespected, or disadvantaged. These discriminatory acts occur across power dynamics, impacting members of marginalized groups such as women, 2SLGBTQ+ folks, people with disabilities, religious minorities, and persons living in poverty. By learning about the interplay between macro- and micro-level inequities, participants will learn why micro-inequities are not small or insignificant, but harmful. Together, we will explore the various forms of micro-inequities and the power dynamics that inform them, along with strategies for recognizing and meaningfully responding to incidents of micro-inequities. Educational content will include definitions, up-to-date theory, and a broad range of examples and stories, all contextualized to the realities we face in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Using an engaged approach, opportunities for self-reflection, sharing experiences, discussion and action-planning will be woven throughout the workshops and resources. 

We will learn: 

• What micro-inequities and microaggressions are;  

• How to recognize and unmask them;   

• Why and how they are harmful; and, 

• Strategies for intervening in them (as bystanders, allies and targets) 

For more information: CFRAC Training

KAIROS Blanket Exercise – Reach Edmonton

The KAIROS Blanket Exercise is a workshop that explores the nation-to-nation relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.

Blankets arranged on the floor represent land and participants are invited to step into the roles of First Nations, Inuit and later Métis peoples. The workshop helps people to understand how the colonization of this land impacts those who were here long before settlers arrived. It engages people’s minds and hearts in understanding why the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples is often broken and how we can take an action together.

The Blanket Exercise is available for community organizations in Edmonton and surrounding areas upon requests. The cost is subsidized by REACH for non-profit organizations that work with vulnerable populations. It is recommended that groups have a minimum of 12 participants.

If you are interested in having Blanket Exercise for your team, please contact Rie Nakai at rie.nakai@reachedmonton.ca.

To register: KAIROS Blanket Exercise – REACH

Intercultural Learning and Social Justice Workshops – Multicultural Health Brokers Co-Operative

These workshops intend to increase knowledge and build skills of participants in understanding social and cultural identities and how they influence experience of privilege, oppression and marginalization. 

These workshops explore broader issues of inequities and the complexities of building intercultural alliances to achieve social justice and change

Workshops can include:

• Integrating a racial equity lens in policy and practice 

• Organizing culturally diverse communities for change

Interested? Individuals and organizations interested in accessing our Journeys program can contact MCHB for public offerings and customized workshops for organizations. For more information contact Arlyn at mchb@mchb.org or call 780-423-1973.

Website page: MCHB - Journeys to Intercultural Wisdom and Equity