Washington National Cathedral

Workshop Agenda

9:45 am; Sign-in and refreshments
10:00 am; Gathering, welcome and introductions
10:15 am: Program
Focus: The Importance of Family Literacy
Speaker: Nicole Lubar, Education Director, Washington Literacy Council

Nicole has more than 13 years of experience teaching children, teens and adults who struggle with reading. She is trained and certified in many reading systems, including the Wilson Reading System. In her work with the Washington Literacy Council, she trains volunteers as tutors or small group instructors and provides ongoing support as they work with their students. She also conducts student assessments and places students in curriculum and classes that best address their individual needs. She will complete an education master of science in reading at Johns Hopkins University in December of this year.

Nicole will describe the work of the Washington Literacy Council and specifically the Council’s Family Literacy Program, which meets on the first Wednesday of each month at Payne Elementary School and the first Saturday at the Council offices. She will talk about the need for volunteers in both the Council’s adult and family programs and the training provided.

Focus: Conversations with Volunteers, New Resources

For more information contact Literacy Program Coordinator, Carol Hurlburt.

Directions: Enter the Cathedral Close from Wisconsin Avenue on South Road. If the West Front doors are still locked, go around the corner to the handicap-accessible entrance on the north side of the building near the exit from the garage. If the door is locked, ring the bell and inform security that you are with the Literacy Program. Then proceed to the South elevator and Room S-4. Alternatively, you may enter through the lower level Way of Peace by Bethlehem Chapel, cross to the north side of the building and walk up the steps to the nave.