Project Literacy Central Okanagan Society

Summer solstice is National Indigenous Peoples Day! The summer solstice holds deep spiritual and cultural significance for many Indigenous Peoples, marking a time of renewal, connection, and celebration.

More resources to check out:

The original people of the Okanagan
https://syilx.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Original_People.pdf

The Syilx Okanagan Nation Alliance
- webinars (watershed webinar coming up June 24th!)
- fish education and restoration
- ceremonies
- broodstock and hatchery tours
and much more!

Everyone deserves a safe place to call home ♥

A huge shout out to The Central Okanagan Family Hub - Kelowna for supporting children, families, and parents for the past 10 years! It was wonderful to see so many contributing organizations attending to share in the celebration. Here's to another wonderful 10 years of helping families in our community!

We're thrilled to have Anna Lynn join us for the summer, as our Education Outreach Coordinator. Anna will be supporting the Summer Reading Program and assisting with our Social Media. Anna is studying Biology at UBCO and is on the UBCO Cross Country/Track Team. Funding for her position was made possible through the Canada Summer Job Program.

The Agraphia-ites are the winners of the 7th Annual Team Spelling Bee! It was a close competition this year with two of the ten teams tied at the end of the tie-breaker round. Our Team Spirit Award went to the Kelowna Sunrise Rotary Club. A huge thank you to our title sponsor Urban Systems, our supporting sponsor Source Office Furniture, and our media sponsor, Vista Radio. All funds raised go towards supporting our literacy programs. We look forward to seeing current and new teams at our Team Spelling Bee next year!

Our One to One In School Reading Program for children in grades 1-4 is wrapping up the end of May. On Friday, we held a volunteer appreciation lunch as a thank you to our volunteers. This year over 100 volunteers dedicated their time to help 134 children improve their reading skills. The One to One Reading Program is in 14 elementary schools in the Central Okanagan. The program is funded in part by Decoda Literacy Solutions, the Province of BC, and ONE TO ONE Literacy. The One to One Reading Program will start up again next fall.

The registration for our Annual Spelling Bee Fundraiser is currently open! If you know of any companies that wish to register a team, please share!

Teams are comprised of 8 adults, and the spelling happens all together over a delicious breakfast.

All proceeds from this fundraiser help Project Literacy deliver excellent programs to children and adults in our Okanagan community. Visit our website to register a team or share this post in your network! 😃

https://projectliteracy.ca/events/spelling-bee/

We can help you understand and fill out your census form. Give us a call or email! Or send this to someone that might need some help 🙂

Does a senior (65+) in your family need help using their mobile phone, tablet or laptop? Our Digital Literacy program provides free one to one support for seniors learning how to use digital devices and safely navigate online. Call 250-762-2162 to learn more.

🎉Project Literacy is hiring for their Summer Student Position! 🎉
🎉Share with your circles that might be interested!

Project Literacy provides free literacy support for adults, immigrants, refugees, seniors, families, and children.

Our summer student position works with the Education Coordinator responsible for the Children’s Summer Reading Program:

Start Date: Monday, May 25, 2026
End Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Number of Hours per week: 30
Hourly wage: $21.00 hour

Major Responsibilities
1. Under the guidance of the Education Coordinator, support the development and delivery of the Children’s Summer Reading Program
2. Sourcing Summer Program education material including books, word games, and other resource material.
3. Communicate with parents to register children into the Summer Reading Program.
4. Generate posters, forms, and social media content (original text, images, video), to share awareness of the Summer Reading Program.
5. Support the Office Administrator with individual projects and tasks, as required.

Required Education, Skills, and Experience
1. Minimum of two years’ post-secondary education in the areas of education, childhood development, social work, psychology, or a related field of study.
2. Experience working with children ages 6-8 years.
3. Experience with summer programs for young children.
4. Excellent written and spoken English skills.
5. Experience with Microsoft products (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
6. Previous summer school or summer camp experience preferred.
7. Knowledge of Graphic Design and editing photos and videos for social media.
8. Detail focused.
9. Ability to take direction.
10. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
11. Second language an asset.
12. Must have own transportation for local travel.

Main Work Location
Project Literacy Central Okanagan Society – 107 -2293 Leckie Road, Kelowna, BC

Secondary Location
Central Okanagan Family Hub - 700 Pearson Road, Kelowna
Number of Students Request for this position: 1

Apply with cover letter and resumé via email to [email protected]

Application deadline is May 8, 2026

A criminal record check for working with vulnerable children is required for this position.