Welcome to Season 10 Episode 2 of What's Literacy? by Literacy Quebec!

In today's episode, Jaimie introduces the Podcast’s new hosts Jeff Taylor and Niamh Devaney.

Niamh and Jeff talk a little bit about their backgrounds and plans for upcoming episodes, as well as what listeners can expect vis-a-vis changes to the format and structure of the podcast itself.

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What's Literacy? is a podcast for English-speaking listeners and learners interested in everything and anything to do with literacy in Quebec and beyond. Our hosts, Niamh Devaney and Jeff Taylor from Literacy Quebec explore community building, lifelong learning, and multiple types of literacy through their interviews with a range of special guests.

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Special thanks: Podcast Theme Music ‘No Math’ by Cú: Jaan Eerik Priks & Brian Francis Devaney

Welcome to Season 10 Episode 1 of What's Literacy? by Literacy Quebec!

In today's episode, we say goodbye to our dear friend and co-host, Chris Shee. Good luck Chris on your new adventures! You will be missed. 

With the Quebec provincial election coming up on October 3, 2020, we talk civic literacy. Our new co-host Niamh sits down with Apathy is Boring's Executive Director, Samantha Reusch. They discuss the different types of elections, how to vote, and what to do if you can't vote to participate in democracy.

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What's Literacy Got To Do With It? is a community-based podcast for English-speaking, lifelong literacy learners in Quebec. Our hosts, Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore from Literacy Quebec explore community building, lifelong curiosity, and multiple types of literacy. It's incredible what we can learn from each other. Subscribe, share our podcast, and write to us at [email protected], call us at 514-508-6805. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for videos of interviews and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @LiteracyQuebec Special thanks: Podcast Theme Music by Gerry Legault and LQ's team.

Welcome to Season 9 Episode 5 of What's Literacy Got To Do With It? by Literacy Quebec!

In today's episode, Jaimie sits down with Linda Sparks, who started her journalism career writing articles for the Aylmer Bulletin and the West Quebec Post, including her own weekly column entitled the Faces of West Quebec. Linda also worked in the film industry as a location scout, screenwriter and production coordinator. She even worked on a Rolling Stone music video! Recently Linda has written her first fictional novel A Pair of Brothers for middle-grade readers. Linda talks about her journey to becoming a writer and journalist in Western Quebec. We discuss the importance of lifelong learning, especially with learning a language and continuously developing digital literacy skills!

Next up Chris interviews Roen Higgins, an award-winning spoken word poet, educator, dynamic speaker, certified impact coach and a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) facilitator. Founder of The Elevated Creative, her mission is to elevate audiences with important life skills such as self-care, resilience, leadership, cultural identity, creative literacy & community well-being.  In this conversation we hope you’ll learn or re-learn from Roen the art of using your imagination and opening up the creativity you already have inside, to live your best life!

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What's Literacy Got To Do With It? is a community-based podcast for English-speaking, lifelong literacy learners in Quebec. Our hosts, Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore from Literacy Quebec explore community building, lifelong curiosity, and multiple types of literacy. It's incredible what we can learn from each other. Subscribe, share our podcast, and write to us at [email protected], call us at 514-508-6805. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for videos of interviews and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @LiteracyQuebec Special thanks: Podcast Theme Music by Gerry Legault and LQ's team including Margo Legault and Laura Thompson for their support.

Welcome to Season 9 Episode 4 of What's Literacy Got To Do With It? by Literacy Quebec!

In today's episode, Jaimie catches up with Trevor Donovan, Chief Growth Officer, National Team from PennyDrops, a student-run organization to talk about their mission of helping Canadian youth make informed decisions with their finances; "PennyDrops is paving the way to financial freedom for students coast to coast". In a time when the cost of living is only going up, what's better than to learn financial decision-making tips and learn about what is financial health!

Next, we travel out to the Magdalen Islands and are joined by Helena Burke the Executive Director for CAMI (Council for Anglophone Magdalen Islanders) to learn about unique literacy issues Islanders face and the work CAMI does on a day to day basis in the community to support people young and old with their literacy needs. It's organizations like CAMI that people rely on to live a fully engaged life!

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What's Literacy Got To Do With It? is a community-based podcast for English-speaking, lifelong literacy learners in Quebec. Our hosts, Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore from Literacy Quebec, explore community building, lifelong curiosity, and multiple types of literacy. It's incredible what we can learn from each other. Subscribe, share our podcast, and write to us at [email protected], call us at 514-508-6805. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for videos of interviews and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @LiteracyQuebec Special thanks: Podcast Theme Music by Gerry Legault and LQ's team including Margo Legault and Laura Thompson for their support.

Welcome to Season 9 Episode 3 of What's Literacy Got To Do With It? by Literacy Quebec! 

In today's episode, we celebrate Adult Learners with special guests from Lost For Words, a 3 episode series on SBS in Australia. The show follows amazing adult students on an intensive literacy course with host Jay Laga'aia, and literacy experts Joanne Medlin & Adam Nobilia. Today, our guests are: Mike and Makere, Adult Learners from Lost for Words, Joanne Medlin the President of the Australian Council of Adult Literacy and Adam Nobilia, Teacher of Community Services at TAFE New South Wales. We get a behind-the-scenes scoop to hear about the learning journey of everyone involved. Mike and Makere share their experience on the show and also their continuing learning journey. This episode is not to be missed! 

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What's Literacy Got To Do With It? is a community-based podcast for English-speaking, lifelong literacy learners in Quebec. Our hosts, Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore from Literacy Quebec, explore community building, lifelong curiosity, and multiple types of literacy. It's incredible what we can learn from each other. Subscribe, share our podcast, and write to us at [email protected], call us at 514-508-6805. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for videos of interviews and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @LiteracyQuebec Special thanks: Podcast Theme Music by Gerry Legault and LQ's team, including Barbara Testa Gabaud, Margo Legault, and Laura Thompson, for their support.

Welcome to Season 9 Episode 2 of What's Literacy Got To Do With It? by Literacy Quebec!

In today's episode, we are celebrating International Women's Day and International Storytelling Day with authors, illustrators, publishers and more!!

Today, our guests are:

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Second Story's International Women's Day Event Can you Hear me now Event Recording 

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What's Literacy Got To Do With It? is a community-based podcast for English-speaking, lifelong literacy learners in Quebec. Our hosts, Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore from Literacy Quebec, explore community building, lifelong curiosity, and multiple types of literacy. It's incredible what we can learn from each other.

Subscribe, share our podcast, and write to us at [email protected], call us at 514-508-6805. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for videos of interviews and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @LiteracyQuebec

Special thanks: Podcast Theme Music by Gerry Legault and LQ's team, including Peter Morgan and Barbara Testa Gabaud, Margo Legault, and Laura Thompson, for their support.

Welcome to Season 9 Episode a of What's Literacy Got To Do With It? by Literacy Quebec!

In today's episode, we are celebrating Black History Month by re-sharing two great interviews that still very much resonate. We hear about how Black histories should be added to the curriculum and the steps we can take to broaden our understanding outside of the classroom. Come celebrate Black History this month and every day with our guests.

Today, our guests are:

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What's Literacy Got To Do With It? is a community-based podcast for English-speaking, lifelong literacy learners in Quebec. Our hosts, Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore from Literacy Quebec, explore community building, lifelong curiosity, and multiple types of literacy. It's incredible what we can learn from each other.

Subscribe, share our podcast, and write to us at [email protected], call us at 514-508-6805. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for videos of interviews and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @LiteracyQuebec

Special thanks: Podcast Theme Music by Gerry Legault and LQ's team, including Peter Morgan and Barbara Testa Gabaud, Margo Legault, and Laura Thompson, for their support.

Welcome to Season 8 Episode 6 of What's Literacy Got To Do With It? by Literacy Quebec!

In today's episode, we celebrate Family Literacy Day with the one and only Raffi!  

Family Literacy Day is this Thursday, January 27th, which aims to raise awareness about the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family, and this year’s Family Literacy Day theme is: Learning in the Great Outdoors!

Raffi is a perfect person to help us come together to celebrate and approach learning and growing together with kindness, caring, and play.

A renowned singer known by his first name alone, Raffi is a pioneer in quality recordings for children on his independent label, Troubadour. For millions of fans, Raffi’s music is the soundtrack of their childhoods, and they have taken his signature song “Baby Beluga” to heart. In 2010, he founded the Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring—to promote an integrated philosophy that views honouring children as the best way to create sustainable, peacemaking cultures. Raffi has received the Order of Canada, the Order of BC, the U.N. Earth Achievement Award, and four honorary degrees. In summer 2020 Raffi released a 40th -anniversary version of “Baby Beluga” with famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma. That was followed by “For All You Do”, in collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma and Lindsay Munroe. This song is a musical expression of gratitude to essential workers during the pandemic and was a fundraiser for Direct Relief.

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What's Literacy Got To Do With It? is a community-based podcast for English-speaking, lifelong literacy learners in Quebec. Our hosts, Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore from Literacy Quebec explore community building, lifelong curiosity, and multiple types of literacy. It's incredible what we can learn from each other.

Subscribe, share our podcast, and write to us at [email protected], call us at 514-508-6805. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for videos of interviews and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @LiteracyQuebec

Special thanks: Podcast Theme Music by Gerry Legault and LQ's team, including Peter Morgan and Barbara Testa Gabaud, Margo Legault, and Laura Thompson, for their support.

Welcome to Season 8 Episode 5 of What's Literacy Got To Do With It? by Literacy Quebec!

In today's episode, we continue our focus on the groundbreaking Lost For Words, a 3 episode series on SBS in Australia. The show follows host Jay Laga'aia, literacy experts Joanne Medlin & Adam Nobilia, and brave adult students on an intensive literacy course.

Today, our guests are literacy experts Joanne Medlin,  President of the Australian Council of Adult Literacy  & Adam Nobilia, Teacher of Community Services at TAFE New South Wales.

We get a behind-the-scenes scoop to hear about the learning journey of everyone involved. Jo and Adam share the importance of self-advocacy while also the power in working with each other to achieve literacy goals!

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What's Literacy Got To Do With It? is a community-based podcast for English-speaking, lifelong literacy learners in Quebec. Our hosts, Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore from Literacy Quebec, explore community building, lifelong curiosity, and multiple types of literacy. It's incredible what we can learn from each other.

Subscribe, share our podcast, and write to us at [email protected], call us at 514-508-6805. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for videos of interviews and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @LiteracyQuebec

Special thanks: Podcast Theme Music by Gerry Legault and LQ's team, including Peter Morgan and Barbara Testa Gabaud, Margo Legault, and Laura Thompson, for their support.

Welcome to Season 8 Episode 4 of What's Literacy Got To Do With It? by Literacy Quebec!

In today's episode, we have an extraordinary guest, Jay Laga'aia, who you may recognize from his many roles, including Star Wars, Xena: Warrior Princess, and The Wiggles. Besides being an actor, musician, and father of 8, Jay is also an early year educator and the Queensland Ambassador for Kindergartens in Australia!

Jay joins the podcast to tell us about the TV series Lost For Words, a 3 episode television series on SBS in Australia. The show follows Jay as the host and brave adult students both in the classroom and out in the world, on a nine-week intensive literacy course, hoping to improve their lives for the rest of their lives dramatically!

We will have Part 2 of our feature on Lost for Words early out early January. Be sure to stay tuned!

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What's Literacy Got To Do With It? is a community-based podcast for English-speaking, lifelong literacy learners in Quebec. Our hosts Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore from Literacy Quebec explore community building, lifelong curiosity, and multiple types of literacy. It's incredible what we can learn from each other.

Subscribe, share our podcast, and write to us at [email protected], call us at 514-508-6805. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for videos of interviews and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @LiteracyQuebec

Special thanks: Podcast Theme Music by Gerry Legault and all of LQ's team, including Peter Morgan and Barbara Testa Gabaud, Margo Legault, and Laura Thompson, for their support.