Since 1979 CanLearn has been helping children, youth and adults living with learning, literacy, attention and related mental health challenges so they can learn and thrive.

Scotiabank Marathon 

Want to run for CanLearn? It's not too late to register!

CanLearn is participating in this year’s Scotiabank Marathon on May 29th with Heather Baker as our team captain! This is a great opportunity to get moving, have fun and raise money for a CanLearn program of your choice. There are options to run/walk 5k, 10k, and upwards if you're feeling ambitious! If you are interested in joining the team, please contact Heather at HBaker@canlearnsociety.ca. 

With our runners almost registered and ready to go, we are now looking to begin fundraising. CanLearn’s runners and walkers have a goal to raise $3000 this year, and they are almost halfway there, but they need your help to get across the finish line! Let’s make those blisters count! Please click below if you would like to donate.

Click here to donate.

Scotiabank Block Party 

Ready to bring the energy, team spirit and cheer for our runners?

The Scotiabank Block Party is an opportunity for us to support those running and representing CanLearn during the Scotiabank Marathon on May 29th. We will have a tent set up with CanLearn t-shirts, signs and noisemakers, along with information resources for people passing by.

Please stop by the Scotiabank Block Party between 6:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., cheer on our runners and grab a Tim Horton’s coffee and donut.

Bring your friends and family, and let's show Calgary our CanLearn spirit! For more details, click the link below or email rfrenette@canlearnsociety.ca.

Click here to find out more about this event.

Calm Kids Summer Group

In the Calm Kids Happy Families program, parents will have a chance to learn strategies, problem solve, discuss and seek advice on how to best support their child and care for their own mental health. A critical component of the program is the parents’ opportunity to connect and share resources.

Click here to register for the Summer Group.

WordPlay

If children can't read well by the end of third grade, odds are that they will experience long-term challenges with learning at school. WordPlay helps children in grades 1 and 2 who are experiencing difficulties in the process of learning catch up and learn foundational reading skills.

Click here to register or to find out more about this program.

Learning Starts At Home

Parents play a key role in fostering children’s literacy development. Learning Starts at Home helps parents with children ages 3-7 learn how they can help their children become strong readers.

Click here to register or to find out more about this program.

Free Workshops for Schools

CanLearn Society offers workshops and presentations in the areas of learning disabilities, ADHD and literacy development. Find out what workshops are available below!

Click here to register or to find out more about our workshops.

Reading Pilots Summer Session

Enrolment is now open for Reading Pilots Summer Session. This is an innovative approach to success for struggling readers. With COVID-19 school closures, young, struggling readers are further behind in their reading skills. 

This program will be offered for 5 weeks in August with two lessons a week on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. The cost is $1500 for the 10 lessons. The deadline for registration is July 15, 2022.

Click here to read more about Reading Pilots.

Summer and Psych-ed Assessments

Check out our new blog on the benefits of looking at doing a psych-ed assessment this summer.

If you are a parent or know a parent whose child struggles in school, we hope you will share this with them.

CanLearn offers psych-ed assessments and many other supports to help you make the most of your education experience if you are in post-secondary.

Click here to read more.

If you would like to know more about assessments, we have a series of blogs that focus on psych-ed assessments.

Click on the links below.

What is a Psycho-educational Assessment?

Why a Psycho-educational Assessment?

What can I expect from a psychoeducational assessment?

Make your donation go further!

All donations to CanLearn, including the Scotiabank Marathon donations, from March 1 to August 31, 2022, are eligible for up to 50% of matched funding through the Birdies for Kids program.

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