Alberta Prairie C.O.W.
(Classroom On Wheels)
The Alberta Prairie C.O.W. bus brings family literacy support and awareness to rural and urban communities throughout the province.
Alberta Prairie C.O.W. Bus is funded by:
Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, Community Programs
United Way “Working together in Alberta”
The Program:
- The C.O.W. bus is a friendly space for parents and younger children, zero to six years, to learn and explore fun new ways to add literacy activities into their daily lives.
- At the invitation of local literacy groups, the C.O.W. bus tours rural and urban communities across Alberta participating in locally planned events. A visit from the C.O.W. Bus is an exciting way to promote family literacy.
- Trained family literacy facilitators provide information on the importance of early language development and leave behind a small library of quality children’s books with each community.
Family Literacy Workshops - July and August
- Short day trips with the C.O.W. Bus.
- For parents and practitioners.
- The C.O.W. bus is open for visits before or after the workshop.
The Benefits:
For Families
- Works with parents to help them read with their babies and preschoolers.
- Presents parents with new ideas for family literacy activities to use at home.
- Promotes oral language development - the foundation for literacy.
- Raises awareness of parents as their child’s first and best teachers.
For Literacy Organizations
- Promotes local programs and raises community awareness of the literacy programs being offered both locally and provincially.
- Strengthens partnerships among local agencies.
- Attracts the attention of local dignitaries, potential support agencies and decision-make.
For Communities
- Increases the amount of children’s reading material available to local families.
- The ultimate goal: a more literate society.
Alberta Prairie C.O.W. Bus Schedule
2012
Provost & area - January 23 - 27
Grande Cache & area - January 30 - February 3
Stoney Nation - February 27 - 29
Lloydminster - March 10 & 11
Westlock - March 16 & 17
Camrose - April 16 & 17
Onoway - April 19 & 20
Marwayne & Paradise Valley - April 23 - 26
Hanna & area- May 2 - 4
Bashaw - May 8
Elk Point - May 10
Coronation & area - May 14 - 18
Evansburg - May 25
Medicine Hat, Brooks & area - May 28 - June 2
Swan Hills - June 5
Drayton Valley - June 9
Grande Prairie & area - June 11 - 15
Beaumont - June 18 & 19
Mountain View & Olds - June 22
New Sarepta - June 25
Onoway - July 3 (Workshop)
Spruce Grove - July 5 (Workshop)
Lamont - July 10
Fort Saskatchewan - July 12
Calmar - July 16 (Workshop)
Fox Creek - July 20
Strathcona County - July 25 & 26
Ryley - July 27
Westlock - August 9
Hay Lakes - August 15
New Sarepta - August 16 (Workshop)
Stony Plain - August 23 (Workshop)
Leduc - August 27
St. Albert - August 30 (Workshop)
Bragg Creek - September 12
High Prairie, Spirit River & area - September 17 - 21
Flagstaff County - September 26 & 27
Vegreville - October 4
Spruce Grove - October 10 & 11
Lethbridge - October 16
Beaver County - October 22 & 23
Bowden - November 6
2011
Fort Chipewyan - January 11 & 12
Drumheller - January 20 & 21
Kitscoty - February 16 & 17
Beaver County - March 14 - 18
Vulcan County - March 28 - 31
Hinton & Jasper - April 13 & 14
Rich Valley - April 20
Bashaw- May 3
Trochu - May 4 & 5
Rockyview County - May 9 -13
New Sarepta - May 18
Coronation and area - May 24 - 27
Bonnyville and area - May 30 - June 3
Beaumont - June 8 & 9
Grande Prairie and area - June 13 - 17
Mountainview County - June 24 & 25
Ponoka - July 21
Strathcona County - July 26 & 27
Hay Lakes - August 10
Lacombe County - September 7
Fairview - September 21
Flagstaff County - September 28 & 29
Rimbey - October 4 & 5
Cardston and area - October 17 - 21
Red Deer County - October 24 - 28
Innisfree - November 8
Hobbema - November 22 & 23
Click here to view the Alberta Prairie C.O.W Bus Schedule and Photo Archive
For more information on this project, please call 780-421-7323 or e-mail info@famlit.ca
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