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 1270  families helped in 2023.

Find out about our programs

48% of Canadian adults have low literacy skills.

We're on a mission to change that.
Let us show you how.

Who we are

We believe that literacy and foundational learning affects all aspects of family and community life. We want to strengthen communities by removing barriers to access these opportunities by providing free programming. We want to see Canada as a literate and learning society.

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Video by Alesia Fieldberg & New Shadow Productions

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Our commitment to Calgary

Further Education Society's programs are hosted throughout Calgary by our program partners and cover a variety of topics that improve literacy and essential skills for the vulnerable populations of Calgary. 

Our Calgary Programs partner with over 35 community agencies to deliver 70 to 80 programs to approximately 876 Calgarian families each year.

'PATHWAYS' to meaningful

employment for Indigenous youth

Our 'Pathways' project brings together Indigenous youth and their communities, Elders, mentors, bridging organizations (those that provide job resource and skills training support) and employers to create new and innovative pathways to work in the Tourism and Government sectors.

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"The violence I experienced as a child really affected how I learn and how I build relationships... I need to first work on myself so that I can eventually work on reconnecting with my kids."

— James, participant in the Calgary Remand Centre program 

Support our work.

The Further Education Society of Alberta (FESA) is dedicated to strengthening communities, families, and individuals through literacy and learning by advocating, collaborating, and removing barriers.

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Land Acknowledgement

FESA acknowledges that the land upon which we work and call home is on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations (Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney), the Otipemisiwak Métis Government (Districts 4, 5, and 6), and all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.

 

We are grateful to work on the territory that situates Calgary, which is known as Mohkinstsis by the Blackfoot, Guts’ists’i by Tsuut’ina, and Wîchîspa by the Îyâxe Nakoda, as we endeavor to build a more literate and learning society allowing all to reach their potential.

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