CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES FOR 2008

          This year ALTA celebrates its sixteenth anniversary

• Mon 7^th - Term 2 begins 

• Sat 12^th - One day training in San Fernando for Reading Circle guides

• Mon 25^th - Tutor Training Course and Refresher Training begins for
  ALTA Prison Literacy Programme: Current and new inmate tutors along
  with new officer tutors from YTC and Golden Grove Women's Prison.

• March Newsletter issued

• Tues 25^th - Starting date for Coordinator/Tutor meetings

• Thurs 20^th - Term 2 ends; Tutors submit attendance register

• Mon 7^th - Term 3 starts

• Sat 12^th - Ending date for Coordinator/Tutor meetings

• Training courses for new volunteer tutors

  Venue	Day of the Week	Dates
  East: Bethel Pentecostal Church Arima	Tuesdays	April 8, 15, 22, 29; May 5, 12
  South /Central: UTT Point Lisas Campus	Thursdays	April 10, 17, 24; May 1, 8, 15
  POS: ALTA Office Belmont	Saturdays	April 12, 19, 26; May 3, 10, 17

• Tues 15^th Apr - Tues 3 ^rd June - 15 min interviews with ALTA tutors
  and students on CNMG 'LIVE', 11am - 12pm

• Mon 28^th Apr - Fri 2^nd May - National Volunteer Week hosted by
  The Volunteer Connection:

  • ALTA interview on Gayelle morning programme

  • ALTA booth at the Volunteer Fair, Brain Lara Promenade

• June Newsletter issued

• Tutors submit end-of-level student evaluation reports

• Sat 28^th - ALTA Tutor Meeting, Belmont
  Feature Speaker - Ramona Khan: 'The Emotions & Learning'
  ALTA T-Shirts available for purchase

• Fri 4^th - Term 3 ends; Tutors submit attendance register;
  Certificates awarded to students

• Beginner Reader 2 revised and reprinted

• Adult Workbook B Programme Book 1 reprinted

• Refresher course for tutors continuing to volunteer with ALTA
  Belmont - Tues 26^th (Level 1 & 2) & Sat 30^th (Beginner)
  South     - Sat 23^rd

• Coordinator/Tutor orientation meetings

• Public Awareness and Student Recruitment Drive

• Refresher course for tutors continuing to volunteer with ALTA
  Belmont - Sat 6^th (Level 1 & 2) & Sat 13^th (Level 3)

• Tues 9^th & Wed 10^th - Student registration at 12 main libraries (9am to 6pm each day)

• Mon 15^th - Term 1 starts*

  *Dates are tentative, pending term dates to be set by the Ministry of Education for academic year 2008-2009

• October Newsletter· issued

• Sat 4^{th -} One-day training in Belmont for Reading Circle guides

• Interviews for new volunteer tutors for academic year Sept 2009 - July 2010

• Sat 25^{th -} ALTA Annual General Meeting (9am - 12 noon)

• Interviews for new volunteer tutors for academic year Sept 2009 - July 2010

• Sat 22^nd - Training session for all ALTA Class Coordinators

• Adult workbooks A Programme Bk 2 and B Programme Bk 2 reprinted

• Fri 12^th - Term 1 ends with class Christmas party; Tutors submit attendance register