Lifelong Learning Week, February 5-9

This year, Lifelong Learning Week is February 5-9. Please make an effort to celebrate it with your students, volunteers, and the community at large.

The goals of Lifelong Learning Week include:

• Increasing public awareness, understanding, and support of adult and continuing education,
• Celebrating the efforts, achievements and contributions of adult learners, educators and providers,
• Promoting the importance of adult learning to the wider community,
• Encouraging more adults to access learning opportunities, and
• Promoting Race to GED.

Suggested activities for the week include:

• Developing PSA Announcements to air in your locality (See Resource Center handbook for templates and suggestions),
• Visiting your local governing body’s website. School boards and city councils often display the pictures of its current members and give the agenda for the next meeting and other pertinent information,
• Attending your local governing body’s monthly meeting,
• Inviting elected officials to visit your program and talk with your students,
• Hosting an open house at your school and inviting community leaders,
• Visiting the State Legislative Web site with your adult learners (http://www.legis.state.va.us),
• Asking the mayor to sign a local proclamation,
• Partnering with local media to publish success stories,
• Sponsoring “Share a Hobby Day” where adult learners can teach others about something they enjoy, and
• Using your creativity to develop activities and use resources that are available in your area.


This year's proclamation was signed by Governor Timothy Kaine.