October 20, 2022
Seeds of Literacy Site Coordinators are regularly asked to present at adult education industry conferences. Seeds East Coordinator Kara Krawiec is no exception. Presenting annually at ProLiteracy, COABE, and often OAACE, she has covered topics ranging from Retention During a Pandemic to In the Club – Building Community Through Supplemental …
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October 06, 2022
Very few people can say they’ve been a part of the entire transformation of Seeds, from church basements to world-wide online. Jane Bohne is one of the few. She’s volunteered with us for 22 of our 25 years, amassing 2,130* hours of working with students. After college, Jane was a …
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September 07, 2022
As Seeds President Bonnie Entler gives new employees the welcome tour, she introduces coworkers with a little background information, such as “one of the long-time staffers” or “new, just like you!” But now there’s a growing category of employees — “The Boomerangs” also called “The Returned.” These are the staff …
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September 02, 2022
Our friends at Channel 5 took a trip to Seeds East to speak with students, tutors, and staff about literacy. This story was originally published by news5cleveland.com, airing August 31, 2022 By: Catherine Ross, WEWS Reporter CLEVELAND — In her late 60s, an experience in the church led Barbara Driscoll to a new …
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September 01, 2022
1997 was an eventful year. In the United States, it began with Bill Clinton being sworn in for his second term, with Madeline Albright becoming the first woman to serve as Secretary of State. In the skies overhead, the Hale-Bopp Comet lit up the night skies. Culturally, there were many …
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August 24, 2022
Cleveland, OH, August 25, 2022 — This year, Seeds of Literacy (Seeds), an award-winning adult literacy organization, celebrates 25 years of empowering adults to thrive in our community. Seeds offers free, one-to-one tutoring in basic education and high school equivalency preparation (GED®/HiSET®) to adult learners in Northeast Ohio and beyond. …
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July 06, 2022
[PRESS RELEASE] Cleveland, OH (7-6-2022, revised 5-1-2023) – Seeds of Literacy (Seeds), the FREE one-to-one basic education and GED tutoring program for adults, has made changes to the Orientation process for new students in Northeast Ohio. For 25 years, Seeds has offered educational services to adult learners in the Greater Cleveland area. The …
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July 01, 2022
[originally published June 7, 2018. Revised for 2023 on 5/1] Registration. Orientation. Enrollment. These are all words that describe the process for joining our FREE tutoring program for the high school equivalency (GED® or HiSET®), or basic adult education. WHERE do I Register / Enroll? Online Students In-Person Students To …
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June 14, 2022
On June 9, The Music Box Supper Club provided a much needed escape on the water for the Seeds of Literacy Family. Two-hundred guests — including sponsors, long-time tutors, board and staff members, along with new friends —filled the concert hall overlooking Lake Erie. Tables were adorned with eclectic vases …
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June 07, 2022
After a COVID-filled hiatus, Pride returned to Cleveland in a big way the first weekend of June. The LGBT Community Center’s annual march and festival expanded its footprint from Public Square to Malls B and C. And this year, Seeds of Literacy was there in an official capacity. Virtual Student …
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