Bow Valley Adult Learning Centre
We are recognized as an inclusive adult learning centre that connects our community through inspiration for life-long learning.
We provide access to the skills, knowledge and opportunity that empower adults to fully participate in their communities.
The Bow Valley Adult Learning Centre is part of the Alberta-wide Community Adult Learning Program network focused on offering the foundational skills adults require to fully engage in their communities.
Inclusive
We strive to remove all barriers to learning and are guided by our diverse community of learners.
Welcoming
We believe that everyone is worthy of respect and should have access to the knowledge and skills that best serve them.
Empowering
We empower our learners and community, creating a solid base for full participation in a shared future.
Learner-Focused
We are committed to providing our adult learning community with flexible education options that facilitate individual success for each learner.
Banff
203-111 Banff Avenue
Banff, AB
T1L 1B5
Open Monday to Thursday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Open 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. by appointment
Closed Statutory Holidays
Canmore
308-800 Railway Avenue
Canmore, AB
T1W 1P1
Open Monday to Thursday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Open 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. by appointment
Closed Statutory Holidays
Administrative Team
Brenda Stanton
Executive Director
Sandy Braakman
Program Coordinator
Chinthaka Nambapanage
Marketing & Administrative Coordinator
Instructors/Facilitators
Alana Twoyoungmen
Anna-Lisa Christilaw
Charlynn Odegard
David Babak
Idel Roth
Jane Kuzik
Matthew Albas
Moni Peniche
Board of Directors
Bow Valley Adult Learning Centre is governed by a volunteer board of directors who elect the executive. The Annual General Meeting is held each fall in late October. Board and/or committee meetings are held monthly. If you are interested in joining the board please contact chair@bowvalleylearning.ca
Reinira Lankhuijzen
Chair
Mandy Mcdonald
Vice Chair
Elaine McPherson
Treasurer
Jessia Arsenio
Secretary
Michelle Preston
Director
Matthew Steinberg
Director
Marek Černý
Director
Holly Nathan
Director
Employment Opportunities
If you are an experienced educator, preferably in adult learning and/or ELL instruction, please forward your resume to the executive director at ed@bowvalleylearning.ca
Volunteer Opportunities
If you are interested in being a volunteer tutor and have experience in working with neuro-diverse individuals, English language learners, or have previous tutoring experience in reading, writing, working with numbers, high school math, English and sciences, or digital skills please contact the program coordinator at programs@bowvalleylearning.ca. Tutors must be able to commit to volunteering a minimum of one hour per week. Training and ongoing support is provided.
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we are guests on Treaty 7 lands. We understand the intent of the treaty signed by the Îyȃhre (Stoney) Nakoda (Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney First Nations), Tsuut’ina, and the Blackfoot Confederacy (Kainai, Piikani, Siksika First Nations) and we will live harmoniously on these lands. We will respect our natural environment in our business practices and our personal lives.
We acknowledge that the lands across the area we serve provided sustenance, security and healing to generations of Inuit, Indigenous and Metis peoples and we are committed to being stewards of these lands so that they may continue to provide for generations to come.
Commitment to Building Relations
We are committed to learning the truths of the intergenerational trauma caused by the Indian Residential School system and aim to provide learning opportunities for adult Indigenous learners from across Turtle Island that make the Bow Valley home. We celebrate their diversity and provide a safe space to gain foundational skills and knowledge using the teachings of the Medicine Wheel.