The Riverdale CLC is an organization fostering life-long learning by actively participating in sustainable socio-economic/cultural/linguistic development.  In collaboration with Community partners, we strive to provide quality educational services, sports, leisure, and recreational activities responding to the diverse needs of the Community.                                       

The mission of the Riverdale CLC is to bring together and promote the capacity of local, sustainable partnerships with community base organization already in existence. Consequently, this would create a closer more intimate connection between the school and the community in a complementary manner. Together the Riverdale CLC and its partners will provide services to enhance the well being of our students, their families and community.  Working with our partners will enable the CLC to create a milieu that fosters family and community engagement, youth development, sports, arts and a life-long learning community. Through a collaboration process, the CLC will engage our community to build multi -directional reciprocal learning relationships between students, teachers, parents and the community at large.


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ALLIANCE OF SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITIES (ASAC)

ASAC offers free support services to the South Asian Communities. ASAC has been actively involved with Riverdale offering students tutorials, mentoring, seminars, special cultural events, and summer programs. ASAC provides services in Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, and others. ASAC is also available to provide services for families in need of translations, housing advice, help with immigration problems, general information, referrals etc.



ADITYA YOUTH TRUST FUND

AYTF (Aditya Youth Trust Fund), a non-denominational charitable organization, has been actively involved with the CLC at Riverdale since April 2007.  The goal of AYTF is to assist students in reaching their maximum educational potential.

AYTF holds the following tutoring and homework-help classes:

At Riverdale
- Mathematics and Science for grades 9 to 11 on Saturday mornings from 10 am to 12 pm.
- Special Physical Science tutorials for students who are taking the grade 10 supplementary exam.
- Mathematics, English and French tutoring for elementary students, grades 4 to 6, Saturdays from 3 pm to 5 pm.

At Park Extension
- Mathematics, English and French tutoring and one-on-one help for students aged 8 to 15.

ATYF also offers scholarships for students entering CEGEP.


BROOKWOOD BASKETBALL

Brookwood basketball is a volunteer organization which has been in existence for 40 years and or 38 of those years has played their home games at Riverdale High School. We have a girl house league and intercity division and a boy’s house league and intercity division.

We are honored to be part of the Riverdale Community Learning Centre and are always ready to include Riverdale students as well as other members of our community to our program. Our Brookwood Office is situated in Riverdale and we can be reached in the evenings Monday to Thursday and all day Saturday. On Saturdays, we offer daycare to little tots so moms and dads can enjoy cheering their older children on during their game. Each summer we run a basketball camp for the month of July. We look forward to meeting new members and enjoy the members that are presently in our program.



THE BORN TO READ RESOURCE & STIMULATION CENTRE  

The 10 week Winter Session of Parent / Child Mother Goose Rhyme Time began on Monday, January 12 from 10:30 – 11:45.  These sessions are free of charge and open to children 0-4 yrs accompanied by an adult.  The program is animated by two Professional Animators and an Apprentice. A LENDING LIBRARY for 0-4 yr. old children. Opening hours/ program: To Be Announced. Room 259 has been open on Saturday mornings as a ‘Drop-In reading room.’



LITERACY UNLIMITED

Literacy Unlimited is a community resource dedicated to the advancement of literacy. We have been helping adults challenged with low literacy since 1981 and offer the following services:

One-on-one Tutoring: Free one-on-one tutoring for English-speaking adults who want to improve their basic reading, writing and math skills. Student goals may include employment, further education and/or increased independence. Tutoring is provided by trained volunteers and is available weekdays, evenings or weekends.

Oasis School Literacy Program: This program is a pull-out program during the school day where students are tutored on a one-on-one basis to improve their reading and writing skills. The support is tailored to meet individual student needs and interests. Poor readers are at significant risk for dropping out of high school. By helping them to grow as readers and writers, we hope to motivate these young adolescents to remain in school. Literacy Unlimited is able to provide this service thanks to a generous donation from Gildan Activewear.

Computer Skills Training: Computer literacy is fast emerging as a necessary skill in our society. We provide a Computer Skills Training Program as an additional service to adults improving their traditional literacy skills. Trained volunteers work one-on-one with adults struggling with literacy issues to learn basic computer skills. Literacy Unlimited is able to provide this service thanks to a generous donation from Freedom 55 Financial, a division of London Life Insurance Company.

We can be reached at either www.literacyunlimited.ca or at 514-694-0007.



CHAI WEST/SCHMOOZE CLUB

The Schmooze Club is on the cutting edge of informal education, providing free pizza for students in the public and private schools on the West Island, during the school lunch hour. The Schmooze Club is open to students from all different faiths and backgrounds. This Club offers the Jewish perspective on many of the issues & topics in our daily lives including personal beliefs, morals & values, and religion.



WEST ISLAND BLACK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

WIBCA runs a regular Saturday Morning School at Riverdale Community Learning Centre. Open to all students at all grade levels (elementary & secondary). The program allows for two hours of volunteer supported tutoring and homework assistance each Saturday morning (French & English). In addition WIBCA also provides the following programs: After-school tutorials; Drop-in centre for youth and a summer day camp which combines learning and recreational components. WIBCA is committed to education and supporting educational opportunities in public schools.