Blog : Adult Education

Drop out. It’s an act. Not an adjective to describe someone.  When used as an adjective, the term takes on a derogatory connotation. The reality of why someone leaves school is far more nuanced. FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO DROPPING OUT Personal or family issues:  Mental health issues: Undiagnosed or untreated …

If you watch local news, you probably saw Seeds of Literacy in a segment or two. Check out our recent press coverage below. To commemorate the opening of Ceasars Sportsbook in Cleveland, Ceasars and the Cleveland Cavaliers presented Seeds with a check both large in size and in value. It …

Before moving to Virginia, Billy Hallal was a Site Coordinator at Seeds. You can take the boy out of Seeds but you can’t take Seeds out of the boy.  Now at ForKids — one of the largest providers of homeless services to families in Virginia — he’s still sharing our …

About 25 Seeds of Literacy students, staff and tutors gathered at Seeds East on Kinsman Road on Friday, Feb. 21 to #SpreadTheLoveForSeeds, a service event with the goal of promoting awareness of Seeds of Literacy and student recruitment. The volunteers gave up their Friday morning and took to the streets …

Seeds of Literacy was honored on Jan. 29 with a donation from New Community Bible Fellowship, located in Cleveland Heights and led by Senior Pastor and Founder Pastor Kevin James, along with Executive Director of Ministries Elder Charles Domingue. The gift was made as part of New Community Bible Fellowship’s …

By William HallalSeeds of Literacy Digital Coordinator At this point, it’s a tired but true observation: you need computers to do a lot of things. You need computer knowledge to send emails, apply for jobs, and even take the GED. Here at Seeds, we want to make sure our students …

Happy New Year and to our students and tutors, welcome back to school at Seeds of Literacy! This past year has been an exciting transitional year for Seeds of Literacy, finding Seeds in a much different place then in January 2019. This difference is a good thing that will hopefully …

Seeds of Literacy’s Kinsman Road location, known affectionately as “Seeds East,” had its fifth anniversary in September, but the official celebration was held Nov. 21. The “birthday party” for Seeds East included cake, doughnuts, fruit, party favors, a scavenger hunt and of course, singing happy birthday to the site. You …

Seeds of Literacy was awarded a $5,000 grant from the CareSource Foundation, which will be used to aid and potentially expand Seeds of Literacy’s programing for its students. The grant was awarded Nov. 14 to Seeds of Literacy and its President and CEO, Bonnie Entler, and will be used to …

What is Math Anxiety? Many people seem to quiver at the thought of doing math. And it’s not just in school. Children and adults alike are faced with numerous situations wherein they have to deal with math. After all, mathematics is a skill that people have to use throughout their …