What’s On
Events
Readings Under the Trees
Third Saturday in March annually
Now an ALTA signature event, Readings Under the Trees brings established authors and emergent ALTA student writers together each year to celebrate the joy of reading.
Save the date for this FREE picnic-style public affair with live readings from ALTA students and some of your favourite local authors at the Botanic Gardens in Port of Spain. Bring the family, your blanket and eats for an afternoon of enjoyable readings.
ALTA Tutor Meeting
Third Saturday in June annually
The annual ALTA Tutor Meeting is a space for tutors to convene outside of the classroom to “talk shop.” Tutors receive updates on programme delivery, the end of the current academic year and the start of the next.
Each year a featured guest speaker shares information to enhance the ALTA volunteer tutor in their role.
Annual General Meeting
End of October
The ALTA AGM fulfils an obligatory function in the organisation’s calendar of events: the membership elects the Board to act on ALTA’s behalf for the new year and auditors and accounts are confirmed. ALTA’s official financial position is outlined in a report from the Board Treasurer and the Board Chairman delivers an overview of ALTA activities over the last year.
Also on the agenda during the AGM is the distribution of Tutor Certificates to eligible volunteer tutors. To close out the event, tutors splinter off into regional meetings to discuss how things are going in their respective classes, brainstorm ideas and celebrate successes.
Teaching & Training Calendar
AUGUST
DATE
ACTIVITY
TIME
LOCATION
Sat. 12th
Refresher for returning Levels 1 & 2 tutors for community
8:00am-4:00pm
Belmont Office
Mon. 14th & Wed. 16th
Refresher for returning
Levels 1 & 2 ALTA-V tutors
10:00am-12:15pm
via Zoom
Tues. 15th & Thurs. 17th
Refresher for returning
Levels 1 & 2 ALTA-V tutors
5:30pm-7:45pm
via Zoom
Sat. 19th
Refresher for returning
Levels 1 & 2 ALTA-V tutors
8:30am-1:00pm
via Zoom
Fri. 25th & Sat. 26th
Training for Beginner tutors
8:00am-4:00pm
Belmont Office
SEPTEMBER
DATE
ACTIVITY
TIME
LOCATION
Tues. 5th & Wed. 6th
Registration for Community Classes at Libraries
9:00am-6:00pm
Select NALIS libraries
Sat. 9th
Refresher for returning
Level 3 tutors
9:00am-12:00pm
via Zoom
Mon. 11th
Term 1 begins
Levels 1-3
Determined by
class schedule
Determined by
class schedule
Mon. 18th
Term 1 begins
Beginner
Determined by
class schedule
Determined by
class schedule
OCTOBER
DATE
ACTIVITY
TIME
LOCATION
Sat. 7th
Refresher for Spelling Programme tutors
9:00am-12:00pm
via Zoom
Mon. 9th
Term 1 begins
Spelling Programme
Determined by
class schedule
Determined by
class schedule
DECEMBER
DATE
ACTIVITY
TIME
LOCATION
Mon. 11th
Term 1 ends
Levels 1-3
Determined by
class schedule
Determined by
class schedule
News
Read the ALTA newsletters to find out what ALTA’s been doing over the last year.
Reading…it’s Life
Read an ALTA feature every Thursday
as seen in the Trinidad Guardian.
25.04.2024
‘All ah We is One’ at ALTA’s Hallmark Event
As all good things must come to an end, this feature represents the finale of the family fun and immense support present at ALTA’s Readings Under the Trees. For those who have followed along with those series, we hope that you will join us next year to experience this event for yourselves.
11.04.2024
Local Literary Powerhouses Praise ALTA’s Event
Readings Under the Trees without our authors is like sawine without raisins—just missing something.
This Guardian article highlights three of our stellar authors who joined us in March. Read on for more about their work and their impressions of ALTA’s hallmark event.
18.04.2024
Literary Delight: Authors Inspire Joy and Learning at ALTA’s Event
This feature is a shout out to all of the children’s authors who make Readings Under the Trees such a great success. No one acknowledges the power of reading more than us here at ALTA and we are happy to create an encouraging learning space for the youngest members of our community.
04.04.2024
Spotlight on Talent: Local authors at hallmark literacy event
At Readings Under the Trees, we have the pleasure of welcoming authors, many of whom return to us year after year, to share their amazingly inspiring work.
Here we feature quotes from three of those authors, Michelle Borel, Jilean Fabien and Arielle John, who we are happy to have as part of our ALTA nation.