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.
21.12.2023
Reimagining the Future – Alta AGM 2023 – Part 3
We continue our series of four articles bringing you highlights of yet another busy year for ALTA through the eyes of ALTA Chairman Nigel Baptiste in his report at the 32nd AGM.
Alta steps up our messaging
In 2023, the theme for student registration was “I am skilled and I am ALTA skilled” featuring student writing.
30.11.2023
Reimagining the Future – ALTA AGM 2023
On Saturday 4 November Alta held its 32nd Annual General Meeting virtually via Zoom. In this series of articles, we bring you highlights of yet another busy year for ALTA as given by Alta Chairman Nigel Baptiste in his report.
This year we thought that the theme for our Annual General Meeting should be “Reimagining the Future” because as we move on in this decade and the decades to come, it’s clear that the world is moving much more into a digital space.
07.12.2023
Reimagining the Future – ALTA AGM 2023 – Part 2
On Saturday 4 November Alta held its 32nd Annual General Meeting virtually via Zoom. We continue our series of articles bringing you highlights of yet another busy year for ALTA as given by ALTA Chairman Nigel Baptiste in his report.
23.11.2023
Alta says ‘Farewell Tim’
Saying farewell is never easy. In the NGO sector, saying farewell to a valued resource is especially difficult, as there are few hands, hearts and heads willing and available to do a great deal of work.
Alta was recently confronted with this challenge with the retirement of Hamilton T. Padmore, called “Tim” by those who know him, after almost two decades of service.