Literacy teacher for the mentally ill honoured
Last Updated: Thursday, August 5, 2010 | 10:02 PM AT
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A New Brunswick woman is being honoured for her work teaching literacy to the mentally ill.
Eleanor Kingston, of Miramichi, partnered with the New Brunswick Department of Education in 2003 to develop the first literacy class in the province for people with mental illness.
The program has helped more than 40 people develop life skills, become literate and further their education.
Kingston is one of 14 recipients of the 2010 Council of the Federation literacy award. She will receive her award at a ceremony in Fredericton next spring.
"I find the work fascinating, and the most fascinating part of it all is when we see the successes. And we have tremendous successes in people who go through the literacy program and get their GED [equivalent to finishing high school] and they go on to the community college. That's rewarding — it's really, really great," she said.
The 73-year-old has spent the last 30 years volunteering with the Schizophrenia Society in Miramichi.
"It's part of who I am," Kingston said. "And it's a natural thing for me to be doing this kind of work."
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