McKinley Park News – Adult Learners Inducted into National Honor Society at Literacy Center

Aquinas Literacy Center Celebrates Adult Learners’ Achievements

The Aquinas Literacy Center in Chicago’s McKinley Park neighborhood celebrated the achievements of adult learners by inducting them into the National Adult Education Honor Society in a ceremony and reception on February 26, 2024.

Recognizing Adult Students and Supporting Future Opportunities

Students who have been progressing through the literacy and English language instruction programs at Aquinas received certificates and signed their names into the honor society’s register, formalizing their status in an organization dedicated to recognizing adult students and supporting their future opportunities.

Exemplary Attendance, Cooperation, and Self-Reliance

“It is a joy to celebrate twelve learners who have demonstrated exemplary attendance, cooperation, and self-reliance,” said Alison Altmeyer, the literacy center’s executive director.

Honor Society Inductees

• Fouez Assali
• Ana Briseno
• Maria Castanon
• Daouia Chabane
• Maricela Chacon
• Wendy Delgado
• Eduardo Donato
• Jose Francisco
• Georgina Garcia
• Samuel Martinez
• Carolina Velarde
• Jesus Vizcaino

Volunteer Tutors as English Language Instructors

Many inductees at the ceremony stood alongside the volunteer tutors who Aquinas Literacy Center trained as English language instructors.

Illinois 24th District State Representative Theresa Mah’s Support

Joining the adult honor society “is a testament to your hard work and your pursuit of your dreams,” said Illinois 24th District State Representative Theresa Mah, who joined the ceremony and celebration.

Recommendation Letters

In addition to certificates, each honor society inductee received two letters of recommendation and access to other resources to support employment.

Raising Awareness of Adult Education

Altmeyer noted how the National Adult Education Honor Society also helped raise awareness of adult education within academia and state government.

Mah pledged to continue to “fight for resources for adult education programs.”

“Thank you for all the hard work you’ve put in,” Mah said. “May your futures be bright.”

SDGs, Targets, and Indicators

1. No Poverty

• Target 1.4: By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership, and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology, and financial services, including microfinance.
• Indicator 1.4.2: Proportion of total adult population with secure tenure rights to land, with legally recognized documentation and who perceive their rights to land as secure, by sex and by type of tenure.

4. Quality Education

• Target 4.6: By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy.
• Indicator 4.6.1: Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills, by sex.

8. Decent Work and Economic Growth

• Target 8.6: By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training.
• Indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth (aged 15-24 years) not in education, employment, or training.

10. Reduced Inequalities

• Target 10.7: Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies.
• Indicator 10.7.1: Recruitment cost borne by employee as a proportion of yearly income earned in country of destination.

17. Partnerships for the Goals

• Target 17.17: Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships.
• Indicator 17.17.1: Amount of United States dollars committed to public-private and civil society partnerships.

Analysis

1. The SDGs addressed or connected to the issues highlighted in the article are No Poverty, Quality Education, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Reduced Inequalities, and Partnerships for the Goals.

2. Specific targets under those SDGs based on the article’s content are:
– Target 1.4: Ensuring equal rights to economic resources and access to basic services.
– Target 4.6: Achieving literacy and numeracy for youth and adults.
– Target 8.6: Reducing the proportion of youth not in employment, education, or training.
– Target 10.7: Facilitating safe and responsible migration and mobility.
– Target 17.17: Promoting effective partnerships.

3. Indicators mentioned or implied in the article that can be used to measure progress towards the identified targets are:
– Indicator 1.4.2: Proportion of total adult population with secure tenure rights to land.
– Indicator 4.6.1: Proportion of population achieving proficiency in functional literacy and numeracy skills.
– Indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth not in education, employment, or training.
– Indicator 10.7.1: Recruitment cost borne by employee as a proportion of yearly income earned in the country of destination.
– Indicator 17.17.1: Amount of United States dollars committed to public-private and civil society partnerships.

4. Table presenting the findings:

| SDGs | Targets | Indicators |
|——————————-|————————————————–|———————————————————|
| 1. No Poverty | 1.4: Equal rights to economic resources | 1.4.2: Proportion of total adult population with secure tenure rights to land |
| | | |
| 4. Quality Education | 4.6: Achieving literacy and numeracy | 4.6.1: Proportion of population achieving proficiency in functional literacy and numeracy skills |
| | | |
| 8. Decent Work and Economic Growth | 8.6: Reducing proportion of youth not in employment, education, or training | 8.6.1: Proportion of youth not in education, employment, or training |
| | | |
| 10. Reduced Inequalities | 10.7: Facilitating safe and responsible migration and mobility | 10.7.1: Recruitment cost borne by employee as a proportion of yearly income earned in the country of destination |
| | | |
| 17. Partnerships for the Goals | 17.17: Promoting effective partnerships | 17.17.1: Amount of United States dollars committed to public-private and civil society partnerships |

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