The Amazing Duck Race is quacking good time in support of literacy! Each $10 donation "adopts" a numbered rubber ducky. You can sign up for multiple ducks! Your ducks will be placed in the pool for you. If your adopt-a-duck is one of the first three to swim to the finish line at the YMCA pool, you win a cash prize! Watch our fun event on the Shelby Literacy Facebook Live as the ducks race to the finish. Winners will be contacted and we will post the results on social media! Increase your chances by purchasing multiple ducks!

First prize: $250
Second prize: $150
Third prize: $75.

Your ducky donation benefits the Shelby Literacy Center's mission to empower individuals to reach their personal goals by providing opportunities to learn literacy and life skills.

English and high school diploma prep are what the SLC is known for, but do you know about our other programs? Our Learn to Earn program provides job and career support to adults looking to find new or higher-paying jobs. Mentoring, resume support, and networking opportunities help our students find meaningful work. Our Betty's Book Heroes Program, named after our beloved founder, Betty Noe, provides teachers, parents, and children with new books to encourage reading engagement and improve skills. Our brand new Community Spanish class is geared toward adults looking to learn conversational Spanish in a fun way.

Did you know?

$25 covers the cost of registration for a new student.

$50 provides tutor training for a volunteer literacy tutor.

$100 pays for the learning materials for one student for a year.

$350 covers the tuition for a newcomer in our English intensive class.

Our Approach

We work hard to create an environment that is welcoming, safe, and open for questions and support by providing smaller, more personalized support within a framework of structured learning. We limit the number of students in our ESOL and HiSET classes so every student has many opportunities to read, speak, listen, and write. We train and guide tutors so that while they are tutoring, they develop a relationship with a student and can act as a mentor and a coach. We reassess students after each semester to measure growth and share that with our students to adjust and celebrate learning gains. While our method is more costly than holding larger classes, the personal connection and community our students find at the SLC enable them to feel comfortable making goals and working towards them.

SLC AMAZING Duck Race 2024

A QUACKING Good Time!

Team Members