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SBLC Speaks – April 2021
From the Executive Director The core motivation behind SBLC is to support the desire in each person to learn and excel to the highest points of her or his abilities and potential. Through education, we customize content to fit the personal, unique needs or...
Lifelong Learning: Race and the Future of American Democracy
At SBLC | Learning Works, one of our organizational values is Lifelong Learning. SBLC is proud to announce the start of a new initiative, the Lifelong Learning series. We invite our adult learners and the public to fulfill that value with ongoing seminars, workshops,...
What’s Happening in April 2021?
Welcome to April! Spring is in full swing and we are enjoying the blossoms on the trees here in Baltimore. Here's what's happening at SBLC. [video width="1080" height="1080"...
What’s Happening in March?
Welcome to March! March is Reading Month! Women's History Month! The beginning of Spring! Here's what's happening at SBLC: Education Enrollment for classes is open until March 26th! Current Learners should contact Sandy at sdawson@southbaltimorelearns.org to enroll in...
Dinner@Home
SBLC | Learning Works is pleased to announce their first virtual event of the 2021 season, Dinner@Home. Do you miss restaurant-quality meals? Are you sick of the question: What's for dinner? Then join us on March 13th for a virtual cooking lesson! Baltimore Chef, Adam...
SBLC Speaks – January 2021
From the Executive DirectorHappy New Year from SBLC, and welcome to another edition of SBLC Speaks! The Fall Semester of 2020 was unlike any other SBLC has seen in its 30 years in operation conducting classes fully online. Through all the barriers, our...
Welcome Sidney Wilson
The Board and Staff of SBLC are pleased to introduce our new Executive Director, Sidney Wilson Sid comes to SBLC with an extensive background in Workforce and Business Development, a passion for building relationships, and a strong desire to prepare our...
Now Hiring an Adult Education Instructor
The mission of South Baltimore Learning Center (SBLC) is to improve the self-sufficiency of educationally disadvantaged adults. SBLC is a community-based nonprofit organization providing functional literacy and life skills training, in addition to career preparation...
Graduate Story: Atiya Fisher
For Atiya Fisher, family tragedy is what caused her to drop out of high school, but also what motivated her to return to school and continue her education. When she was in ninth grade at Western High School, Atiya’s mother was diagnosed with cancer. “This was a...
My Journey & The Importance of Earning a High School Diploma – By Lisa Griffin
My life before South Baltimore Learning Center (SBLC) was a very bleak one. I had my first child at 16 and had to drop out of school because I had a baby. By age 22, I had three more children. With no knowledge of how I would ever be anything other than a parent, I...