Home » Case Studies » The Island » Workshop Programs » Literacy & numeracy  The island: Literacy & numeracy As part of its VCAL program, The Island offers the Certificate in General Education for Adults (CGEA), which is undertaken with the Literacy and Numeracy instructor. According to the staff the students are “taught” using the principles of adult learning where honesty and self discipline are a priority. Each student is expected to reflect daily in the journal about their learning and progress in all workshops, and consider how they could have done things differently. Certificates I, II & III in General Education for Adults (CGEA). This is the only “desk work” and the workshop is equipped with (donated) computers and has internet access. As Holdsworth (2000) reminds us about young people in general and at risk youth in particular, gratification delayed can lead to gratification denied. The students therefore do work that is entirely relevant to their lives now and not some time later and spend much time heatedly discussing and debating current issues of concern. In the Literacy workshop writing journals Numeracy:Preparing detailed schematics for the Building and Construction Workshop top BROOKS HIGH SCHOOL CENTRE EDUCATION PROGRAMME HIGH TECH HIGH KEY COLLEGE REAL LEARNING REAL FUTURES STUDENTWORKS THE ISLAND >> Purpose >> Research process >> History >> First Impressions >> The Students - Getting to The Island >> The Staff >> Workshop Programs     >> Hospitality   >> Automotive technology   >> Engineering and Welding   >> Building & construction   >> Furniture making   >> Horticulture   >> Literacy & numeracy >> Outcomes >> Significance of The Island >> References >> Download Full Report (PDF-16.8MB) THE MET URBAN ACADEMY VCAL Changing Lanes