讲员及内容
1. Ms. Sylvia Chen, International student counselor (40 minutes) :
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-- General info about post-secondary education system ( _* D: P+ Q# @3 y
-- How to find support for your child’s academic and adjustment needs& P) s3 F2 k& ?
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-- Do you know what your child is learning in school?
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for your child’s physical & academic growth?
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. y( P; C& z' h5 u4 [5 P Y- w2. Ms. Rosemary Gaunt, Director of Wiseways Preschool & Lambrick Park ESL (15 minutes, not including Mandarin translation time):
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-- Preschool has openings for afternoon classes and hopes to have the budget to
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$ m% Y+ [- i' N% w) C5 V -- Sharing the concern regarding immigrant family’s English skills and the , |/ ]1 v* t& F8 o/ m+ {5 j5 {
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/ Z# @) i! ^ J+ \3. Rev. Joseph Zhou, Pastor of Victoria Chinese Wesleyan Methodist Church (5 minutes): * ^1 L5 r+ [ G3 R& L
-- Saturday afternoon "Good Friends" Easy English class information
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4. Ms. Trish Mamic, Director of Gordon Head Residents Association (20 minutes,not including Mandarin translation time): # N/ S' G# p# f
-- Summary of Gordon Head public services
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-- Gordon Head Residents Association
" i; l+ Y- w6 e -- Gordon Head Baseball Association – for children and youth0 X& w" {$ _- v1 W
-- Gordon Head Soccer Association – for children and youth# o* T' [! S1 X8 x! U7 T! q- W: F$ j7 d
-- UVic Cincenta and UVic public offerings
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-- Gordon Head walking trails and beaches
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MC: Ms. Yafeng Liang, former Special Compere for TV Bridge Program, Shanxi Provincial Television Station, China
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The workshop will be conducted in Mandarin. Mandarin translation will be provided to English speakers.
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2 U$ d8 [% k O! f" V- rRefreshment to follow
