讲员及内容
1. Ms. Sylvia Chen, International student counselor (40 minutes) :2 g: m8 ?, k! E/ I- Y3 ]8 g2 A3 d
-- Introduce public high school information and the school systems
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-- General info about post-secondary education system
& R" S+ I' K2 R4 T -- How to find support for your child’s academic and adjustment needs4 L0 d7 R$ X3 L% ^0 i5 d% B) w% i
-- How to voice your concerns to school counselors or teachers$ @( M2 w" ` ]3 q8 W) G
-- Do you know what your child is learning in school?
1 P0 a7 U* N& b$ z! R/ R, p -- What is your family dynamic that would be advantage or disadvantage4 N) r; l/ g6 W0 o* E
for your child’s physical & academic growth? 5 X1 b5 O: Y: W
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6 z. b, f+ q. s( R/ j2. Ms. Rosemary Gaunt, Director of Wiseways Preschool & Lambrick Park ESL (15 minutes, not including Mandarin translation time):
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& O, |, ]1 }$ r, s -- Sharing the concern regarding immigrant family’s English skills and the
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3. Rev. Joseph Zhou, Pastor of Victoria Chinese Wesleyan Methodist Church (5 minutes): - S; S* q+ S4 K. |7 z
-- Saturday afternoon "Good Friends" Easy English class information / z3 `- {6 J2 k# C
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4. Ms. Trish Mamic, Director of Gordon Head Residents Association (20 minutes,not including Mandarin translation time):
1 O6 N6 S; d O -- Summary of Gordon Head public services
8 }# n- q3 o' J2 S -- Gordon Head Faith Community programs
; ]9 H8 y+ `$ P7 R -- Gordon Head Residents Association
$ V4 D3 ^6 {( z -- Gordon Head Baseball Association – for children and youth4 s" G2 F: a& v
-- Gordon Head Soccer Association – for children and youth
7 u( p- b" {5 {8 l# k -- UVic Cincenta and UVic public offerings/ R+ d" n! r4 E- n0 Z0 G% N
-- Gordon Head Recreation Centre and activities, O8 V' ]2 m( e e- G, P. g4 F
-- Gordon Head walking trails and beaches, Y8 C" E$ m& m! R+ ^; [
% H3 K; u7 J5 Y% [# N; a z5 G7 nMC: 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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