讲员及内容
1. Ms. Sylvia Chen, International student counselor (40 minutes) :
1 p1 W% S/ N9 W1 F+ P -- Introduce public high school information and the school systems; r% s5 O) D0 R
-- Compare the differences between public and private high schools5 [) ?; k6 T! n, \* e% n
-- General info about post-secondary education system
6 p2 b9 y4 d, ?2 J0 k& A' g0 a( | -- How to find support for your child’s academic and adjustment needs! j5 c: |0 @+ ?
-- How to voice your concerns to school counselors or teachers
4 e( Y& z1 n$ J -- Do you know what your child is learning in school?
1 Q% Q/ `! H5 m q8 \' p# f -- What is your family dynamic that would be advantage or disadvantage. m- _ m2 }2 l; P
for your child’s physical & academic growth?
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* N$ X- ^2 b5 L9 x8 i5 c2. Ms. Rosemary Gaunt, Director of Wiseways Preschool & Lambrick Park ESL (15 minutes, not including Mandarin translation time): # u. `, V$ Z- j! `5 v4 g
-- General ESL classes information* Z! h5 J8 @# [: j0 N
-- Preschool has openings for afternoon classes and hopes to have the budget to7 c* a7 s" x7 U# `5 g1 v- B
run after-school-care program( r8 s8 e' Y1 K( k% d/ y1 a( h
-- 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): ! q5 c& J1 x s3 F, t; w R
-- Saturday afternoon "Good Friends" Easy English class information . A% l N, {, t5 I& J/ q
6 S. m' M, O. V: z" c2 B X Z4. Ms. Trish Mamic, Director of Gordon Head Residents Association (20 minutes,not including Mandarin translation time): . }' F9 T# @. e5 F; h) V- e3 _
-- Summary of Gordon Head public services
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-- Gordon Head Residents Association( ^. I& J4 s( U3 X, s
-- Gordon Head Baseball Association – for children and youth p" u+ ~2 w$ ^
-- Gordon Head Soccer Association – for children and youth3 ^2 g% m, N# W0 |
-- UVic Cincenta and UVic public offerings
2 g, p9 r- b: F* { -- Gordon Head Recreation Centre and activities
( }! S3 I0 }3 p# y! P -- Gordon Head walking trails and beaches
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W8 X& b" R6 A: }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.0 T, } G# g: k7 S& \! K
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