讲员及内容
1. Ms. Sylvia Chen, International student counselor (40 minutes) :
0 ~0 _5 {$ c; C' i1 g( W -- Introduce public high school information and the school systems6 `% L. a' | D2 v9 d
-- Compare the differences between public and private high schools
% o- X3 u$ c* ^. I A -- General info about post-secondary education system
3 H3 J! K- U1 x# V9 d R -- How to find support for your child’s academic and adjustment needs- @2 d# V, d3 O2 P
-- How to voice your concerns to school counselors or teachers
' K8 [ h) P- q) k9 l, Y -- Do you know what your child is learning in school?
# Z$ ]3 V7 P7 r5 c -- What is your family dynamic that would be advantage or disadvantage
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( K% B- i1 |0 {: O- Y2. Ms. Rosemary Gaunt, Director of Wiseways Preschool & Lambrick Park ESL (15 minutes, not including Mandarin translation time):
5 T# W* b1 I+ y) W/ n -- General ESL classes information
( H1 \. t0 |5 u9 e- ~6 ~ n -- Preschool has openings for afternoon classes and hopes to have the budget to
5 L6 M. }; `4 Z8 V run after-school-care program
! N, n0 F! q2 Y" L3 K -- 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):
' B, x2 q; @% `; i# g9 ~$ \8 w -- Saturday afternoon "Good Friends" Easy English class information + ]4 N; [0 k. K0 n$ F5 C
" O8 S& ]1 T2 R. I4. Ms. Trish Mamic, Director of Gordon Head Residents Association (20 minutes,not including Mandarin translation time):
1 F! q( q( G( ~) _ -- Summary of Gordon Head public services8 f% ?! j7 X, j8 M, d+ w3 _
-- Gordon Head Faith Community programs
; Y) C, j2 s) p2 [ -- Gordon Head Residents Association
2 E: _7 Q2 Z8 Y5 r8 d7 w -- Gordon Head Baseball Association – for children and youth
. x& s5 f% u7 j& _) T -- Gordon Head Soccer Association – for children and youth% R/ w& R5 x! K/ Y, m' ~
-- UVic Cincenta and UVic public offerings
" n0 e. A$ M: @' z1 e | -- Gordon Head Recreation Centre and activities' {7 A. L- h7 O0 p8 p
-- Gordon Head walking trails and beaches p! [, n8 w. Y3 p) g
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MC: Ms. Yafeng Liang, former Special Compere for TV Bridge Program, Shanxi Provincial Television Station, China1 r1 T. G3 A7 N/ K- t
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The workshop will be conducted in Mandarin. Mandarin translation will be provided to English speakers.. x( B- x6 t( s+ U* W
6 m* L1 \7 u4 ~Refreshment to follow
