讲员及内容
1. Ms. Sylvia Chen, International student counselor (40 minutes) :
U4 G6 u9 P. q' w! V# _ -- Introduce public high school information and the school systems
- J: D* X2 n, {7 e- i -- Compare the differences between public and private high schools6 g; E, O# F" O& k/ ]3 f# w
-- General info about post-secondary education system 4 N2 o. a1 Y6 `8 w
-- How to find support for your child’s academic and adjustment needs
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-- Do you know what your child is learning in school?
2 j( Y; f& H& k6 [' k3 I% `' h -- What is your family dynamic that would be advantage or disadvantage
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B; {1 ?* f' ~9 Y) P2. Ms. Rosemary Gaunt, Director of Wiseways Preschool & Lambrick Park ESL (15 minutes, not including Mandarin translation time): 7 S' F9 A# a! Z
-- General ESL classes information. B9 c& ^4 ]! V7 W4 [
-- Preschool has openings for afternoon classes and hopes to have the budget to! C- q% q. S: a3 c/ w( g- Q a k1 a
run after-school-care program2 ?, }% L' f$ w# f5 B+ n5 R
-- Sharing the concern regarding immigrant family’s English skills and the
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0 Q6 T# m0 u. G0 p: d3. Rev. Joseph Zhou, Pastor of Victoria Chinese Wesleyan Methodist Church (5 minutes): ( R6 d/ d9 {+ a6 i6 r
-- Saturday afternoon "Good Friends" Easy English class information
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2 D7 \' \9 ?' U4. Ms. Trish Mamic, Director of Gordon Head Residents Association (20 minutes,not including Mandarin translation time):
0 a. z4 n, p, X2 S" ` -- Summary of Gordon Head public services
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-- Gordon Head Residents Association, E7 N6 \8 f- [: A1 H0 V6 r: m5 B
-- Gordon Head Baseball Association – for children and youth
* C5 [$ V( J! d; H, U8 P, I -- Gordon Head Soccer Association – for children and youth0 T& ]) V8 m- _" U7 w
-- UVic Cincenta and UVic public offerings
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MC: Ms. Yafeng Liang, former Special Compere for TV Bridge Program, Shanxi Provincial Television Station, China3 j V; G- Q& h, ?, T8 ]) ^4 V, a/ C
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The workshop will be conducted in Mandarin. Mandarin translation will be provided to English speakers.2 y2 _' F9 `$ y7 E
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Refreshment to follow
