1. Ms. Sylvia Chen, International student counselor (40 minutes) : $ W! U& B/ A% j% }! j; P -- Introduce public high school information and the school systems" R! s2 W9 |: ]' A- ^3 _
-- Compare the differences between public and private high schools2 o2 H- n/ R, M) {7 O
-- General info about post-secondary education system 5 L$ V2 ]9 |: ]4 d s. `! V5 D
-- How to find support for your child’s academic and adjustment needs + X* o1 T; y9 ~# @( v [. U; p! E -- How to voice your concerns to school counselors or teachers # d! r6 ^( s4 r4 \! V- v -- Do you know what your child is learning in school? , f3 R& |$ g/ D% p* }5 r
-- What is your family dynamic that would be advantage or disadvantage8 i0 Q7 b6 K" \ R2 `7 y
for your child’s physical & academic growth? * Y/ ]% S" m2 D' M/ d& E5 ?& k" H --Q & A3 ]2 S" z9 ?: |$ Q# J
6 ^$ b( @4 c% g% [9 n4 Z% ]2. Ms. Rosemary Gaunt, Director of Wiseways Preschool & Lambrick Park ESL (15 minutes, not including Mandarin translation time): 9 S- v# }: r+ C5 a: K" f4 _ -- General ESL classes information- Q; E6 J! @0 a8 Y# \2 A
-- Preschool has openings for afternoon classes and hopes to have the budget to / R8 \4 d: b) ?% A8 `+ @- ^. t1 F! g- ~ run after-school-care program 5 f5 n8 l8 `: q9 f" R$ z+ h4 t4 _ -- Sharing the concern regarding immigrant family’s English skills and the 3 H; ?% Z, \+ o- F impact on young children’s learning ability. 4 s0 x# I- m2 Q8 a6 \ 9 ?+ ]+ ?- u1 h2 R1 s m' z3. Rev. Joseph Zhou, Pastor of Victoria Chinese Wesleyan Methodist Church (5 minutes): 2 o+ j$ I/ `( L3 G! K3 I; g -- Saturday afternoon "Good Friends" Easy English class information ) ~( K5 V' e% _8 g 4 |7 ~& i* `* }# J1 m+ s8 k5 r' E4. Ms. Trish Mamic, Director of Gordon Head Residents Association (20 minutes,not including Mandarin translation time): + b5 n6 C8 _% G; f2 n. B! T
-- Summary of Gordon Head public services 7 D8 `8 s( t3 g, z' E q -- Gordon Head Faith Community programs1 C" U9 N/ f% W/ Y% D/ e
-- Gordon Head Residents Association 3 m1 l& O: c$ `/ V6 E, s: r -- Gordon Head Baseball Association – for children and youth . F! L" q2 q3 J9 E -- Gordon Head Soccer Association – for children and youth4 ~% w0 Y% O& d5 [4 E! X; q
-- UVic Cincenta and UVic public offerings. p8 ^+ U8 B0 K9 P( e) u* o# X" q
-- Gordon Head Recreation Centre and activities: d2 c) R; s/ {7 e1 f! Z+ e1 o
-- Gordon Head walking trails and beaches 3 v" b/ s0 l; u/ R1 T; r' z8 g; f# c% o* A( B& R! C3 G2 s
MC: Ms. Yafeng Liang, former Special Compere for TV Bridge Program, Shanxi Provincial Television Station, China ( [; j+ M+ ]( V" H( `1 W% B( j5 p ; \2 z7 k' b) TThe workshop will be conducted in Mandarin. Mandarin translation will be provided to English speakers. o( W1 R) h1 i( y3 A3 Y8 P