1. Ms. Sylvia Chen, International student counselor (40 minutes) : 7 l2 Y+ ~# O0 S0 N -- Introduce public high school information and the school systems ; W& v2 K- b3 q3 w7 k9 }# r" d3 y( V- R -- Compare the differences between public and private high schools : W$ `! g: H8 a, w: `# O -- General info about post-secondary education system - y1 R; T& D$ p& Z0 y
-- How to find support for your child’s academic and adjustment needs " m1 |, ?4 k: I -- How to voice your concerns to school counselors or teachers" ?3 E! o) ?$ `8 w5 e! a0 p
-- Do you know what your child is learning in school? 0 `4 `2 X! g2 T! L6 @
-- What is your family dynamic that would be advantage or disadvantage2 q- q3 E% k. B' [. K
for your child’s physical & academic growth? % E$ f. [+ @$ f# Y
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2. Ms. Rosemary Gaunt, Director of Wiseways Preschool & Lambrick Park ESL (15 minutes, not including Mandarin translation time): + ~. ~6 U: w, h1 G& E, t* x g -- General ESL classes information/ ^- F( a" y# t- R
-- Preschool has openings for afternoon classes and hopes to have the budget to& ^0 s( _: x& Z7 g
run after-school-care program 9 [/ z o+ G: Q: P -- Sharing the concern regarding immigrant family’s English skills and the 0 b5 r6 f: i2 t: o+ d: S impact on young children’s learning ability. 3 V6 B* z, U; b3 [& _6 x6 w 7 j0 x* t4 h- E8 H5 O! e
3. Rev. Joseph Zhou, Pastor of Victoria Chinese Wesleyan Methodist Church (5 minutes): 9 ~5 i0 m, w* i6 V" T. z
-- Saturday afternoon "Good Friends" Easy English class information ' L, x) X; ~+ b) ~
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4. Ms. Trish Mamic, Director of Gordon Head Residents Association (20 minutes,not including Mandarin translation time): ' t; W& `8 B6 m9 X4 j. p1 | Z! b
-- Summary of Gordon Head public services! g2 C5 N# l* k, Z4 ^* c2 y8 Z
-- Gordon Head Faith Community programs ( _% K8 x4 v# c+ f6 m5 w" Y -- Gordon Head Residents Association0 C1 X$ S' ^- @1 w% }9 s
-- Gordon Head Baseball Association – for children and youth - a0 t! @3 I) @5 y2 s2 o$ [ -- Gordon Head Soccer Association – for children and youth8 k& Y1 r; ?8 F' R
-- UVic Cincenta and UVic public offerings! O" T) C( L2 ? C. P+ `
-- Gordon Head Recreation Centre and activities 7 K8 P4 x& U+ N+ L" G) ] i) ` -- Gordon Head walking trails and beaches & O: T4 {% d, i% T% a 1 U% _/ X' b3 s% o8 P q7 }7 |- rMC: Ms. Yafeng Liang, former Special Compere for TV Bridge Program, Shanxi Provincial Television Station, China) o$ `5 ~1 x8 f9 Y, }- P7 {( Z, C
/ k+ }9 e1 @; J/ [( D7 r# w* `The workshop will be conducted in Mandarin. Mandarin translation will be provided to English speakers. a! b8 ~+ j( J" g# ]! [' o
# U6 v4 M% V3 [( _1 `8 Q- k GRefreshment to follow