1. Ms. Sylvia Chen, International student counselor (40 minutes) :5 g7 v. ]# P! U5 ?2 B
-- Introduce public high school information and the school systems % Y7 o+ q& G! A3 Q) x1 v' N -- Compare the differences between public and private high schools( O0 @3 x/ Z2 q2 C( j
-- General info about post-secondary education system " r; G2 F/ e- }4 T) d
-- How to find support for your child’s academic and adjustment needs 5 [, O2 F9 A: L: X& r# U# L -- How to voice your concerns to school counselors or teachers . Q# m. O/ ?* J% S -- Do you know what your child is learning in school? 1 q X5 Q$ [% n2 i7 n8 p- p0 a
-- What is your family dynamic that would be advantage or disadvantage / X9 E9 [+ u& c7 U/ ? D: @$ A( C for your child’s physical & academic growth? ) d5 V2 O! t* f0 E) Z4 g( C) z3 X# B
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; {% I. M! ~3 x ?2 i- K, T2. Ms. Rosemary Gaunt, Director of Wiseways Preschool & Lambrick Park ESL (15 minutes, not including Mandarin translation time): 4 l1 E' q* G3 i& T4 g0 s
-- General ESL classes information 9 o6 c6 O% e) K; u$ S n- m3 n* z -- Preschool has openings for afternoon classes and hopes to have the budget to h) a4 D/ [* o$ K: c run after-school-care program 4 h7 X2 Y3 W6 Y0 S9 D3 m, P -- Sharing the concern regarding immigrant family’s English skills and the 5 m5 s5 O1 _8 _: O* o
impact on young children’s learning ability. ! c, h* C6 `8 u, b( _2 G% U : ?$ U! X, k! S! @5 B+ d: W7 a3. Rev. Joseph Zhou, Pastor of Victoria Chinese Wesleyan Methodist Church (5 minutes): " [" u6 u" Q8 D. v
-- Saturday afternoon "Good Friends" Easy English class information ( B6 u( M- z6 K8 b. r2 t( d2 J
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4. Ms. Trish Mamic, Director of Gordon Head Residents Association (20 minutes,not including Mandarin translation time): % o9 B( Q) K# R9 c
-- Summary of Gordon Head public services 8 ~- s: e1 A' I1 K! _ -- Gordon Head Faith Community programs+ W6 m6 }; s1 ?8 q A: q" v, Z
-- Gordon Head Residents Association 4 q& o% d2 e1 H& o0 f5 n -- Gordon Head Baseball Association – for children and youth% U6 \, c' l- q! E K
-- Gordon Head Soccer Association – for children and youth' W2 [8 x0 f- h. ?. g; F
-- UVic Cincenta and UVic public offerings 4 R2 E: x' b9 Q -- Gordon Head Recreation Centre and activities ) k, S: ?; S- ~! \( g! r% K* x8 J -- Gordon Head walking trails and beaches# P$ A& _( \3 t+ D
* H+ V0 \7 Q2 g* c% sMC: Ms. Yafeng Liang, former Special Compere for TV Bridge Program, Shanxi Provincial Television Station, China- g# l b& V/ K0 Q3 I
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The workshop will be conducted in Mandarin. Mandarin translation will be provided to English speakers.( }1 C5 {- g9 w6 x8 h* s( N