讲员及内容
1. Ms. Sylvia Chen, International student counselor (40 minutes) :
4 n4 `* G/ r( d2 n5 W9 j -- Introduce public high school information and the school systems
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-- General info about post-secondary education system
2 B) z3 }" i% F* d: i6 } -- How to find support for your child’s academic and adjustment needs
$ Z! _5 p8 m3 p, | K0 y -- How to voice your concerns to school counselors or teachers# \9 l- l8 P; \
-- Do you know what your child is learning in school?
4 z, U+ k% z' V9 V# D -- What is your family dynamic that would be advantage or disadvantage) T# @ F! `3 ]+ |. p7 Q4 L
for your child’s physical & academic growth?
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3 u# z( p- w* p) _) [! i2. Ms. Rosemary Gaunt, Director of Wiseways Preschool & Lambrick Park ESL (15 minutes, not including Mandarin translation time): 7 s1 R T1 b9 z) T! g
-- General ESL classes information5 ~# H3 Y: e3 o* y
-- Preschool has openings for afternoon classes and hopes to have the budget to
4 S# @; Q# ~" C: h- U' C. _2 Y run after-school-care program; i6 D* h& Y# t+ Y& n6 G
-- Sharing the concern regarding immigrant family’s English skills and the ; S. ?1 L: X: ]* G; @
impact on young children’s learning ability.0 Q0 U1 J. J: c3 P8 l3 o9 t
: k& ]8 i5 d0 _( B8 T9 d) W4 G3. Rev. Joseph Zhou, Pastor of Victoria Chinese Wesleyan Methodist Church (5 minutes):
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4. Ms. Trish Mamic, Director of Gordon Head Residents Association (20 minutes,not including Mandarin translation time):
. d( E5 X6 Q9 H! W -- Summary of Gordon Head public services7 b0 M! X/ j, g, o, p9 |5 ~
-- Gordon Head Faith Community programs' r- J% ^/ e+ U* e: C9 R
-- Gordon Head Residents Association
* X5 ]1 C z) X5 r6 P -- Gordon Head Baseball Association – for children and youth
* c" Z; a5 H# C) H/ g4 P+ v! y. A# f -- Gordon Head Soccer Association – for children and youth/ t- y4 X6 h X# d% Q0 \
-- UVic Cincenta and UVic public offerings
# b7 h. G% ]; v: i+ I -- Gordon Head Recreation Centre and activities
7 i' G, h3 h# ^$ I. E -- Gordon Head walking trails and beaches; j2 a5 V6 _6 E3 f" p
, N$ M) E) o2 J& SMC: Ms. Yafeng Liang, former Special Compere for TV Bridge Program, Shanxi Provincial Television Station, China) X. ]6 r, s7 x6 e
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The workshop will be conducted in Mandarin. Mandarin translation will be provided to English speakers.; m6 A3 O) N3 }/ c
! }, X$ v) X2 H0 W. W2 ]+ a$ ?2 ORefreshment to follow
