讲员及内容
1. Ms. Sylvia Chen, International student counselor (40 minutes) :6 ?% Z' P* _! Z y/ Z6 c7 C$ {3 y' l
-- Introduce public high school information and the school systems
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2 h+ Y% v* Z: h' `' Y8 b -- General info about post-secondary education system & w2 I4 m$ \5 ^7 A9 P1 }% ]
-- How to find support for your child’s academic and adjustment needs
( G* @7 ]& r1 B5 C: e -- How to voice your concerns to school counselors or teachers
; w0 q d+ |. ^ -- Do you know what your child is learning in school?
- L) x$ }- a( c% O u -- What is your family dynamic that would be advantage or disadvantage
. U" G# e9 U" E2 L; M for your child’s physical & academic growth? / J' z" I4 o2 p1 \3 ]% b& |
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( J s: B0 @9 C0 s1 c' ~' w- U2. Ms. Rosemary Gaunt, Director of Wiseways Preschool & Lambrick Park ESL (15 minutes, not including Mandarin translation time):
) |' U3 c7 {: _" D* C [6 F( Z -- General ESL classes information
" ~9 z1 x& R1 w+ C1 o -- Preschool has openings for afternoon classes and hopes to have the budget to$ b+ X( C. c- K, q$ r
run after-school-care program
3 F; [2 r+ ]+ u7 d -- Sharing the concern regarding immigrant family’s English skills and the
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$ R+ |" _. s1 f& t6 ~8 N% \. Q3. Rev. Joseph Zhou, Pastor of Victoria Chinese Wesleyan Methodist Church (5 minutes): / k% ]5 c$ l6 l" F
-- Saturday afternoon "Good Friends" Easy English class information
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" H. _0 v C# T" y4 H- m4. Ms. Trish Mamic, Director of Gordon Head Residents Association (20 minutes,not including Mandarin translation time):
* w/ L; h$ U5 F2 R+ Z1 N( n -- Summary of Gordon Head public services' P" T3 p2 ~ M! u2 P6 I/ Q% l
-- Gordon Head Faith Community programs
9 N6 L6 s2 E4 `8 Y7 Q -- Gordon Head Residents Association9 ?: b* u) v M5 \
-- Gordon Head Baseball Association – for children and youth) W! Q _# I+ p5 @6 e
-- Gordon Head Soccer Association – for children and youth
$ J4 U4 |' y7 P -- UVic Cincenta and UVic public offerings
! m( Y6 u, n9 j4 P4 A -- Gordon Head Recreation Centre and activities/ T7 \# C) ^& |$ h3 X; C7 B9 `4 b1 v* E
-- Gordon Head walking trails and beaches
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2 R& m2 U) |/ a$ S- SMC: Ms. Yafeng Liang, former Special Compere for TV Bridge Program, Shanxi Provincial Television Station, China
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n. G/ C& M! ]4 N6 h" e) gThe workshop will be conducted in Mandarin. Mandarin translation will be provided to English speakers." g3 V' h7 S6 Z% w
. u, K7 P( a' ^2 U+ W# lRefreshment to follow
