讲员及内容
1. Ms. Sylvia Chen, International student counselor (40 minutes) :. N1 D4 o* E2 d7 t8 `2 I
-- Introduce public high school information and the school systems
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-- General info about post-secondary education system 2 _9 n9 j. X }! s7 C
-- How to find support for your child’s academic and adjustment needs
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-- Do you know what your child is learning in school? & N- Y# o+ |. i8 \0 u
-- What is your family dynamic that would be advantage or disadvantage
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6 L. ?0 H4 T) \% C; p* c2. Ms. Rosemary Gaunt, Director of Wiseways Preschool & Lambrick Park ESL (15 minutes, not including Mandarin translation time): $ `1 o; M7 B5 R: H+ i: R
-- General ESL classes information
2 q3 _9 G7 T) m2 Q -- Preschool has openings for afternoon classes and hopes to have the budget to
" g6 ?5 d6 e1 L0 c9 f run after-school-care program
' O9 A5 i5 ?9 A: }$ M+ Z$ z -- Sharing the concern regarding immigrant family’s English skills and the
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6 u+ W) P6 K9 K6 |+ _3. Rev. Joseph Zhou, Pastor of Victoria Chinese Wesleyan Methodist Church (5 minutes): : @2 ]9 W/ J1 ^/ z' Q5 F- l
-- Saturday afternoon "Good Friends" Easy English class information
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4. Ms. Trish Mamic, Director of Gordon Head Residents Association (20 minutes,not including Mandarin translation time):
, y8 M2 q: C, J0 N( l+ u -- Summary of Gordon Head public services$ }" r _# ?; N, c5 }" R: ?8 _
-- Gordon Head Faith Community programs
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-- Gordon Head Baseball Association – for children and youth
* P' C4 V$ w, ?, ~9 G% H -- Gordon Head Soccer Association – for children and youth
1 y" f2 ]" x# Y -- UVic Cincenta and UVic public offerings
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6 F' X( ^, W' f/ V8 W7 gMC: Ms. Yafeng Liang, former Special Compere for TV Bridge Program, Shanxi Provincial Television Station, China
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The workshop will be conducted in Mandarin. Mandarin translation will be provided to English speakers.# _; v! A1 D Z- X( `$ z! `# [
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Refreshment to follow
