讲员及内容
1. Ms. Sylvia Chen, International student counselor (40 minutes) :
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-- Compare the differences between public and private high schools
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-- Do you know what your child is learning in school?
9 m, n P5 ?* l -- What is your family dynamic that would be advantage or disadvantage/ {" Y& C% ^, x
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--Q & A
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1 N( e6 [" ~5 {* u2. Ms. Rosemary Gaunt, Director of Wiseways Preschool & Lambrick Park ESL (15 minutes, not including Mandarin translation time): & I) T3 M: D' ?/ k
-- General ESL classes information
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-- Sharing the concern regarding immigrant family’s English skills and the
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3. 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):
7 [; m, i. c" M- K3 ~ -- Summary of Gordon Head public services( a2 q1 r& E( W5 L* e* C
-- Gordon Head Faith Community programs
5 Q6 o2 X3 m7 t" h -- Gordon Head Residents Association8 i+ k% @: k. j; y! L# e5 h+ ?0 P
-- Gordon Head Baseball Association – for children and youth+ u& N& d! U: e/ O* A% x
-- Gordon Head Soccer Association – for children and youth
$ `* K4 \: }$ ]; U+ _/ E8 O -- UVic Cincenta and UVic public offerings) ~. i, @8 @! n, e8 S5 }
-- Gordon Head Recreation Centre and activities
2 d, a7 b' B0 q5 d9 K x) k, e -- Gordon Head walking trails and beaches7 ^4 t1 q' k2 l3 _ C
7 o9 }+ F5 X8 f& ?, X, lMC: Ms. Yafeng Liang, former Special Compere for TV Bridge Program, Shanxi Provincial Television Station, China# ^. _6 ~* c7 X$ ?( h$ l
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The workshop will be conducted in Mandarin. Mandarin translation will be provided to English speakers.# o, I6 ]* H: O4 d H' Z
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Refreshment to follow
