讲员及内容
1. Ms. Sylvia Chen, International student counselor (40 minutes) :
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-- General info about post-secondary education system
; l$ Y/ ]6 V+ x/ f/ H -- How to find support for your child’s academic and adjustment needs
; V3 X2 K9 r9 J0 Z) J5 u -- How to voice your concerns to school counselors or teachers7 K7 U# ~3 m3 B$ w+ S! A
-- Do you know what your child is learning in school? S, X7 Z `$ ~% ` u# k
-- What is your family dynamic that would be advantage or disadvantage x* D$ r4 s, m7 s
for your child’s physical & academic growth? % J9 {" e4 }- ^; O
--Q & A
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9 ?7 C! F9 T, d: r, ]2. Ms. Rosemary Gaunt, Director of Wiseways Preschool & Lambrick Park ESL (15 minutes, not including Mandarin translation time):
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-- Preschool has openings for afternoon classes and hopes to have the budget to, S3 A2 e$ f2 C" V# d# P$ c
run after-school-care program7 z5 M2 T7 w) M
-- 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): : L& a3 @# y4 C/ W j
-- 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):
: s: g# T; y, `8 J/ ~ -- Summary of Gordon Head public services
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-- Gordon Head Residents Association
7 d! ^$ C1 o1 t4 K* j+ ? -- Gordon Head Baseball Association – for children and youth; z8 {' _. t- W; k. y/ B
-- Gordon Head Soccer Association – for children and youth
# P8 d8 B! Q' ?7 m$ Q -- UVic Cincenta and UVic public offerings
7 M, @; I0 k3 t/ r1 Q/ {: b -- Gordon Head Recreation Centre and activities3 E8 f R8 w8 C- X+ }+ `
-- Gordon Head walking trails and beaches) ^, z( h2 ]! D+ |% N. h7 D9 q
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MC: 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.
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