讲员及内容
1. Ms. Sylvia Chen, International student counselor (40 minutes) :/ C* E4 y! ^/ m C
-- Introduce public high school information and the school systems
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-- General info about post-secondary education system
6 l: T) h% K) b$ q/ i$ I& P: z -- How to find support for your child’s academic and adjustment needs
( U0 |6 Q% ^! r( b( Q j0 P -- How to voice your concerns to school counselors or teachers
9 N1 f l8 F) ?- V, l -- Do you know what your child is learning in school?
; i: Y' @0 d! D -- What is your family dynamic that would be advantage or disadvantage
& Y3 c1 _1 G5 f6 [ for your child’s physical & academic growth?
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2. Ms. Rosemary Gaunt, Director of Wiseways Preschool & Lambrick Park ESL (15 minutes, not including Mandarin translation time): " g# D" \7 R1 [) t0 w
-- General ESL classes information- Z+ ~# {/ S: ?2 Y; O/ l
-- Preschool has openings for afternoon classes and hopes to have the budget to
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9 Q! a2 j# m2 W. `: |6 K7 q -- 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): 0 k+ P4 `7 d8 _9 X% z
-- 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): 2 r; | i, i7 L8 V; U6 w+ U
-- Summary of Gordon Head public services( D: T! a7 }. U0 k5 Q9 F
-- Gordon Head Faith Community programs
6 I7 `# w, d* v9 h0 x; O# m* ]3 N -- Gordon Head Residents Association
- h. l. L/ i5 Y, t8 S3 j3 E -- Gordon Head Baseball Association – for children and youth
2 [% r* [, O; K" f" \ I& v) a3 F -- Gordon Head Soccer Association – for children and youth
$ B' C% q- _0 x4 a2 H, I -- UVic Cincenta and UVic public offerings
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7 s( r# n+ f$ G8 ~% Q' e7 H0 V1 U -- Gordon Head walking trails and beaches% G5 P }' \' \2 f/ z9 d4 R
! G4 ]! ^4 J: v* O4 h6 {; T7 LMC: Ms. Yafeng Liang, former Special Compere for TV Bridge Program, Shanxi Provincial Television Station, China) c' m% q, z3 L
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The workshop will be conducted in Mandarin. Mandarin translation will be provided to English speakers.$ |, g/ ? B- r4 T
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Refreshment to follow
