Introduction to Canadian Education
(Intro) Program
Introduction to Canadian Education (Intro) Program provides FREE educational, school preparedness and orientation programming for newly arrived government assisted and privately sponsored refugee children and youth, 6 to 21 years old.
Our activities focus on the following four key areas:
Education & Employment
Health & Nutrition
Places & Community
Safety&
Law
Our Program Components Include:
- School preparedness (learning about a ‘Canadian classroom’, expectations of teachers, etc.)
- Orientation to Winnipeg (community services & resources, safety issues, etc.)
- English Language skills development (opportunities for skills development, EAL activities, etc.)
- Recreational activities (team building activities, low organized games, gym time, etc.)
- Computer skills (structured computer classes, introduction to technology skills, etc.)
- Addressing common settlement issues (culture shock, making new friends, decision making, etc.)
- Pro-social skills and integration (decision making, anger management, etc.)
- Relevant and timely referrals for participants to community resources
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Family Testimony
Our family thanks you very much for the opportunity to visit your institution, for the good attitude and development that contributed to the better adaptation of our children!!! After classes, children always came happy and with positive emotions!
However, a new chapter in our lives began V and M went to school!
Thank you very much!
Hevkaliuk family