Great Success!
Newcomer Orientation Week —- NOW
Newcomer Orientation Week (NOW) program this year at Central Toronto Academy along with Harbord Collegiate Institute was the most well attended and successful program in a few years. We had a full house of 41 newcomer students from varying backgrounds and all over the world taking part in 4 days of peer-driven and led activities to ease their integration to …
SWIS and SSP programs sizzle in Summer 2018: Newcomer Orientation Week and SSP in full motion.
Throughout the heat of Summer 2018, our annual programs such as the Summer Settlement Program (SSP) kicked off with a bang; providing information and orientation to hundreds of newcomer students and parents. through activities that enhance newcomer self reliance and empowerment, our staff conducted dozens of information sessions, group workshops, summer camps and leadership and training sessions. For example, many …
Leader in the making – Muhammad Hassan Majeed -Peer Leader – Central Technical School
Muhammad Hassan Majeed arrived in Canada from Pakistan at the age of 13 and just about to enter high school. It was the summer of 2016. He spoke very little English and was extremely shy. In September 2016 he began classes in Grade 9 at Central Technical School. Through his ESL teachers, he soon found out about the NOW club. He …
The “not-so-mini” NOW
At CultureLink, NOW means Newcomer Orientation Week. It’s a program for newcomer students entering secondary school, to help ensure they have the information they need to succeed. CultureLink has traditionally offered NOW programs in late August, but we began to run a program in winter as well, for students who may have missed out or who may have arrived in …