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Newcomer students participated in their first Halloween on October 31, at Ryerson Community School. They were so excited to make their first Jack-o-Lantern at Monday Club! Huayu is one of many newcomers to Canada who had never celebrated Halloween. He asked Lucy, “Oh my God, how could people put such awful things in front of their houses?”. His mom took him trick-or-treating …
Great Success!
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 …
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 …
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 …