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AMDSB releases aupps• toon help
international students
Dave Flaherty
Goderich Signal Star
Avon Maitland District
School Board (AMDSB) is
using modern technology to
make the welcome to inter-
national students even
warmer.
Earlier this week, AMDSB
launched a new app for
international students and
their Canadian host
families.
The board's international
student program has been
very successful over the past
few years and continues to
grow, said Steve Howe, inter-
national education
administrator.
As of last week, 167 inter-
national students have been
accepted to attend schools
in Huron and Perth counties
next year.
"We are well ahead of our
pace last year," Howe said.
"We are still receiving appli-
cations everyday."
The app, which is available
in the App Store for IOS and
Google Play Store for
Android, is aimed at prepar-
ing students for their time in
Canada.
It offers a wide -variety of
features that will help stu-
dents along their way.
"It's a pre -arrival app. It
outlines some of things they
can expect, some of the
things they will experience
and what it will be like,"
Howe said.
Also provided will be con-
tacts to the "frontline staff"
of the international student
program who can answer
any questions students may
have.
There is also a section
that highlights the attrac-
tions in Huron and Perth
counties, as well as many
across all of southern
Ontario.
Finally, highlighted are
"must -try" Canadian
foods that have likely
never been available to
the students in their home
countries.
Links to AMDSB's web-
site and Facebook page are
also handy tools, Howe
said.
"We are strongly recom-
mending to all students that
they download this," he
said.
Howe said for many stu-
dents this might be the first
trip they've taken out of their
home country and there can
be some element of a culture
shock.
The other purpose of
the app is to serve as a
marketing tool for
AMDSB.
"When we talk to agents
around the world it will
allow us to show off what we
have to offer to students,"
Howe said.
Howe said the app is not
only aesthetically pleasing
but is very easy to use.
"It will continue to evolve
and we will gladly take sug-
gestions from students on
how to improve it," Howe
said. "So far it has been very
popular."
There maybe plans imple-
mented to have the app
translated into other
languages.
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