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SPS Early Literacy
Night
Whitney Webster, 4, of Seaforth
takes a closer look at some
magnetic letters, at right, while
below storyteller Joanne Ras, of
Bayfield, demonstrates several types
of storytelling. At bottom right,
students, including Zlibien
Blanchard, Darcy Williamson and
Sarah Menary, participate in the
actions from one of the stories. The
evening included several displays
with ideas of how to promote
literacy at home and a
demonstration in the school library
about how to access the Avon
Maitland District School Board's
website for students.
News
Catholic board now has own version
of the youth apprenticeship program
By Stew Slater
Special to The Expositor
After several years of
being the smaller partner in
a program administered by
the "coterminous" Avon
Maitland District School
Board: Catholic stbdenis in
Huron and Perth' Counties
now have their own version
of the Ontario Youth
Apprenticeship Program
(OYAP).
Tim Martens, a technical
education teacher who had
previously approached the
Huron -Perth Catholic
District School Board and
suggested the board's
OYAP funding would be
better spent if it separated
its program from the Avon
Maitland model, is now the
Catholic board's new
OYAP coordinator.
He provided Huron -Perth
trustees with an update on
the program at a regula
meeting, Monday, Oct. 27.
Martens noted that th
vision of the provincia
Ministry of Training
Colleges and Universities,
which funds OYAP, is to
expose Grades 11 and 12
students to the notion of
seeking employment in the
skilled trades.
"We've taken it one step
further and taken it to the
elementary level," he
explained, pointing to a
series of photos he brought
to the meeting featuring a
two-day workshop for
Grades 5 and 6 students.
"I thought, with a board
of this size, (the
elementary -level
introduction to technical
trades) is do -able."
Haling now begun his
first year coordinating the
version of OYAP he created
for the board, Martens
admitted he may have
underestimated his needs,
both in terms of money and
resources.
But he credited support
from the board, creative
ways of stretching
resources, and partnerships
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within the school and
business communities for
making it work.
"It's like a business," he
told trustees. "It's got to be
viable; it's got to be
sustainable. Fortunately, we
don't have to make a profit.
But we do have to break
even."
Martens stressed that,
after several years of
cooperation under Avon
Maitland coordinator Glen
MacGregor, the Huron -
Perth program has
definitely not cut ties with
its coterminous
counterpart.
As an example, he
pointed to the sharing of
resources on promotion of
the program through radio
and newspaper
advertisements, as well as
in some area hockey rinks.
On Oct. 16, both OYAP
programs took part in an
event called Tech Talks, at
the Avon Maitland board's
St. Marys DCVI high
school.
Organized by Stratford -
based Job Connets, it
provided students with a~
chance to meet skilled
tradespeople employed by
area industries, and learn
about potential job
opportunities.
"I've gone to great
lengths to maintain a strong
relationship with the Avon
Maitland board, and
coordinate on several levels
to make sure we make the
best use of the funds and
ensure this program is
delivered in the best way
possible," Martens told
trustees.
At the secondary level,
Benefit Gospel Concert
November 8th
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Worship at 9:30 am.
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Bethel Bible Church
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126 Main St. Seaforth
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Sunday School 9:45 am
Sunday Worship Hour 11 am
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Winthrop 54 Goderich St. W.
Sunday November 9, 2003
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Catholic Church
St. James RC Church
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527-0142
Weekend Masses: Sat 5:15 pm
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St. Columban RC Church
Saturday Mass at 7:30 pm
Father Lance Magdziak
Egmondville
United Church
Sunday School 10:00 am
Worship Service 11:00 am
Sunday Nov. 9
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