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The Huron Expositor, 1987-04-15, Page 7so; ..mtn , . COMPUTER WIZARD - Andrew Kennedy, seated, a student at Seaforth's public • School, was chosen to represent the region at the Canadian Science fair to be held May. • 10' to 17 in Mississauga, His project done oh the computer is entitled, "Stellar Astronomy - An Introduction" And received rave reviews' Friday and' Saturday in Clin- , tCn. Watching Andrew work on the computer are, from left, Daryl Bakalar, Andrew Lee f. and Brian Hemingway: •• Mcliwraith photo. Seaforth-Walton Public • School Express erybody learning.from • ESL program students • • When you are surrounded .by a language you can speak and understand, itis difficult to imagine the frustrations of an "English as•a second language" (ESL) student, At 'Seaferth. Public School there are three ESL- students. They have been there 'since • early January. Tina, Cornelius and Abraham came with • their family from a warmllexican climate. Besides • not understanding the english language, there were so many other new ex- periences for them to get used to - snow, • winter clothing, winter boots, outdoor winter 'activities, riding on the school bus, • bringing a lunchpail and learning many new lensive instruction' in small groups and on a • one-to-one basis, . with emphasiS on words necessary to survive in an english-speaking environment. • • Short lessons with much repetition are most beneficial. The activities need to be varied as the students become tired and strained by constantly being in the foreign environment, which they do not understand. The school resource teacher coordinates the various programs for Tina, Abraham and Cornelius, and each child has peer tutors. These tutors • are their classmates and give instruction within the classroom while, keeping up with their own lessons. Tara McKelvie, a Grade 12 co-op student at • school and classroom routines. •SPS, and adult volunteers, also work with For the teachers of these ESL students, them, and everyone has become proficient simple procedures can be quite difficult tc in the use of gestures, sign language and ex - explain. How can you easily: explain thb planations in very simple Instruction. They regular fire drills that the entire school par- • say they have learned as much from the tioipates in? ESL students as the ESL students have , • Tina and her brothers have received in- learned from them. - CLOTHINGREPAIRS and •'ALTERATIONS • . • coeval' Zppers $6.00 Installed IMAGE 6 Main eiforlh St. S 527,-0055 ''Ciirtiputers are popular • Computers, computers, computers! school program. • All students at Seaforth Public School "I see this as a way to help create interest . have been able .to interact with the instruc- in everyday school activities. I really like tional aid of the future - the computer. the ICON programs." Sixteen keyboards • and screens, of •the 'From the excitement and interest ICON system have been receiving max- generated around SPS it is obvious these iinum use in the school library as classes students are ready to proceed full speed visit as often as possible, for as long as ahead into the computer age. possible. Students have been requesting ex- tra time on the computers before and after school. This portable lab is the property of the Huron County Board of Education and • has been passing from school to school throughout the system. SPS has had two weeks to. discover the benefit of the com- puter age. . Taralee McKelvie, n Grade 12 student at • Michael Pearch, a student in Grade 7, Central Huron Seconday School, Clinton, thinks the program offers educational lends an extra pair of hands to many of the benefits including development of logic in special education prograni activities at thinking and the simple "fun" of exploration Seaforth Public School. of new Materials. • AS part of her studies this year Taralee at - "I'd like to see computers used more in tends SPS every other day in order to get schools because in the future, they'll be a "real life" work experience, as she con. big part of the world," says Michael. tinues the process of education' toward a Similarly, Kalen Carroll, has enjoyed his career in social work. Taralee will receive experience on the ICONs. 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