A three-year project called
Education for Global Competencies
is opening doors in Europe for
Early Childhood Care and Education
students at Capilano College.
Starting in the fall of 2005, nine
ECCE students or graduates will have
the opportunity of studying abroad
and completing an internship with
campus-connected child care centres
in England, Stockholm or Greece.
“Anyone wanting an international

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Jen Moses (left) and Carolyn Silberfeld from the University of East London meet in Lisbon.

Opening European doors

educational experience with a focus
on working with children and
families would want to participate,”
says ECCE coordinator, Jen Moses.
“The student exchange will run for
a four to five month period. Learners
will benefit from the diverse cultural
and academic experience that will
enable them to work effectively in
a multicultural and global context.”

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A lasting impression

Identical twins Melissa and
Michelle Alblas have doubled the
pleasure of volleyball head coach
Wayne Desjardins since their
arrival from Cambie High School
two seasons ago. The 19-year-olds
play for the Capilano Blues lady's
volleyball team and are enrolled
in the College’s Human Kinetics

program. When the two aren't
playing beside each other on
the court, as they've done since
Grade 7, they're usually sitting

beside each other in the classroom.
Their marks are generally at the
top of the class. Last year, the
sisters jointly received the
Capilano College Female Scholar
Athlete of the Year Award.

Each also received an athlete
scholastic award. According

to Wayne, the twins, sporting
4.0-plus GPAs this year, are good
candidates to have their names
etched on the hardware once again.

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Singers tour

Submitted by Lars Kaario

| The Capilano College Singers -

annually go on a short tour at ~

‘the beginning of February. This
year we visited Courtenay, |

Comox and Victoria on ~

Vancouver Island. In three ae

we gave two full-length

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exciting and very busy schedule.
Performing and working with
elementary, junior and senior ,
secondary schools, as well as

giving concerts to the general _

public, was a wonderful
experience for our students. _

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