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Marine Invertebrates, Aquaculture, and
Canadian Drama. The courses and especially
the instructors received rave reviews from
our students, and participants also enjoyed

a wide variety of social events hosted by
the local community. Instructors who were
raved about were Reid Gilbert, Malcolm
Fitz-Earle, Vicki Troup, Gordon Wilson,
Brett McGillivray, Mark Battersby, Sheila
Urbanek and Jan DeBruyn.

Adult illiteracy to be spotlighted

According to Project Literacy B.C., there
are nearly half a million people in this
province who lack the basic skills of
reading and writing that would allow them
to participate fully in their communities.
Dedicated to changing this situation,
Project Literacy B.C. is a task force of
community groups, educational institutions
and concerned individuals. Here at Cap,
members of the task force are Pat Hodgson,
Nancy Lynch and Ruth D'Hollander.

The subject of adult literacy is due to
get a good deal of publicity this fall as
two US networks, PBS and ABC, are giving
heavy coverage to the issue in news,
informational and dramatic programming.
Among the shows coming up are:

"At a Loss for Words: Illiterate in
America", ABC, September 3, 10 pm

"I'm Not Stupid, I Just Can't Read", KCTS,
September 17 at 7:30 followed by "A Chance
to Learn’ PBS national documentary

"This Week with David Brinkley", ABC,
September 7, segment on illiteracy

"ABC World News Tonight", September 8-12,
multi-part report on illiteracy.

If you are interested in this issue and
its impact close to home, contact one of
Cap College's Project Literacy members or
write Project Literacy B.C., 11091 - 72nd
Avenue, Delta, V4E 1Y4.

Ocean symposium upcoming

"Sea the Future—Perspectives in Ocean
Technology" is an international symposium
which will be happening at Expo and the
Hyatt Regency Hotel from September 12 to
14. Among the events at the symposium,
which is designed to bring together the
expertise of academia, industry, government,
business and finance, will be a public
presentation on the discovery of the wreck
of the Titanic featuring leaders of the
expedition and the last remaining survivor
of the Titanic, world premier footage of
deep ocean sharks, slides taken of the
oceans from the NASA space shuttle, and a
session on the future of ocean technology.
For more information contact Sea the
Future at 688-9122, or drop in to
Information Services to check out the
information package that we received in
the mail.

Ed courses on TV

UBC is running three Education courses
this fall on the Knowledge Network. The
three are "Effective Classroom Management"
(CNPS 426), "Computers in Education" (CSED
400), and “Education of Young Children"
(EDYC 438). These are credit courses—for
more information contact the Faculty of
Education Field Development Office at
228-2013.

Neighbourhoods to be studied

The Burnaby Community Schools will be
hosting the annual conference for the
Association of Community Schools in B.C.
at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in November.
The theme this year is "Neighbourhoods:
The Human Connection of the Future", and
the conference planners say that "it
promises to be an exciting focal point for
people involved in a wide range of
professions—community developers,
educators, social workers, recreators,
social planners—and all those who play a
role in the life and design of today's
neighbourhoods." The event will take place
from November 13-15; for more information
contact Mary Prothro, Stoney Creek
Community School, 421-2525.