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International Studies cont.

Applications for the International Studies
Program are being taken now, and
application forms are available through
Coordinator Bob Bagshaw. Bagshaw is hoping
to have 35 students lined up for the start
of courses in September.

Incidentally, the start-up of this program
is no sudden event. The International
Studies Program committee has been working
on this program now for five years, and
has been actively soliciting funding for
three. With the receipt of funds from the
Federal and Provincial governments, the
college was able to get rolling on it this
spring.

Westcoast Reader cont.

dinner in Washington, DC on March 17 and
an awards ceremony on March 18 on Capitol
Hill where presentations will be made by
U.S. Secretary of Education William
Bennett.

The Westcoast Reader is a newspaper for
people learning to read English which
includes topical news articles from local
newspapers which have been edited to make
them simpler to read, and information for
new immigrants on Canadian laws, customs,
and issues. The paper is used extensively
by ESL classes all over B.C., and has been
recognized as an exceptional publication.

Pottery workshop cont.

rocks when the clay was the hardness of
leather. After a low bisque firing, the
final firing was done using only sawdust
for fuel. After two days of heating and
cooling the kiln was unloaded, and the pote
surfaces revealed were enlivened with
subtle nuances of charcoal, red, green,
orange and yellow.

Anyone who is interested in primitive
pottery can view some of Laura Wee Lay
Laq's work at the B.C. Potters Guild
Gallery, where she has a show opening on
March 16. The gallery is at 1359 Cartwright
Street, Granville Island.

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Cap offers Whistler summer camp

Capilano College will be offering an
unusual sort of summer camp program at
Whistler this summer for boys and girls
from 12 to 15 years of age. Canadian and
Japanese children will spend a week
together in a program that combines
recreation with cultural exchange.

Starting July 20 there will be five one-
week sessions (Monday to Friday) to choose
from, with the program being based at the
Fireside Lodge in Whistler. The Japanese
children will have morning classes in the
English language while the Canadians

are introduced to Japanese culture and
encouraged to be curious about the
Japanese way of life. In the afternoons
the students will enjoy Canadian outdoor
activities such as mountain biking, hiking
and canoeing.

The intent of the program is for the
children to absorb some of each other's
customs and a smattering of the language,
looking forward to the time when many of
them may be involved in tourism or as part
of the business community trading with
Pacific Rim countries. Parents of the
Japanese children will be in Canada also,
and will be encouraged to visit Whistler,
in order to promote future tourism in that
area.

The program costs $200 per Canadian child
and includes accommodation, meals, travel
from Vancouver return, and equipment
rental for all recreational activities.
Instruction and supervision will be
provided at all times by qualified teachers
and monitors. For more information on the
program call Extension Programs at 2901.

More MiniWord

MiniWord workshops, Level I and II are
being offered again for those of you who
missed the sections in February. Level I

will be held the afternoons of March 24
and 27, and Level II on April 7 and 10.
The classes are being taught again by Mary
Seward and Steve Gallagher. For details on
registering for these classes contact
Extension Programs.