January 21/00

Above left, Casey Dorin, Foundation Initiatives
project manager, and Pat Hodgson, Foundation
Initiatives coordinator, Stephanie Forsyth, dean of
College and Community Partnerships, and Judy
Rose, coordinator, First Nations Transition program
and project manager for the Career Access Centre.
Both Pat and Judy made presentations at the
President’s Circle Breakfast last December.

Below, from right, Jean Bennett,
project manager/facilitator,
Foundations Initiatives, was one
of the presenters at the
President's Circle Breakfast.
Also attending were Beverly
Machelle (far left), First Nations
instructor, and Peggy Shannon,
(centre) First Nations advisor.

President’s breakfast a real eye-opener

most interesting and stimulating

presentation was made on College
literacy initiatives at the President’s
Circle Breakfast last December.

Organized by Foundation Initiatives’
Pat Hodgson, coordinator, and Casey
Dorin, project manager, the
presentation included a survey of all the
incredible programs offered. A video
was shown, which focused on a basic
education in the workplace initiative
between the College, Vancouver General
Hospital, Surrey Memorial Hospital and
the Hospital Employees’ Union. Faculty
from the North Vancouver, Sechelt and
Squamish campuses also attended and
gave presentations on the initiatives they
have implemented.
A few of the many projects

spotlighted at the event included:
¢ LEAP: (Learning and Education
Assisted by Peers), LEAP is a
workplace education program in the
forestry sector.
e The Career Access Centre: The CAC

opened at Capilano College in North
Vancouver in 1995 and expanded to
Squamish and Sechelt in 1996.

¢ Family Focus: This program is
designed to help parents on BC Benefits
make the transition to college.

e Carnegie Learning Centre: The
Learning Centre is a safe place to hang
out; it is a vital learning experience
where people actively work on academic
preparation; it provides a needed social
component — a forum to share ideas and
views.

¢ Playing to read — family literacy
through drama: Capilano College,
Xit’olacw Community School, and the
Mount Currie Literacy Committee have
partnered to run this fun and culturally
relevant family literacy project.

¢ Community access to literacy and
learning: The Sunshine Coast
Community Literacy Advisory Council,
in partnership with the Gibsons
Elementary School, the Gibsons and
District Public Library Association, and

Capilano College, will collaborate to
build on the existing adult literacy
program, as well as to deliver a new
pilot project in Gibsons.

« B.C. literacy electronic network and
conferencing service: Capilano
College, in partnership with Literacy
BC, will continue to generate
participation and growth in the literacy
field.

¢ Speech assisted math (SAM): A
computer-based numeracy software
package that enables adult learners with
physical disabilities to access numeracy
education, as many are currently
precluded from existing programs by
their physical disability.

The President’s Circle Breakfasts are
held twice a year for major donors to
the Capilano College Foundation. Each
breakfast focuses on a topic pertinent to
the mandate of the College.

Submitted by Lana Robinson

@nformer