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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.