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Educational Resources & Groups

Career Link

#103-4511 Marine Avenue, V8A 2K5

604 485 7958    Fax:: 604 485 7997

Hours: 8:30 - 4:30 weekdays
Website    Email

A full-service employment centre offering assistance and resources for job search, career planning and training through workshops, individual employment counselling and a drop-in resource area.

Community Adult Literacy & Learning (CALL)

Employment Program Society (PREP)

4727 Marine Avenue  Mailing Address: #103, 4511 Marine, V8A 2K5

604 485 2004   Fax: 604 485 9244    Email

A free adult tutoring program

Early Childhood Educators of BC (ECEBC)

RR 2 C9 Southview Road, V8A 4Z3

Roxanne Penner    604 4149335
Fax:: 604 414 9336

A professional association for early childhood educators.  

Meetings: 3rd Monday each month 6:30 pm except July and August  
Phone for location.

EDUCARE Learning Clinic (private practice)

6799 Cranberry Street (near Manson)

Eva van Loon, Cognition Therapist
604.483.4940   Email

EDUCARE provides a Brain-Train to take students out of learning deficits quickly and permanently. Accredited, experienced clinician in PACE and other programs.

Home Schooling

Partners in Education Program
School District #47
4351 Ontario Avenue  604 485 627

Website

A partnership between the School District and parents who have chosen to educate their children at home as a means to meet the prescribed learning outcomes of the Ministry of Education. See website for more details.

Home-school Support Group

Meetings: 7:00 pm  Third Tuesday each month; newcomers welcome.

Contact: 604 485 8385

Resource Website

A website that provides links, support and information on home schooling.

St. John’s Ambulance Association and Brigade # 992

5907 Arbutus Avenue, V8A 4S2

604 483 2250
Art Palmer   604 487 9545
Fax:  604 483 2151
“What We Do”    Email

Sunshine Coast Macintosh Users Group (SMUG)

Ken Sleno   604 485 6456  Email

Helps people to become familiar with Macintosh computers.  Presentations, panel discussions, information exchange for novices to experienced users.

Meetings: 3rd Thursday each month  7:00 - 9:30  4472 Omineca Street  
Please phone to confirm meeting.

Sunshine Speakers Toastmasters

Barbara Rees   604 485 2732  Email
Jim Petrie     604 487 0121

Website

A club where all interested people can learn communication skills, public speaking and leadership skills and have fun while doing it.

Meetings:
1st and 3rd Wednesdays 12:05,
lower boardroom, Catalyst Paper, 6270 Yew  (Townsite)

2nd and 4th Wednesday  7:00 pm  Poplar Room, Recreation Complex

Teachers Association, Powell River & District (PRDTA)

#201 - 4400 Marine Avenue, V8A 2K1

Bruce Anderson  604 485 5212    Email
Fax: 604 485 2882

Women’s Network

Disbanded as of November 2009

Making a Difference

The story in the file below is about a teacher who gave her class a simple exercise, little knowing the impact it would have on her students.

It has been around the Internet world for some time, however, it is worth reading whether for the first time or again.

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