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 Lynch-Getty Global Student Award 2012
In June of this year four Grade 12 students from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board will be recognized for demonstrating leadership in the community through their involvement in groups, events and activities that foster cross-cultural learning and understanding. These four students will be recipients of the Lynch-Getty Global Student Award, at $1,000 CAD each and that is to be used upon graduation towards secondary or post-secondary education or a volunteer experience outside Canada. The award is named to honour the legacy of Alex Getty and Ron Lynch, former members of the OCENET (Ottawa-Carleton Education Network) Board of Directors, who believed that learning to communicate and act globally was important to creating a world where people strive to understand and help those near and far.
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Thuy Duong Pho, one of the recipients in 2009-2010, an international student (Glebe Collegiate Institute)
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Address:
International Projects and Exchanges
Att: Mr. Constantine Ioannou, Program Director
440 Albert Street, Ottawa, ON K1R 5B5
Fax: 613-239-0494
Due: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 (4:00 pm)
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CHINESE DELEGATION FROM HAIKOU EDUCATION BUREAU
During the first week of November, 16 Chinese educators including 8 principals and director of the Haikou Education Bureau visted the OCDSB headquarters and schools over the course of two days to find out more about Ontario education and to encourage collaboration and sharing between schools there and in Ottawa. Haikou Education Bureau is eager to build more bridges between Chinese and Canadian students for the purposes of international education, language development and intercultural learning. It is their hope that exchanges between students and/or teachers will be possible in the future.
The delegation attended a presentation that provided an overview of current trends, issues and practices in Ontario education and visited local schools.
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Chinese visitors pose with Pino Buffone, Superintendent of Curriculum Service at the board office
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At the Ottawa Technical Secondary School
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VISITING TEACHERS FROM NIGERIA
During the last two weeks of October, OCENET welcomed 26 visiting high school teachers from Nigeria. The Nigerian teachers attended workshops on topics focusing upon Assessment and Evaluation, Technology in the Classroom, and Differentiated Instruction, among various other pedagogical techniques used in OCDSB schools. A highlight of their time here was the opportunity to visit local high schools to observe OCDSB teachers and students in their classrooms. Each of the Nigerian teachers is taking the skills and practices they learned in Ottawa back home to their schools in Nigeria.
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Nigerian teachers attend workshops on teaching techniques at OCENET
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Nigerian technology teacher Sunday Olagboyega Ogundepo was impressed by the Construction Technology classes at Earl of March Secondary School
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VISITING EDUCATORS FROM SWEDEN
Throughout the week of October 3, OCENET and the OCDSB hosted a group of Swedish school superintendents. The Swedish superintendents attended presentations that provided an overview of current trends, issues and practices in Ontario education, and had an opportunity to develop an understanding of the assessment and evaluation, instructional coaching and inclusive educational approaches within the OCDSB. In addition to two days with senior administration and system leaders, the Swedish visitors participated in three days of school observations and discussions at local schools, including 6 high schools and 5 elementary schools. Along with their busy schedule were opportunities to canoe on the Ottawa River with the visiting teachers from Galicia and zip-lining in Gatineau Park.
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The delegation of Swedish superintendents in front of Canada'a Parliament Buldings and he Peace Tower
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Spanish and Swedish educators experience an authentic Canadian experience of canoeing on the Ottawa River
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VISITING TEACHERS FROM SPAIN
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OCENET welcomed a large group of 46 teachers from Galicia (in the northwest corner of Spain) who arrived in Ottawa on Wednesday, September 28. The Galician teachers were about to begin four weeks of learning new pedagogical skills and observing these teaching practices firsthand with the mentorship of OCDSB teachers. The Galician teachers lived in Homestay accommodation with Canadian families and had an genuine “immersion” experience in Canadian schools, life and culture.
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Galician teachers visit the Museum of Civilization on a tour of Ottawa
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OUR 2011 SUMMER PROGRAM 10th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
In the summer of 2011, we welcomed over 150 students from around the world.
On Monday, Jully 11th, we held an awesome Anniversary Party filled with activities to celebrate our ten years of diversity.
Our day began with Sue Boudreau, our Lead Teacher, who presented us with a brief history of the SEE program and how it all began in 2001.
A spectacular Magic Show by Luc Leduc, the Duke of Magic® followed especially for our students to get them excited for the rest of the day to come.
Roxanne Goodman, who led our students in their music and confidence-building workshop, stressed the importance of having confidence in front of others when speaking a second language and teaching others about your background.
Ben Timmins, one of our English teachers, led the students in the Nōtan workshop. Nōtan is a craft of Japanese conception that uses the placement of light and dark shapes to create images.
Sergio Guerra, a local Slam Poet of Ottawa, performed some of his poetry for our students and encouraged them to write as well. Slam Poetry is a form of spoken word that very often focuses on issues that surface around social, ethnic and cultural diversity.
See more photos here!
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DELEGATION FROM WEIFANG, CHINA
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Delegates from the district of Weifang in China visited our summer program on July 15th, 2011. The delegates are considering exchange opportunities with Ottawa including sending groups to our popular summer program.
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