Cascadia launches bilingual program
Beginning on March 29, Cascadia Community College will offer a program targeted at Spanish-English bilingual workers. It’s called Via Nueva, and it’s a two-quarter program involving advanced ESL combined with business and office technology.
The Business Information Technology component of the program will include self-paced courses to introduce students to basic computing and applications. Students will prepare to take the MOUS certification exams in word processing (Word), spreadsheets (Excel) and databases (Access).
The ESL component will include interacting with colleagues and customers, productive teamwork and collaboration, presentations, budgets, and communicating on the telephone and in letters and memos.
Contact Cascadia Community College, at 425-352-8525, for information.
YMCA offers girls’ leadership camp
The YMCA of Greater Seattle is accepting applications for the ninth summer of The Patsy Collins Adventure in Leadership for Girls of Promise, a program that helps middle school girls tackle leadership roles. Applying before April 15 increases chance of acceptance.
The 15-day residential program for girls entering eighth or ninth grade next fall will be offered in three sessions (July 6-20, July 23-Aug. 6 and Aug. 10-24) at the Dederer Family Conference Center at YMCA Camp Orkila on Orcas Island.
Cost is $1,050, which includes transportation to and from Orcas Island, lodging, meals, all activities and additional school year activities. As with all YMCA programs, financial assistance is available to enable participation, thanks to the YMCA’s Partners With Youth fund.
For information or an application, call Susannah Harris at 206-223-1622 or sharris@mc.seattleymca.org.
Nominate your favorite teacher
Ivar’s Teacher of the Year contest is looking for nominations. Ivar’s Restaurants and Seafood Bars and Kidd Valley Restaurants are holding Ivar’s Second Annual Teacher Appreciation Contest in honor of May being Teacher Appreciation Month.
Entry forms are available at any Ivar’s Seafood Bar, Acres of Clams, Ivar’s Mukilteo Landing, Ivar’s Salmon House or at any Kidd Valley Restaurant. The deadline to enter is May 20.
School briefs can be sent to entschools@heraldnet.com.
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