With the exception of the Academic Advisor, the Vancouver School Board (VSB) does not fund non-enrolling teachers in Adult Education, so students must access specialized support within the community. However, the school does have an Outreach Worker, a support staff member charged with helping students connect with services they may need. At this time, the Outreach Worker at Hastings Education Centre has established relationships on behalf of the school with over 100 community services. What follows is an inventory of these resources, an overall evaluation of their strengths and shortcomings, and a discussion about student connection to school and community development. Continue reading
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A Consideration of the Relationship between Community and Schools
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Although I would like to think that this is a result of wise school leadership, I am just as inclined to see this change as led by communities which have little choice other than to respond to the basic need of gainful employment. Continue reading
Fortuna’s Pull
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My time since September has been intense. I work, study, and parent from the moment I finish my morning cup of coffee to an hour before bed. This goes on seven days a week and I’ve made many embarrassing mistakes because of my greatly overscheduled life.Continue reading
Partnerships and Change
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In a school, there are many kinds of communities to consider. On a basic level, there is the classroom community, the school community, the teacher community, and the student community. But these communities have almost endless permutations. Continue reading
Taking Stock of Community Resources
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Did I miss any? Here is an inventory of Hasting Education Centre’s community resources, an overall evaluation of their strengths and shortcomings, and a discussion about student connection to school and community development. Continue reading
Building Relevant Partnerships
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Plans are how ideas and other good intentions come to fruition. The challenge is making the plan happen in the first place. To accomplish this move from inspiration to actuation, focused participation is required. In short, a plan must have a goal. Continue reading
The Common Sense of Common Ground
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It is the failure to recognize the foundation of a successful relationship that causes communities to feel exclusive and subsequently pathologize one another. Continue reading
ATP?
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It is a given that the teachers will make every attempt to connect with students, but students are not always inclined to bond with one another. Continue reading
Less Is Enough: Community Building in Adult Education
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I am able to express my ideas energetically not only because it is my natural compunction, but also because I work in a union environment that protects my ability to voice my thoughts in my professional community. Continue reading
Community and Schools
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The Vancouver School Board (VSB) established its Continuing Education program in 1907 to offer affordable community based learning opportunities. Continue reading