Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Perfect your Pitch for CBC News Day

FREE WORKSHOP!
Are you auditioning for CBC News Day? Come to Sylvan Learning’s FREE workshop on "Perfecting Your Pitch"! You’ll receive personalized feedback to help improve your pitch, including:

 A practice run-through on video to see yourself in action  Constructive feedback on presentation skills, including your tone, pace, eye contact, body language, pronunciation, enthusiasm, and more  Tips on elocution and warming up your voice before your audition
 Additional comments on grammar, vocabulary choice, and clarity of content
Workshop Date: Thursday, February 7, 2013 Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Vancouver
#205 - 4255 Arbutus Street
Vancouver, BC V6J 4R1
604-738-7325
arbutus@sylvanvancouver.ca

Monday, January 28, 2013

CBC NEWS DAY Apply NOW!

Win a $1000 Scholarship and be a student reporter for CBC!!

Seem impossible....it's NOT! Taryn Audet from Sutherland was reporter for a day last year and won a $1000 scholarship.

Apply NOW! www.cbc.bc/newsday

Sign up for the Journalism workshops held Feb 2 and 3rd and then audition for Student reporter.

Do you have what it takes to be a student reporter?

On March 27th, CBC and The Vancouver Sun will once again be taken over by News Day student reporters. The stories featured on this day will come from the students and cover issues that matter most to them.

In the past, student reporters have filed stories on the alarming increase in teen drug use, depression and cutting, the impact of a new grading system and profiled a 17 year old joining the army just to name a few.

Check out stories and pictures from last year’s News Day in B.C. and sign up for the workshop today!
All 30 finalists received a $1,000 scholarship for their post-secondary studies, courtesy of Sylvan Learning.

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Make films at Spring Break

Check out Gulf Island Film School

http://www.giftsfilms.com/

Spring Break and weekend programs - just for YOUTH and 10% off
http://www.giftsfilms.com/courses/calendar-registration/

Welcome to GIFTS!

For over 15 years, The Gulf Islands Film and Television School (GIFTS) has been fostering the creative growth of youth and adults from around the world. Our “Media Intensive” programs have proven to be successful not only in equipping students with theoretical and technical training in media production, but also in increasing confidence and self-worth.
The GIFTS model provides an excellent alternative to classroom education. At our live-in facility, students are immersed in a hands-on filmmaking experience with industry professionals guiding them through each stage of the production process. This unique learning model has inspired and produced stunning transformational changes. The result is emerging media makers that can realize their true talent and potential. Our students leave GIFTS empowered to continue to create.
As pioneers in the digital media revolution, GIFTS’ instructors understand that new media producers must appreciate the importance of a good story well told, and have the ability to weave the technical with the creative using limited resources. The emphasis is on helping students to become media artists, not just cogs in the entertainment industry. The focus is on independent do-it-yourself rapid production, and the result is an out-pouring of creative energy and dedication that surprises everyone that views our students’ productions.

Why Media Matters.....

ENTER http://www.giftsfilms.com/whymediamatters/ CONTEST.

Aveda Hair School Open House Feb 26

SPRING OPEN HOUSE at AVEDA Institute

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 all day

101-111 WATER STREET

VANCOUVER, BC

Please RSVP to Ms Giraud by Feb 5- if you want to attend this event.

And Check out www.BORNTO STYLE.ca to win your tuition.

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Work Experience Courses ~ WEX12A & WEX12B

WORK EXPERIENCE provides an opportunity for students, explore career options, build employable skills, possibly land their first job, give back to the community, add to their resume, scholarship, university applications and is a great life experience!!

Work experience takes place in the community providing students with an opportunity to explore a career of interest to them. Typically it is a school-arranged, non-paid placement which may lead to an apprenticeship or employment.

Requirement:

1. Complete WorkSafe BC Program (see Mr. Nevison)
2. Meet with the Work Experience Facilitator (Ms. Nieken-Spence) to determine career focus & arrange a placement
3. Complete 30-100 hours of volunteer or work experience
4. Submit a written report

Students may choose to register in the following Career programs:

1. Grade 10 Science COOP = 100 hours of career exploration (Planning 10 and Science 10 are the courses associated with the program. Incorporates WEX12A by allowing students to attend a work placement every Monday and Thursday afternoons, to complete the required 100 hours.

2. Grade 10 Explorer Program = 30 + hours of career exploration (Social Studies & PE Leadership are the courses associated with the program). Includes an opportunity for students to complete the minimum 30 hour Work experience requirement for graduation. Students attend work placement every Thursday afternoon.

3. Grade 11 and/or 12 Work Experience Program = 100 hours of career exploration (can be completed within the timetable of outside of the timetable including summers and other school break times. Register in WEX 12A/12B.

4. SSA (Secondary School Apprenticeship) = 4 courses for a total of 16 credits (can be started as early as age 15/can be done part time or over summer and other school breaks/ can be scheduled as an entire semester outside of the school classroom).

SSA is a career program that allows students to begin an apprenticeship while still in school and earn high school credits for doing so and be eligible for a $1000 scholarship!!

An apprenticeship is a paid training program for trades and technical careers that involves a combination of on the job training and classroom instruction. Register in SSA11a / SSA11b/ SSA12a/ SSA 12b.

For a list of apprenticeable trades, go to http://www.itabc.ca/

5. ACE IT Training = Foundation Level studies in a variety of trades (Cook Level 1 @ Carson Graham / Carpentry @WVSS / other trades at the Post-Secondary Institute – BCIT, VCC, etc)

Hidden Apprentices -- If you are working, you may already be a Secondary School Apprentice.

New resources to Help Students Find A Career in Skilled Trades: http://www.tradestrainingbc.ca/

For further information, please contact:

James Nevison (Teacher/Career Advisor) jnevison@sd44.ca
Yolanda Nieken-Spence (Work Experience Facilitator) YNieken-Spence@sd44.ca

SUTHERLAND Career Center