4th Congress of

Education in

Spanish 2009

Parents and Students

Rebuilding the Future

Spanish Speaking Education Network Working on Behalf of the Spanish–Speaking Community

4TH Congress of Education In Spanish, 2009

Program at a Glance

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM REGISTRATION 30 min

Foyer

9:30AM – 10:00 AM Continental Breakfast & Networking 30 min

Outside Kaleidoscope

10:00 AM -10:40 AM OPENING CEREMONY 40 min

Gymnasium

10:00 - 10:05 Welcome, Keiter Feliz, Master of Ceremonies 5 min

10:05 - 10:10 SSEN Overview – María Campodónico 5 min

10:10 - 10:35 Introduction and Greetings 8x3 min = 24 min

Chris Spence, Director of Education TDSB; Paula Lopez, Member of the Royal Canadian Sea

Cadet RSCC Quinte; Chief Blair’s representative, Rev. Walter Kelly, Chaplaincy Services for

the Toronto Police; Chris Bolton, Trustee TDSB Ward 10; Mark Kirk, TCDSB, Equity Dept.;

Lloyd Mckell, Executive, Equity Official TDSB; Nadia Mazahari, Youth Justice Services

Manager; and a representative of the SSEN Advisory Board of Directors

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

10:40 AM – 11:25 AM Plenary Presentation 45 min

"Self-Development in School and Life Success” the importance of engaged relationships with

Gymnasium adults to the positive development of children and youth.

Speaker: Dr. H. Bruce Ferguson Sick Kids Hospital, Professor University of Toronto

11:30 A.M. – 12:30 PM Plenary presentation 60 min

Gymnasium “Grass Roots of Youth Violence and the Community Response”

Speaker: Dr. Al Valdez Professor, University of California, Irvine

Conference Update

12:30AM-1:00PM LUNCH - Networking - Exhibitors 30 min

Science on Vision Mobile Exhibition - Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum

Main Foyer Angelita Elliott Visions in Green Jeffers Associates

1:00PM -1:45 PM Plenary Presentation 45 min

Dialogue among parents and their children – The prevention to today’s social problems

Speaker: Fr. Hernan Astudillo, San Lorenzo Latin American Community Centre

1:45 PM-2:00 PM Youth Forum 15 min

2:00 – 3:00 PM Plenary Presentation 45 min

Gymnasium “Succeeding in University once you are there”

Jeff Rybak, author of “What’s wrong with University: and how to make it work for you anyway”

3:00PM-4:30PM CLOSING CEREMONY Gymnasium

3:00 – 3:20 SSEN Presentation – Slide show 20 min

3:20 – 4:00 “Today’s skills for tomorrow’s success”

Manolo Romero Escobar Lic. en Psicología, MA 40 min

4:00 – 4:15 Michelle Munroe, Central Coordinator parental & community involvement 15min

4:15 – 4:30 Nadia Mazahari, Minister Youth Justice 15min

4:30 – 5:00 Draw of Airline Ticket courtesy of TACA AIRLINE – Announcement of winner

10:30AM-12:00PM Concurrent Morning Sessions

Gymnasium

All 7 Workshops listed below will take place simultaneously

Lower Kaleidoscope “Getting to post-secondary education”

(Odeon’s Parents and Youth)

Jeff Rybak

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Room: 2159 “What we don’t know about family violence and its effects among children and youth“

“Lo que no sabemos sobre la violencia familiar y sus efectos en niños y jóvenes"

Consuelo Llanos Clinical Counsellor

Women's Health Center St. Joseph Health

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Room: 2158 “Helping your child succeed at school”

Frontier College programs, resources and support for parents and children

Workshop Description: Designed specifically for parents with children in Kindergarten to Grade 8, we look at various

topics that will help parents support their children at school. We will explore the school system

and communication with teachers, and discuss strategies for helping children with homework.

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Room: 2150 “Involving parents in their children’s education”

Jacqui Strachan and People for Education

Workshop Description: When parents are involved in their children’s education, it is a win-win situation for everyone.

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Room: 2157 “Settlement services provided by North York Community House”

Amparo Escobar and Isaura Agudelo

Workshop Description: Counselling newcomers to access services to adjust to life in Canada. Assistance is provided in

such as housing, education, employment, social assistance, recreation, legal, immigration,

advocacy, interpretation and translation, language training, orientation and information

sessions, family issues and more.

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Room: 2148 “Why Motivate our Children Freedom and their Artistic Expression”

Professor Adriana Barrera, Visual Artist.

Workshop Description: Get to know the necessary attitude to stimulate the expression in son and daughter.

Conozca las actitudes necesarias para estimular la expresión en hijo e hija

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Room: 2149 “Safe Schools Alternative Programs- Toronto District School Board”

Youth and Parents - Libby Rowan, School Principal

Workshop Description: This workshop will provide youth and Parents with information related to credit placement

1:00PM-2:30PM Concurrent Afternoon Sessions

All 8 Workshops listed below will take place simultaneously

Lower Kaleidoscope “Grass Roots of Youth Violence and the Community Response” (Youth)

Speaker: Dr. Al Valdez Professor, University of California, Irvine _________________________________________________________________________________

Room: 2159 “Lo que no sabemos sobre la violencia familiar y sus efectos en niños y jóvenes".

Consuelo Llanos Clinical Counsellor Women's Health Center St. Joseph Health

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Room: 2150 Involving Parents in Their Children’s Education

Jacqui Strachan & People for Education

Workshop Description: When parents are involved in their children’s education, it is a win-win situation

for everyone.

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Room: 2159 “Settlement services provided by North York Community House”

Amparo Escobar

Workshop Description: Counselling newcomers to access services to adjust to life in Canada. Assistance is provided in

such as housing, education, employment, social assistance, recreation, legal, immigration,

advocacy, interpretation and translation, language training, orientation and information

sessions, family issues and more.

SEPT Presentation Programs run by SEPT Workers in the schools: NOW

Isaura Agudelo

Workshop Description: Newcomer Orientation Week program is in several high schools each summer. It is a one week

peer-led program which provides newcomer youth with information about the school system

and opportunity to learn about the school building and make new friends before school starts.

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Room: 2152 SCORE Program – Seneca College, Counselling and Disability Department (Youth) Cheryl Mitri, Social Workers

Workshops Description: This Session will provide those students that have left the school system the opportunity to gain

information on how they can obtain their high-school diploma and one year college

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Room: 2152 “World of Work”- (Youth and Adults)

Veronica Olmedo, Employment Counsellor St. Stephen’s ETC

Workshop Description: What you need prior to finding a job - Expectations from the employer (workplace)

How to find a job - Preparing for an Interview

Health & Safety in the Workplace - Employers Rights

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Room: 2154 Using the Internet as a Violence Prevention Tool Constable Scott Mills, Toronto Crime Stoppers, Community Youth Officer 222TIPS.com

Scott’s current assignment is the Community Youth Officer for the Toronto Crime Stoppers

Workshop Description: program. His mandate is to build healthy relationships between youth, the community

and Police.

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Room: 2152 The Alcohol and its effects (Youth)

Presenters from Alcoholic anonymous