Still Collecting Names

School is going to be starting soon and we want to let people know that we are still collecting names for the proposal.  Children who are infants and any school aged children.  We will collect names until the day our meeting is scheduled with the school board which may be late September or early October.  We will keep you posted.

As classes resume and students come back to school, take the opportunity to share with family and friends about Spanish Bilingual programs.  If you would like a pamphlet or an information sheet to pass out, please email us by filling out the form on the right side bar.

Questions About Who to Call

Many of you have asked what you can do to help spread the word about the proposal.  We have encouraged you to call your city councillor, your MLA, your school board trustee to let them know about this.  We want to thank you to those that have been able to make those contacts.

Interestingly enough we have received some positive feedback from government officials who want to support the proposal.  This is great!  Some however aren't as enthusiastic about being contacted.  They say that since they aren't the ones making the decisions, people should not be calling them.

We are well aware that the school board is the decision maker when it comes to implementing programs. The superintendent doesn't make that decision, nor city councillors or even the province.

Our goal isn't just to inform those that make the decisions, but to let all levels of government and citizens know.  Spreading the word so that people are talking about it at social events and meetings.

The more that know = the greater chance of this succeeding.

Meeting with Minister of Education's Office

Before the start of summer holidays, Eugenia and I had the opportunity to meet with the Minister of Education's office.  The meeting was a positive meeting and our ideas about the proposal were well received. They didn't answer our transportation or catchment questions. We were reminded once again that though people think this is a great idea and want to support us, many of those same people have little to do with the actual decision of implementing a Spanish bilingual program.

The decision comes down to the approval of the school board.  We know there are school board chairpersons that are aware of our proposal and think that this could be a positive program for our city, but arranging a meeting with them during the summer holidays is almost impossible.....

Anyways, the meeting went well and we were able to let a few more people know about the proposal.  Hopefully this networking and spreading the word will help move this along to a reality.

Thank You

We just want to thank all of those that helped at last week's Folklorama pavilions.  Thank you for volunteering your time at the Mexican and Cuban pavilions to sit at the tables and provide information about the proposal.  It is much appreciated.

We are still working hard. We continue to collect names of interested families and we are well over 100 children on the list.  Thank you!  Keep spreading the word!