Cuba (Spanish language
exposure)
Trip
The teacher volunteer effort
to
make these trips possible is much appreciated.
Check school http://kitsilano.vsb.bc.ca publications -
newsletters for information about when the first Cuba
trip information
meeting will be held.
For 2008-9 a trip to Spain is
planned instead of Cuba. Also, the timing is changed from Spriing
Break to end of June - beginning of July. Teacher Ms. Kolson will
accompany students.
For 2007-8 (Cuba
or Costa Rica) contact is teacher Ms Hoppen
b_hoppen@hotmail.com
For 2006-7 a trip to Costa
Rica is planned instead of Cuba. Teacher Ms. Kolson will
accompany students.
Cuba Trip 2005-6
There are
plans for retired teacher M. Raoul to organize the Cuba trip for
March 2006. Spanish
teacher B. Hoppen will also go on this trip
Cuba Trip 2004-5
Teacher M.
Raoul (from French immersion - retired June 2005) usually organizes a
student trip to Cuba in March each year. Spanish teacher B. Hoppen
also went on this trip. Students do volunteer work while in Cuba to
support a community. Students also organize to collect and deliver
needed items ( like donated used computers ) to a community in
Cuba.
From the E-Bulletin to
Kitsilano Parents for the week of April 4th, 2005.
Welcome Back from Cuba!
By all reports, the trip to Cuba was a resounding success.
Students and their teacher sponsors Mr. Raoul (from French immersion)
and Ms. Hoppen (teaches Spanish) returned Saturday evening and Mr.
Raoul said they were the best groups of students he had ever traveled
with. He said that they traveled as a group and yet respected
individual needs and acted responsibly at all time.
Mr. Raoul says he hopes the Cuban experience was both a source of
learning and enjoyment. Two weeks in Cuba is enough to ask questions
and remember, that is more important than coming up with quick
answers. All the students, parents and teacher sponsors should be
thanked for
their time, dedication in accessing computers, pencils, clothing,
shoes,
to take approximately 72 boxes with them for the Cuban people.
Also,
a huge thank you to teacher Mr. Singh for helping ensure the computers
were in working order!
Students sell Fair Trade
Coffee at various events at the school to raise money to help a
community in Cuba.
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