The Gledhill Guardian

What is the Ethnocultural Community Network?
The Ethnocultural Community Network (ECN) is an umbrella group for ethno-cultural communities within the TDSB.  The mandate of the ECN is to work with ethno-cultural communities and the TDSB staff to develop and support the implementation of a plan of activities that will enhance the successful integration and academic success of children of parents of the ethno-cultural communities represented in the Network in TDSB schools. The ECN volunteers & support staff meet several times a year to discuss issues of interest to parents from ethno-cultural communities whose children may not be succeeding in school as well as they should be and those who are succeeding. Discussion topics include:

Settlement issues
English as a Second Language
International Languages and Cultural Programs
Academic Success for Minority Students
Other topics of interest to the Network
For more information, visit the ECN website at http://www.tdsbecn.ca/ or e-mail ethnoculturalcn@gmail.com

The next meeting of the ECN will be held on Tuesday, November 27 starting at 6:30 with a light dinner.  The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm.

We provide childcare.  Translation can be provided if requested.

Mine does.  And while it is sometimes a Zen exercise on my part to supervise her baking, I find that she is far more likely to eat something that she has had a part in creating.  She also learns basic reading and math as we go, so it’s really win-win.  And now, there’s an actual opportunity to win: the EatRight Ontario Kids Recipe Challenge.  Here’s what we’ve got for you from our trustee, Sheila Cary-Meagher:

EatRight Ontario and Dietitians of Canada are working together to get kids excited about healthy eating and creating kid-friendly healthy recipes. The EatRight Ontario Kids Recipe Challenge is open to Ontario students in grades 1 to 6. Prizes include gift certificates for iPods, gift certificates, cookbooks and more.

NB* Deadline for submissions is December 16, 2012.

For more information please visit http://www.eatrightontario.ca/en/Articles/School-Health/Articles/Get-Kids-in-the-Kitchen!-EatRight-Ontario-Kids-Rec.aspx.