NEWS photo Tarry P. LAB TECHNICIAN Carole Kaiser holds up a digital scale from ore of the science kits at the new science centre for North Shore elementary schools, The science centre is just one of many new educational oppor- tunities that are benefiting local students. H « 43 - Sunday, June 7, 1987 - North Skore News . panei PAGE 44 This is the fifth and last in a series on North Shore education. DESPITE THE controversy between the provincial gov- ernment and teachers in 1987, administration for North and West Vancouver school districts said the past year has been productive in many ways. North Vancouver school super- intendent Leo Marshall said the district has enjoyed an expansion of certain curriculum programs in 1987. He said a science centre for elementary students was opened, enabling children to work with complete kits of experimental science materials. And in West Vancouver, school district administrator Don Fletcher said the secondary level social studies were expanded. He said the Pacific Rim studies course, for example, welcomed 36 foreign students who were in- tegrated into regular classrooms last year. And there are plans to introduce a Japanese language course, and possibly Mandarin, next year. Fletcher said the program benefited both foreign and local students because ‘‘we learn from them, and they learn from us.” And he said, if there is space, the district will increase the number of foreign students next year. Another expansion predicted for FU holds mini-university SIMON FRASER University:is conducting one of the most unique summer programs in Cariada for children aged 11 to 15. One of only three such programs, the mini-university is a merger between hands-on academ- ic activities and sports, a combination that children seldom have the opportunity to participate in. The program is comprised of university-style sub- jects such as biology; chemistry, -kinesiology and psychology. In the past, some of the camp events in- cluded suiting-up to observe an active beehive, com- bining chemicals to synthesize strands of nylon and constructing simple radios from scratch. Although the activities may sound difficult, they are all conducted within the realm of knowledge of 11 to 15-year-olds. Camp participants will enjoy an hour of each topic and two hours of unique sports instruction per day. Kids will learn proper techniques and safety in such events as karate, fencing, archery and wall climbing. These sports are supervised by qualified instructors and safety is stressed in all activities. Since many kids do not have an oprortunity to ex- plore the content’ of post-secondary courses, the mini-university program provides a useful and basic introduction to post-secondary education should they decide to continue their education after high school. For further information, contact the sports camp office at 291-4307. 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