| A mtn nemernee erm ny ya N. Van Suite ransacked :* NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP are investigating a Feb. 23 break '- and enter to a second flodr apartment in the 100-block of West 5th _ Street in North Vancouver. A* prowler entered | the _ unoccupied suite through sn open bedroom window and ransacked the room. : A message was left scrawled in lipstick on the bedroom mirror. ““Pollce say nothing was stolen. “< Police warn the public to secure all access to dwellings, even “ those above ground evel, if left unoccupied. Man charged with. pointing gun : A NORTH VANCOUVER man, 37-year-old Michael David Simp- son,.fias been charged with pointing a firearm following North ¢..Yancouver RCMP intervention during a domestic dispute Feb. 20. Police responded at approximately 7:30 p.m. to a home in the 400-block of East Keith Road where they observed a man in the kitchen talking on the phone and threatening “to blow somebody away.’ According to the police, the man had a .44 Magnum lying on the . kitchen table with loose bullets scattered about. When an attending * officer intervened, the man raised the gun towards him. The loaded _ gun was knocked “out of the man's hand by the officer. : Police say the man’ 5. wife had lett the residence before police ar- “urived en seen Arrest. “for local made B&E Y yearioid man has ‘been charged with break, enter and theft by North Vancouver RCMP. ‘Police respondzd midnight. Feb. 18 to complaints of a prowler in “the 600-block of Blueridge Avenue. While enroute to the arca, a police dogmaster saw a male fitting “, the, description given of the prowler. The man was stopped, ques- tioned and arrested with a large quantity of coins in his possession. ” The'police dog ted investigating officers to a large cache of stolen - goods hidden near Blueridge. James’ Wiliam ; Harwood, of no fixed address, is facing the _ charge. Pair to trial on. break-in Two ‘LOWER Mainland men have been remanded to stand trial in “North Yancouver. provincial court on charges of break and enter ‘and possesston of stolen property. Hugh Scott Stalker,..20, of North Vancouver and William ‘Thomas ‘Reynolds, - 27, of Vancouver were jointly charged with “break; enter and theft in connection with a Jan. 8 incident in which “North, Vancouver’ s Lillooet Trail Market was alleged to have been _ burglarized... ‘Stalker ‘was ‘also ‘charged with ‘possession’ ‘of stolen property in “ ‘couneetion » with’ a Seizure. of food stuffs belonging to the grocery "Paradis, the. two men were d ‘rial on the charges. . Wi fore. Liberals ‘hold fund raiser THE: NORTH Vancouver-Seymour_ B.C. ‘Women’ s ; Liberal Com- mission will be holding its first fund-raising event at the North hore Winter Club Feb, 27 at 7:30 p.m. ala.’88 will feature jazz singer. Pamela Reynolds and the: in- fative Simon Fraser University Off Centre Dance Company. he event, including a silent auction, is being held in support of ‘North Vancouver-Seymour B.C: Women’s Liberal Commission iolarship Fund for. women’s studies at Capilano College. ickets are $10 and wine and cheese will be served. For more in- ormation call 985-3745 or 988-2175. § - Friday, Februars EDUCATION WEEK schools change with the ti The Ministry of Education has designated the week Feb. 29 to March moting local education, 4 as Education Week. In the spirit of pro- the News has focused on public education today: how it has changed and adapted to pres- ent-day demands and technology. PARENTS WHO attended Canadian high schools wear- ing bobby sox and cardigans during the 1950s would not recognize the schools their children attend today. School hours remain the same, but the curriculum and teaching methods of North Shore schools have changed dramatically in even the last 10 years in response to changing technology and modern research into children's learning behaviors. The new approach includes method changes in science, math, languages and the arts, and in- creased demands on schools to provide many of the counselling and support services that churches and families in Canadian society have traditionally supplied. Bob Overgaard, West) Van- couver School District 45 associate superintendent and former educa- tion ministry curriculum planning head, said the school of the ‘80s has become a synthesis of 1950s, ‘60s and '70s methods. “In the 1950s content was im- portant. process was emphasized. Now we. realize both are important."' Overgaard said schools are enrolling an increasingly wide variety of students, are keeping students who formerly dropped out in school longer, are mainstreaming exceptional children with success, are pro- viding increased counselling ser- vices, and are teaching new technologies to students. One of the school district's most extensive changes is the introduc- tion of a basic new math: cur- riculum for grades one through 12, which emphasizes students work- ing with concrete objects. ‘ Rote memorization was , emphasized. Then in the 1960s the ; By ROBERT BEYNON “Kids learn how to compute best with objects,’’ he said. ‘‘This year we spent $250 per classroom for manipulable objects."’ Another basic change, Overgaard said, is the introduction of a new English teaching method called Process Writing. Teachers introduce writing as a process of writing and rewriting, rather than emphasizing grammar studies. West: Vancouver superintendent Bill May said changes like these have put increased pressure on elementary and internediate level teachers because they teach all subjects in their grades and new tesearch has quickly changed how these students are taught. This, combined with provincial government is pro- moting new courses on social behavior — such as family educa- tion, sexual abuse prevention and consumer education, has had a major impact on teaching skills ‘and methods. how the Hair care now available in Vancouver — also — Face cleanser Moisterizer and Wrinkle repair Results or 100% money back guaranteed GREAT SAVINGS OFF SOME OF THE MOST COMFORTABLE SHOES YOU WILL EVER WEAR! 20, LURK Socth Share News 1eS May said schools now accom- modate many students, such as the handicapped and the socially maladjusted, who would have dropped out of school or been seg- regated in a separate classroom 30 years ago. Schools also teach more and more students who speak English as a second language. “Schools are increasingly heterogencous,'’ May said. - Robin Brayne, North Vancouver associate superintendent and ad- visor to the Royal Commission on Education, said new approaches to science and the widespread in- troduction of computers into classrooms have changed the way students learn, Both school districts have in- troduced computers into their cur- ticulums at every level of a stu- dent’s education. Brayne said computers have had the greatest impact on language programs: ‘'Students now write much more. They enjoy writing. And their writing quality appears to be improving.”’ North Vancouver District 44 recently built a science centre to help coordinate a new science cur- riculum that demands students work with experimental materials “See New if. ‘Page 12 | _ (NOT EXACTLY AS SHOWN) We've taken stock from all our stores and brought them to Capilano Mall to ive you a huge selection at huge savings on our most comfortable . FALL / WINTER . CLEAROUT | CAPILANO MALL Also in MetroTown Lower Level 984-6681