WONDERTREE

A NEW educational program has
opened its doors in North Van-
couver.

The Wondertree Educational
Society is a registered non-profit
society which recently attracted
international recognition for out-
standing educational achievement.

“The idea of Wondestree is in
reaction to the public school
system,”’ said Ross Muirhead,
who works with Virtual High, a
computer-based learning network
associated with Wondertree.

He added students who attend
Wondertree and Virtual High use
software packages for learning
and there ‘are no teachers
associated with the program.

“We feel it’s better than having
a teacher because they (students)
.can breeze through the process
really fast and that gives them a
lot more time to generate pro-
jects,’ said Muirhead.

He added that both Wondertree
and Virtual High are practising
the provincial government’s Year
2000 educational curriculum.

Muirhead said instead of
teachers, Wondertree and Virtual
High employ ‘consultants’ to

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help guide the ‘‘learners,’’ or stu-
dents.

He added that there are 12
learners for each consultant.

“We feel software development
is the future. All the learning the
kids do is self-generated. We want
them to develop their own pro-
grams,’ he said.

For more information,
739-6903.

call

FINANCIAL SEMINAR

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Credit Union will offer a free fi-
nancial seminar for women from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.
2, at the Holiday Inn, 711 West
Broadway, Vancouver.

The seminar will focus on the
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Experts will be on hand to guide
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Admission is free but pre-
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FINANCIAL TIP

THE FOLLOWING financial tip
is provided by the North Store
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Many people spread their in-
vestments among several financial
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these people, be sure you keep
accurate records. The Bank of
Canada holds millions of dollars
in deposits for people who have
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have died and the family had no
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Taking the steps to a career in reflexology

IF YOU have a genuine interest in
other people, are comfortable with
them and want to help, reflex-
ology might be the career for you.

Foot and hand reflexology is
based on the concept that there
are reflex areas in the feet and
hands that correspond to all body
parts.

“The application of pressure to
the hands and: feet reduces stress
_and puts the body into a natural
healing state.

In addition to being an effective
therapy in its own right, reflex-
ology is also’ used to complement
traditional medical treatment as
well. as chiropractic or other nat-
ural healing techniques.

-As a reflexologist, you do not

diagnose, prescribe for or treat
specific illnesses.

But like other specialists you
will have to look .after your own
business affairs, give receipts,
book appointments. and keep re-
cords,

Reflexologists must complete
comprehensive training in the
theory and practice of reflexology
from teachers who have been cer-
tified by the Reflexology Associa-
tion of Canada.

Courses involve 30 hours of tu-
ition and cover topics such as
anatomy, physiology, reflexology,
the location and function of
organs and reflexes, and ethics.

A two-hour written exam must
be taken,.as well as half-hour

eral

’ practical exam with 80% as the

passing grade.

After passing the course you are
required to record 60 case histories
of treatments, which should take
about three months.

Finally, you will have to be
registered and certified by the
Refiexology Association of
Canada which already has a fed-
charter and is working
towards provincial charters.

Further information about
reflexology can be obtained from
high school guidance counsellors,
public libraries or the Reflexology

Association of Canada, P.O. Box,

444, Richmond Hill, Ontaric, L4C
4Y8, tel. (416)770-4172.
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