MATH CENTRE

THE “KUMON Educational in-
stitute recently opened a new math
centre, ‘the Lynn: Vailey Kumon
‘Centre, 870 Lynn: Valley Rd., -
’ North - Vancouver, to serve North
“Shore clients. (00:
' According ‘to, centre spokesman
_Ling \Leon, the Kumon . Educa-
‘tional | Institute’ uses ‘the world’s
most successful math . learning
: techniques , which ‘began nearly. 40
- years’ ago “and has now. taught .
more than seven million students:
/Currently,, the: Kumon
'- worldwide enrolment exceeds two
-million. students in 24 -countries.
‘Over. 300 elementary.” schools: in
“the United . States ~ have * adopted
the Kumon method, said Loon. ;
“” New? students,” of all ages’ and

Kill levelsS:each start off with a-

‘the

diagnostic. test to ‘ascertain’ their °

(Skill, levels. : They
each ‘start ‘ata: level | at which’ they
are “confident” ‘and | can achieve

their scores ind me a
cn ‘said. this’ makes the, study

’ previously: “experienced difficulty
‘with math as. well as students who’
feel. unchallenged" by, conventional,
“rath learning techniques:

She added’ ‘that! because students. :

‘assignments’ ¢ on-a‘daily* basis, they
improve their self-discipline.”

-For’ more information :and- ‘an

‘free diagnostic test, call 389-9122.

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‘AT LEAST. three

sponsored by |
Ministry of Development, |
Trade and Tourism, will be held .
at the North Vancouver Chamber
of Commerce on Feb. 15 and 16
from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The fee
for the eight-hour course is $35.

For more information, call the
chamber at 987-4488,

The workshop,

BOARD OF TRADE WEEK

North Shore

business persons’ will help the

Vancouver Board of Trade (VBT)
celebrate Board of Trade Week
from Feb. | to 5.

’ The VBT will host a series of

/ events that underscore the chang-

ing and dynamic role of chambers
of commerce.

On Tuesday, Feb. 2, North
Vancouver businessman Todd
Edmondson, principal and direc-
tor of TVL Inc. and the winner of
the Federal Business Development
Bank’s 1992 Entrepreneur of the
Year Award, will speak at a

breakfast meeting at 7:45 a.m. at
the Westin Bayshore.

He will offer his views on what
makes a champion and how. he
achieved his success.

On Wednesday, Feb. 3, West
Vancouver resident Don Young,
president: of ‘the Institute of

Chartered Accountants of B.C.,

will speak at 12 p.m.-at the VBT
Port aud Starboard Rooms about
competitive strategies for: small
business success in the ’90s

- Also’ on Feb. 3, West

EURYINE

Van-°

i .
couver's Diana Becker; owner ‘of
the Dubruiie Freneli Cuatinary
School, will speak at 5:30 p.m: at
the Pan Pacific Hotel’s Centre
Board Club.

Call the VBT for more - infor-
mation.

Business groups wishing to o submit
items to Business Briefs should’:
fax
985-3227, A contact ‘name, and:
telephone number should. ‘also be,
included. :

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RRSP rate higher than the 5 major financial ingtitutions in Canada. *

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