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IN FEBRUARY 1990, the Canadian government announced the
Stay-in-School initiative to reduce the 30% dropout rate in Cana-

dian high schools.”

The initiative is Jesigned to
encourage collective national
and community efforts fo deal .
wiih the dropout problem, while
recognizing tha provinces’ fun-
damental responsibility for
education.

The Stay-In-School Initiative
hos three interrelated and in-
terdependent components:
eexpansion of existing labor
market programs and services
and development of new ones
designed to help young peuple

who are most at risk of cropping
out:

e mobilization of stakeholders
including business, labor,
education, social workers,
parents and young people
themselves to get actively in-
volved in finding solutions to the
problem; and

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eincreasing pubiic awareness
through the provision of infor-
mation to youth, their parents
and ihe public about the
dropout situation in Canada,
the consequences of dropping
out and the realities of the labor
market. 7

The START Option, one of the
programs developed for Stay-
In-Schoot, allows qualified
organizations to obtain funding
for a variety of lobor market

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programs designed to prevent

high schoo! students from drop-.

ping out.

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young people who are most
likely te drop out of school:
ecareer assessment which uses

a simuiaied work environment
and interest and aptituce.tesis;.
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esupport services for “at risk"
stucients; : .
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Other existing EIC programs“...
and services addressingthe - * .
dropout propiem include: =. °
Work Orientation Workshops - :
(WOW) that combine workshop
sessions with practical on-the-
job experience. . ae
Co-operative Education, offer- ~~
ing a combination of work-study.
experience for secondary and’
post-secondary siuctents. *
Canada Career Week,ana- -
tional event held each wo
November designed to keap.
young people informed about
their career and employment — -
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Camp Horizon 1992

intemationa! Summer Camp

A Cultura]/Recreational Program for Canadian

and Japanese Young People

Your child can be part of this unique summer camp
at Cheakamus, near Squamish. Activities include
language, culture, hiking, horseback riding,
caideing, camping out skills, and arts and crafts.
Camp A: July 27 to August 1

Camp B: August 3 io 8

Fee: $380. For brochure and registration

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