20 - Friday, February 3, 1989 —- North Shore News

NORTH VANCOUVER

Japanese students
seek host families

HOST FAMILIES in North Van-
couver are needed to volunteer
their homes for 25 Japanese col-
lege students.

JAPANESE student Koichi

Ishinaka.

CITY LIBRARY

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The students will visit North
Vancouver for three weeks, from
Feb. 19 to March 11, to learn first
hand about Canadian culture and
to practice their English.

The students are sponsored by
INTRAX (International Training
and Exchange), an organization
that has been working with foreign
exchange students for the past 20
years and has found the homestay
concept to be the best method to
promote cultural exchange and in-
ternational understanJing.

The students will study 12 hours
a week at Karen Magnussen Rec-
reation Centre. Several local activ-
ities are also planned each week, as
well as three full-day excursions.
Most weekends are free to spend
with the host families to develop
an understanding of Canadian life.

Host families need to be inter-
ested in learning about another
culture and sharing theirs. They
should be willing to accept a stu-
dent into their family for three
weeks, encourage him or her to
become a part of the family
routine and activities, and provide
warmth and understanding.

Anyone interested in becoming a
host family should call Sherry
Sutherland, program coordinator,
for more information. She can be
reached at 984-7529, mornings
from & a.m. to noon.

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French storytime

REGISTRATION IS now being
accepted for French Storytime at
the North Vancouver City Library.
Louise McKnight entertains and
teaches children, three to cight
years of age, to appreciate stories
in French.

Other storytimes in February in-
clude Saturday Storytime on Feb.
4 at 10:30 a.m. Children can cele-
brate the Chinese New Year with
stories and games, join the dragon
dance and try Chinese cookies.

On Saturday, Feb. 11 at 10:30
a.m., Valentine Storytime will
feature stories and songs for
children four to cight years. Par-
ticipants can make a special Valen-

dine card for someone they love.

On Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7
p.m., PJ Storytime, for four to
eight year olds, celebrates Black
History Month with storyteller
Kofi Ocheani. From Ghana in
Africa come art and legends, ac-
companied by ‘ate and drums.

The Junipcr Tree Children’s
Players will present Hansel and
Gretel, a puppet show by children
and for children. Silk marionettes
perform Grimm’s tale on Satur-
day, Feb. 25 at 1:30 p.m

The North Vancouver
Library is located at 121 W.
St., 980-4424,

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