SWIS
Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) assist New Canadians with:
- Understanding school policy and procedure
- School registration and orientation
- School transportation scheduling
- Communicating with educators
- Parent-teacher interviews
- Accessing school and community resources and services
- Provision of interpreter/translator when required
SWIS provides Schools with:
- Cultural orientation and sensitivity training
- Links to cross cultural information
- Small group workshops on specific cultural issues
- Cultural interpretation
- Consultation on school settlement issues
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