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Course teaches importance


of intercultural education




by Deanna Mitchener personally. One of the or Google alone, we
most important parts of need to learn from each
other," said Schmid.
the course is to find out
blind view Isolde Schmid and about our own identity, If you would like to
Diana Mora from
find out more on
biases, and all kinds of
Intercultural Education
Intercultural Education
window with Catholic Social assumptions we have you can contact Isolde
about people and their
Services in Edmonton
Schmid at 780-391-
behaviour. The more
were in Edson on April
3267 or email her at
we understand and are
fashions Conservative 5 giving a day long willing to learn the less isolde.schmid@cssalbe Ed McKay with the International Union of Operating Engineers Coal Valley
c o u r s e o n t h e
rta.ca.
we will judge and end
i m p o r t a n c e o f
iews intercultural education communication," said Club. The money will be used to enrich the lives of seniors at Parkland
Council donates a cheque for $250 to Tom Smith with the Matamao Senior`s
Schmid.
within communities.
Lodge. photo Sue-Ann Common
As team leader, Schmid
Guest Column by Clyde Corser
people to understand
has worked with the "This course can help
each other better, it can
January 4, January 25 department of Catholic e n c o u r a g e
Social Services for
communication, and
more than four years.
February 15 Diana Mora has just s t e e r s a t t e n t i o n s
sometimes in a more
started assisting Isolde
open and positive
this past week and looks
direction. It is a journey
Conservative
March 7, 28 iews forward to her new t o b e c o m e
c a r e e r w i t h
interculturally aware
I n t e r c u l t u r a l
and it is not only
Education.
April 18 Guest Column by Clyde Corser Schmid grew up in a v a l u a b l e f o r t h e
workplace but for life.
small town in southern
N o w a d a y s w e
Germany, close to
May 9, 30 Stuttgart. She moved to encounter immigrants
everywhere," said
Turkey, then the US
Schmid.
before coming to
June 20 Canada. Schmid said, "The best part about DATE CHANGE-LOCATION CHANGEATE CHANGE-LOCATION CHANGE
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my job is that I can learn
" M y e d u c a t i o n
a lot from every
b a c k g r o u n d i s a
Masters in Cultural workshop, but what I
Weekly Anchor
July 11 Anthropology from r e a l l y e n j o y i s Weekly Anchor
connecting with people,
Germany, which I
sharing experiences
topped up with a
Spring Scavenger Hunt
August 1, 22 certificate from UBC and facilitating other Spring Scavenger Hunt
people's learning," said
V a n c o u v e r i n
Schmid.
Intercultural Studies.
at at
Sept. 12 But it was more my We are also involved in Kinsmen Park
o u r R e f u g e e
experience living in
Kinsmen Park
Orientation Program
different countries and
October 3, 24 marrying a man from where we have the May 28, 2016
May 28, 2016
o p p o r t u n i t y t o
Turkey who grew up
e x p e r i e n c e f r e s h
with a different culture
November 14 and religion than e x a m p l e s o f We have changed the date in order to have some warmer weather.
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with the added children
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