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t'5)bri, By Terry James i In September, 1976. the Howard Robertson Public School in Kitchener, will open its doors on Saturday mornings for quite a differ- ent group of students. Dim "mg the school year for 1976/77. the building will .be the home of a Greek Language Saturday Morn, ing School. The final decision was made at the Waterloo Coun- ty Board of Education meeting on Thursday, July 8. During the meeting Mr. SB. Whitney, Assistant Superintendent of Plan- ning and Development for the Board and Mr. E. Kanel: lis, secretary of the Greek Orthodox Community, pre- sented an organized out- line of the proposed struc- ture of the school. The plans had already been accepted on a tentative basis by Mr. Kanellis, Rev. J. Chelnois, a Greek Ortho- dox Priest, Mr. A. Forler. principal at Howard Robert- son Public School, Mr. L. COMING UP. . . PREBAST WERE]! STEPS SAVE MESS, HISS ll, “ME For Patios - Pool Decks . Walks . Driveways. Several sizes and colours. square edges, hi strength. 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Jewson. area super- ingMent. lans for the school be Plans for the school he gan in May when members of The G reek Orthodox Community approached , the Waterloo County Board of Education on the mat- ter. The Director of Edu- cation referred it to Stew- art Whitney who was re- sponsible for planning and setting up the German school in Kitchener. "This kind of system definitely had its draw- backs," said Mr. Whitney. "A family with two or more children had to take them on different nights and it was very inconven- ient." According to Mr. Whitney there already was a Greek Orthodox school in pro- gress but it had a number of drawbacks. Evening class- es were held in the Greek Orthodox Church at the corner of Ottawa and Weber Streets. Mr. Whit- ney pointed out that until now the school had been a church and community based organization. There was only one teacher and each evening she taught different grades. Mr. Whitney believes that having all the classes on a Saturday morning will eliminate this problem and will have other advantages as well. "By having the classes on Saturday morning. everything gets done in one small swoop," he said. "The teachers also get a chance to meet together and you avoid the dark wither nights which can be danger- ous for people commuting from out of town." The evening classes will no longer be held. The teacher and her students Regional new: Lain. one" will be incorporated into the Saturday morning school. Mr. Whitney expects a maximum registration of between 125 and 150 stu- dents. One hundred and seventeen of these are the students who were regis- tered in the present Greek school. Seventy-four stu- dents come from Kitchener. 28 from Cambridge and 15 from Waterloo. All are be- tween the ages of six and fifteen. Leo Mitchell. vice-princi- pal of Lincoln Avenue pub- lic school is the only teacher that Mr. Whitney feels is qualified. He is of Greek origin, speaks the lan- guage and has taught for a number of years. Mr. Mitchell will be the princi- pal for the new school. Although Mr. Whitney doesn't expect many adults to register, he made it clear that they will be wel- come. He believes that a few may be interested be- cause Greek is not offered at the secondary school level. "Finding competent staff is.one thing that may keep the numbers down," said Mr. Whitney. "So far we have not interviewed many qualified teachers." Mr. Whitney often finds himself comparing the Greek school with the Ger- man one. "We _inherited a semi- prepared staff for the Ger- man school. a principal and the curriculum. In the case of the Greek school we are starting from scratch." All of the teachers will have to take an in-service program for beginner teachers and after this their training will be an ongoing Becoming proficient in the Greek language is the ma- jor purpose of the school. "The Greeks feel lan- guage is the mainstay of their culture," said Mr. Whitney. "At the same time, to understand a lan- guage, one must understand the country and therefore the students will study Greek Heritage as well. " “In other words we are trying to tie their Greek background to the North American way of life." said Mr. Whitney. "It's a very delicate balance. " Mr. Whitney believes that the main theme of the school will be linking the student's land of origin to their land of citizenship. Mr. Whitney has con- suited the Greek consulate in Toronto and has acquired material from the Greek Department of Educa- for Knitting and Crocheting. There's a good selection of bright and cheery summer colors for you now. WESTMOIINT WEAVERY o Weaving a Embroidery o Crocheting o Needlepoint oRug Hooking Open Daily 9:30 to S:30; Thursday ' Friday to 9 For Blktnls, Swimsuits, Beachwear, Cotton Sweaters. What-Have-You Noam! the. Shopping Cont", Vlahdoo - 576-5470 Summer Cottons tion. He has also made a point of getting Greek m terial from North Ameri- can publishers so that the material has a more North American context. The curriculum used at the former Greek school was more involved in the history, culture and re- ligion of Greece. "These texts talk about things which are typically part of our culture. They mention subways. super- markets and the Canadian National Exhibition," said Mr. Whitney. "The ma- terial will really pick up on the Olympics this year. Mr. Whitney. the princi- pal and the staff of the school, will make the final decision on the material that willbeused. The Ministry of Education s)): T _ l has confirmed that the “3 ", w",, ji!Gt Greek Language program V Fr? _ would qualify as a board s B I sponsored night school oper- . . ation if it is conducted . ". '.._. ." Saturday mornings and 1m: Ift,et,eit'g,2Pt has open registration. The ra ons mg. . y the school principal and a Waterloo County Board of ta . d . the fore- Education is required to 'eg," a? mil-l“ d and tfvg2',Utlt “fairway; third Saturday of September. newspapers. It has been The yinistryAas suggest- suggested that this be done ed that a registration fee the last week in August of r'1/lfl2"i,retiti, as: $25.00 . r a I a . and the first week of Sep- '"i'ill's','l'f will 'S,',',';,,, member. .the third Saturday of Sep- Most of the known stu- tember but Mr. Whitney dents will be registered by wants it made clear that Two Bell Canada plant department technicians test telephone lines to be used by TV and radio commentators and other reporters covering Olympic Games cycling competitions in the Velodrome. The telephone company has install- ed more than 1 2.500 telephones to meet the needs of the news media and of event organizers. mail with additional regisi trations being handled by the school principal and a secretary during the fore- The Ministry has suggest- ed thaf a registration fee of $15.00 per child and $25.00 per family becharged. FORFIRSTEDITION............ SCRIBE IlMtmlCS'llIrollltlllil o Special Ordm q School, Otftcet, Social Shtlonory (The Second Printing will be $42.50) “BETWEEN FRIENDS” 7.;an 91.00.de - ere-1m W ”an. Kw - 576-8210 LAST CALL S. B. Whitney "We are making no com- mitment." he said. "The school will only run for a one year period but during this time it will be evaluat- The evaluation will be done by the Waterloo Coun- ty Board of Education, the Ministry of Education and the Greek Community. the schqol is, only, going to be run' for the siettitot year of 1976/77.