{"id":1897,"date":"2021-02-10T13:19:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T21:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/ell\/?page_id=1897"},"modified":"2021-02-10T13:29:02","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T21:29:02","slug":"burnaby-welcome-centre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/ell\/burnaby-welcome-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Burnaby Welcome Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Students new to the Burnaby School District are assessed by the Welcome Centre if they:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">have spent 4 years or less in a native-English speaking school system or received ELL support in previous school<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">speak languages in addition to English<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\">As students are building proficiency in multiple languages, gaps may occur. A language assessment will help your child\u2019s school get an accurate picture of your child\u2019s language ability and to provide support if needed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It is important to assess all new incoming students at the Welcome Centre:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">to ensure consistency in the assessment of new ELL students so that appropriate supports can be put into place<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">to ensure that the school has an accurate representation of your child\u2019s English ability so teachers are not overestimating or underestimating their proficiency<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">to connect parents\/guardians with settlement workers and provide them with orientation to school and community resources<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Currently:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Remote assessments done through Zoom<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Limited number of in-person appointments available<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/ell\/files\/2021\/02\/wc-map.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1900 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/ell\/files\/2021\/02\/wc-map.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"481\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/ell\/files\/2021\/02\/wc-map.jpg 481w, https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/ell\/files\/2021\/02\/wc-map-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/ell\/files\/2021\/02\/wc-map-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">District Welcome Centre<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Hours<\/strong>: 8:30 \u2013 4:00<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Monday to Friday<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">6098 Nelson Avenue<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Burnaby, BC<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">V5H 4G2<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">604-296-6936\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students new to the Burnaby School District are assessed by the Welcome Centre if they: have spent 4 years or less in a native-English speaking school system or received ELL support in previous school speak languages in addition to English &nbsp; As students are building proficiency in multiple languages, gaps may occur. 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