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Sidney Storefront school
“student David: McGarva
recently. celebrated his
birthday. At 91, McGarva
may just be the school’s old-
est-learner:— ever.» °

“dent at the school for. the

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“I haven't been pushing

coming when I'm ready,” he
said of his courses.

is something. todo. Ifyou
~- don’t have something to oc-
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‘comes very long to you.”
- And although McGarva is

other classes of interest.

iad any, math i in ‘elementar

Colwood,

ee

Ee ‘dent he is. dedicated to ex-

suing his studies. e

- “Twill come here so long
long as they permit.me.”
“© But possible changes to
course fees at the school in
Sidney: and. in Broadmead

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McGarva has been a stu- .
past three years, andis cur
rently completing his Math 7

myself: too hard,:J’ve been °

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-David NMicGarva is a stu-
- dent, but he’s also a
teacher. Other students

. can learn from his ‘pres-

ence in ‘the classroom:

that learning never really -

ends.

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mately $200.

“For people. right j in. the

area it’ s convenient and in-

expensive right now, but in - and over students on a 50 per -

cent. basis; the funding: is”
-based on ‘the ‘number: of.
adults that are enrolled at the
"school as of September 30. -
“The. ministry. funds a : 2
“student aged. six to'18 years ©
‘differently than they: funda’

“September it will be. more
7 expensive: even’ though the:
~ convenience - factor is still:

there,” said Paul. Ledet Sr:,:
. Stor efront school: teacher.
The’ Sidney” ‘Storefront

. ‘school i is an alternative for.
ei currently brushing up on his
- numbers. skills, he has taken

school-age students and an:
opportunity for-older learn-
ers. It.is. available. to adult

‘school age’ who do not find
orking ‘for them: Or fo

those: individuals who have
completed d their. general ed:

im oc ig an alternate: to stan

“problems,” s said Ledet.

“We area. ‘school within

: the school district.”

“The District 63 ‘school:
- board will-be voting in Au-,
gust on whether or not to:

increase the fees for stu-
dents...
“For those people. ‘who
have graduated and want to
- upgrade we will be propos-

year,”
‘principal of Sidney :Store-
front’. and ~ Broadmead
schools. :
Both schools receive fund
ing from the Ministry of Ed-

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r<'gaid Tew.
éThe fee in question’ de-.

‘dard. post secondary. educa:
tion. It -is not.the. schools’
‘dumping grounds for their

ing a higher fee for next
said Jan Tew, vice-.

-ucation. According to Tew, .
‘the ministry funds age 19 Zs

student who is 19 or older.

We receive half the funding:

oe -. for older students that:they.
learners, orto students of:

_normally ‘give. for” ‘kinder- |
‘really, because I1 never really i.

‘garten to. Grade 12 ‘stu. -
dents. Itis the direction that.

; tion). are ‘moving that these _-reti
students: should be: attend-..

ing a ‘community. college

pends. on. the ‘number: of

coming year.

“It could be more 0 or. ese
“than $200. We are hoping —

that it will be less,” said Tew,
“To do. the same course at
Camosun students are look-

ing at $250 or more, so we.
~ think that we are being com-.
“petitive offering. a deal and

providing a service.”
-Tew points out that learn-
ing at the Storefront schools

is popular.

“Right now the. ratio. is

~ one adult for every two and

a half 14-18 year olds. We
really value the integration

of adults into our setting he-

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_Wednesday, June 24, 2000

“models for the students sit-
ting next to them. To see an

or. upgrade their high

school diploma is a real in- |
“centive fora lot of kids,” she’

said. Next year both schools
will be expanding and offer-

“ing different: ‘technology.

‘courses, software learning

KS 110 ae ie at

the: parent-run cooperative

on Mt. ‘Newton’X Road, par

~ents say. she has. made. the os
“transition” from home to.
school a smooth and happy.
one for.some 180 children

during her tenure. She has.

also been a good friend to”
“the parents, guiding them —
- gently in their efforts to as-

_ sist.in the classroom and
run the preschool. —

Staring. in September, |
Paddi Wood will be the.

~ new ECE: Her children at-
~ tended ‘countryside several,
years ago, and she has
worked at Gingerbr ead
Preschool. in. Brentwood

Bay for the past nine years.
She is also well-known in.
Central Saanich for her
work with Girl'Guides,

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