| Annual winter coat drive a success, thanks to the Orillia and area community! | http://www.thelearningcentres.com/about-us/news/school-news/33 | Annual winter coat drive a success, thanks to the Orillia and area community! | <p>In late 2018, the Orillia Learning Centre, in partnership with Fabricare Cleaning Center, Simcoe Shores SS and the Champlain Seniors Service Club, hosted the 9th Annual Winter Coat Drive. Each year, the staff and students are amazed by the kindness of the residents of this city and surrounding area. The warm winter coats, snow pants and even hand-knit mitts, scarves and hats are donated in abundance by our generous community. Over seven hundred coats were distributed during this year’s drive!</p><p>We are so grateful for this community connection. We want to thank those that donated, that advertised, Fabricare Cleaning Center for the donation of their facility, utilities and supplies, the Champlain Seniors Service Club for volunteering to pick up and drop off coats and the Simcoe Shores Secondary School (Orillia) students who volunteered to wash the coats. Wihlidal Family Chiropractic also graciously collected coats from the community, and the Orillia & District Agricultural Society donated racks to display all of the coats. </p><p>Thank you to our media partners, especially Orillia Matters, Orillia Today, CTV News (Barrie), KICX 106 and the Communications Department at the Simcoe County District School Board. Getting the word out is so important and we can always count on them to do an amazing job! A special shout out to the Coldwater Bantam and Junior Hockey Teams for their donation of winter coats and to the Coldwater Bowling Alley for inspiring the challenge.<br></p><p>So please, keep saving your warm winter coats. We will be looking forward to the 10th Annual Winter Coat Drive! You can begin dropping them off Oct. 15, 2019. Distribution will begin Oct. 28, 2019. Please keep spreading the word, so that donations continue and so that those who are in need are aware of this very worthwhile community project. </p><p>Sincerely,
Staff and students of the Learning Centres, Orillia, Simcoe Shores SS and members of the Champlain Seniors Service Club<br></p><p><br></p> | | | |
| Orillia Learning Centre 9th Annual Coat Drive - Accepting Donations Now! | http://www.thelearningcentres.com/about-us/news/school-news/32 | Orillia Learning Centre 9th Annual Coat Drive - Accepting Donations Now! | <p>The Orillia Learning Centre is teaming up with the Simcoe Alternative SS (Orillia Campus) and the Champlain Seniors Service Club, in partnership with Fabricare Cleaning Center (Orillia) on the 9th Annual Winter Coat Drive. Donations of gently used winter coats can be dropped off from Oct. 9 to Nov. 30 during regular business hours at the following locations:<br></p><ul class="sizeable" style="background-color:#ffffff;"><li>Learning Centre, Orillia Campus - 575 West St. S., Unit 15, Orillia<br></li><li>Fabricare Cleaning Centre - 36 Front St. S., Orillia<br></li><li>Wihlidal Family Chiropractic - 349 West St. N., Orillia<br></li></ul><p>All coats will be cleaned prior to distribution. Coats are needed in all sizes (infant, child, teen and adult), but especially for small children and men’s large. Please note that fur or leather coats cannot be accepted because of specialized cleaning requirements.<br><br>All donated winter coats will be distributed at no charge to Learning Centre students, Simcoe Alternative SS students and to Orillia and area residents from Nov. 19 to Dec. 21, Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Orillia Learning Centre. Remaining coats will be donated to community resource affiliates.<br></p><p>View the <a href="/Documents/CoatDrive2018.pdf">coat drive poster</a>.<br></p><p>Information: <br>Bev Burton<br>Learning Centre, Orillia <br>705-325-9279 ext. 45628<br></p> | | | |
| Mandarin and Spanish Programs Update - International and Indigenous Languages | http://www.thelearningcentres.com/about-us/news/school-news/31 | Mandarin and Spanish Programs Update - International and Indigenous Languages | <p>We have been overwhelmed by the interest in the International and Indigenous Languages Mandarin and Spanish Programs – we have received over double the number of registrations we received last year!</p><p> Unfortunately, we have to delay the start of these programs. Our anticipated start date is October 13, 2018. </p><p>Thank you for your patience while we complete the hiring process for qualified Mandarin and Spanish instructors. Parents of students registered in these programs will be contacted by phone and/or email. For more information on the program, visit the <a href="http://thelearningcentres.com/elementary-student/international-languages-after-school-program">International and Indigenous Languages Program page</a>.<br></p> | | | |
| International and Indigenous Languages Program Update | http://www.thelearningcentres.com/about-us/news/board-news/93 | International and Indigenous Languages Program Update | <div><strong></strong><strong><br>Cancelled classes:</strong></div><div><br></div><div>We are very excited about the start of the International and Indigenous Languages Program. Unfortunately, we have not received enough registrations to start the following language classes: </div><div><br></div><div><em>Barrie</em> – Farsi, Ojibwe, Urdu and JK/SK Russian (grades 1-8 classes are running)</div><div><em>Bradford</em> – Arabic, Farsi, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese</div><div><br></div><div>We will continue to promote these languages and in the event that we get enough registrations, we will contact you with a new start date. </div><div><br></div><div><strong>Delayed Start:</strong></div><div><br></div><div>We have been overwhelmed by the interest in the International and Indigenous Languages Program. Thank you for registering your children! Unfortunately, we have to delay the start of the following languages while we complete the hiring process for additional language instructors:</div><div><br></div><div><em>Barrie</em> – Spanish (planned start date: Saturday, September 29, 2018)</div><div><em>Bradford</em> – Mandarin (planned start date: Saturday, September 29, 2018); Dari (planned start date: TBD)</div><div><br><br></div><p><br></p> | | | |
| PSW Information Session - Orillia - August 20, 2018 at 1:30 pm | http://www.thelearningcentres.com/about-us/news/school-news/30 | PSW Information Session - Orillia - August 20, 2018 at 1:30 pm | <p><span style="text-align:left;color:#595959;text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;orphans:2;float:none;background-color:transparent;">Interested in becoming a Personal Support Worker? Attend an Information Session at the Orillia Learning Centre on August 20, 2018 at 1:30 pm. The next Orillia full-time class tentative start date is September 12, 2018.</span></p> | | | |