Education CLB 1-4

Education Vocabulary

School Objects: video for beginners

Describing my Educational Experience

Does your country have a good education system? Video by elllo.org.

Did you enjoy student life?: Video by elllo.org

High School Memories (CLB 4+): 6 Speakers describe their high school experience

School Days: Lesson and materials from the British Council

Effective Learning

Am I a Good Student? Video by elllo.org. A student discusses whether or not she’s a good student.

How much homework should children do every day?: Video by elllo.org.

What kind of learner are you?: Video by elllo.org

Learner Types, Part 1: audio by elllo.org

Learner Types, Part 2: audio by elllo.org

Learning Language: (CLB 4 +) audio by elllo.org

BC’s Educational System

BC Newcomer’s Guide, Chapter 6: Education

Burnaby Schools

Community Schools: videos and text information about community schools in Burnaby

• The Language Companion, Stage 1, My Canada, “Education for Children” page 28.
• Immigration, Refugees, and Canadian Citizenship (IRCC), Education in Canada: an overview of the primary and secondary school system: https://youtu.be/DC0fTMJKzlc
• Vancouver School Board (VSB) Resources for Newcomer Families (available in many languages):  http://go.vsb.bc.ca/schools/drpc/Parents/resources/Pages/default.aspx  
• VSB videos:
• Elementary school: https://youtu.be/a7JoDK213CU
• Secondary school:   https://youtu.be/_h5VguDe8Eg

Reporting an Absence

How to Report your Child’s Absence: Information from Burnaby North Secondary School

Reporting an Absence: material from English for the Real World

Unit plan and materials from the Minnesota Literacy Council

Kindergartener Gets School Absence Pardon from President: news clip about President Obama writing absence note

Registering for a Course or Program

Handling a Parent-Teacher Conference

LINC 3.17 Video: A Parent-Teacher Meeting

Parent-Teacher Interviews: helpful video by settlement.org that explains what to expect in a parent-teacher interview

Parents’ Evening: Lesson and materials from the British Council (a few words here and there may need to be tweaked for a Canadian context, but there is some great material here).

Parent-Teacher phone calls: (CLB 4+) conversations from eslfast.com