About Mosaic Learning Institute

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Welcome to

Mosaic Learning Institute

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Our Philosophy:

Language gives POWER

Knowledge gives INDEPENDENCE

When you have both,

you have the FUTURE

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When we give new

Canadians the tools to take

their future in hand,

we get back a better

Canada.

Our Vision

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Our Mission

To provide quality and relevant Adult Education

programs that will build English language and

literacy skills, build cross cultural competency

and acquire Canadian workplace employability

skills in order to compete and succeed in the

Canadian Workplace.

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Our Promise:

Mosaic promises to offer programs and

courses that reflect the learning needs of our

students and reflect the evolving needs of the

Canadian workplace.

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Our Promise:

We promise to treat our students with

respect as competent, valuable individuals

that Canada has entrusted to participate in

developing the social and economic

success of the country.

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How We Fulfill our Promises

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High Standards

• Adhere to ATESL best practice standards

• Follow Adult ESL learning principles

• Support professional development

opportunities of all staff: academic,

counselling and support staff

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Goodwill and Community Involvement

•with immigrant settlement agencies

•ethnic community groups

•educational organizations

•employers, business and service clubs

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• For example:

• CCCSA board of director - Dan Varvos

• Donate facilities for Toastmasters events, ESL workshops,

seniors computer classes (also provide instructor)

• Practicum placements for teachers e.g. From Mount Royal

ACE ESL certification course, CIWA Links to Success

• Masters of Teaching Practicum placements

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Commitment To Diversity

1. In our hiring practices : our

staff reflect the diversity of

our students

2. Recognize cultural, religious

and Canadian holidays within

parameters of workplace

practices

3. Onsite psychologist who has

expertise in cross cultural

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Innovation

• A language curriculum that integrates

workplace essential skills and socio

cultural competencies

• Student placement system: two streams -

literacy and academic in order to meet

learning needs of students with low first

language literacy as well as those who have

academic skills

• Tracking and Assessment tools based on

CLBs, rates of English as a second

Language acquisition and essential skills

Research based practice used in developing:

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Innovation

• Program model that includes an

Employment Centre component in the

last three months of the student's

program

• Eau Claire Rotary Club initiative :

Volunteerism as a Vector to

integration

• Resource Manual for cross cultural

competency assessment.

• Accent modification course to be

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New Initiatives

•Starting April/May 2011

•Evening/weekends

•ibTOEFL

•Business Communications

•Accent Modification

•High School Tutoring

•TOEFL Testing Centre

•MCAT Testing Centre

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Adaptability

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Adaptability – Core Program: LLESE

• LANGUAGE,

LITERACY AND

ESSENTIAL

SKILLS FOR

EMPLOYMENT

•Full time

•Each semester is 6 months

•Monthly intakes: We take students

at every CLB level pre CLB 1 to CLB

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•Our students are placed into a

Literacy or Academic stream

•We have the expertise to develop

literacy skills of students whose

education in their first language is

between 0 to 7 years

•Approximately 35% of our students

are in the literacy stream

•Funding may be available for those

who qualify through

•Alberta Employment and

Immigration

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ACCESSIBILITY

Location is accessible by LRT

Corner of 10th Street and 7th Ave SW

Just steps from the LRT stop

Ongoing appointments for registration

Intakes are monthly

Call 403 266-2355 or e-mail at [email protected]

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