Adult Basic Education Association of British Columbia

Conferences 2009

Teacher and Student Conference

May 7-8, 2009

group of students and teachers

Hosted by The College of New Caledonia
& The Prince George Native Friendship Centre,
Prince George, BC, Canada

Culturalizing the Curriculum:
How To, Why To, What To Adjust For
In a Diverse Classroom

This year’s conference theme – “Culturalizing The Curriculum: How To, Why To, What To Adjust To In A Diverse Classroom” – recognizes the many different cultures in an adult classroom: gender, language, age, technological ability, and background being only a few.

Please email August Horning at literacy@pgnfc.com or Nita Jacob at hog.hollow@hotmail.com for further information.

Keynote Speaker

Bill Chu – Keynote Speaker

"Bill Chu is a retired award winning Professional Engineer who has been an active community leader in the Lower Mainland. As founder of Canadians For Reconciliation, Multicultural Coalition Against Gambling Expansion and Faith Communities Called to Solidarity with the Poor, he has served the community well. Rooted in the biblical Jubilee vision, he has developed a growing relation with aboriginals in British Columbia for two decades. By relating to the common history of inequalities and racism experienced by both communities, he draws them together and helps the western culture to see its own bondage. Their common journey has grown through shared stories, parades, historic banquet and bus visits. His work culminated in a Proclamation by the City of Vancouver (Oct 23, 2004 proclaimed as Day of Reconciliation with the First Nations) and an Honorable Mention in CRRF’s biannual Awards of Excellence in 2005. In BC, the sharing of hitherto unknown Chinese historical sites in the Fraser Corridor by aboriginal elders led Bill to embark on a major effort to preserve the sites and to recover missing pages of BC’s history.”

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