Annual conference an educational
and culinary feast
The show was stolen by Bruce Corbeil, UCFV chef and instructor of the Cook Training program, which so cheerfully supplied us with incredible menus for two days. Many people went home to diet!
Some of the leading adult educators of BC were found at the 2007 annual spring ABEABC conference in Chilliwack.
The ABEABC conference is enjoyed by many as an annual reunion with other adult educators from around the province. Each year we have a different venue, and each leaves a unique impression.
Many people received insightful information from research presenters, and the college and university rep-resentatives' forum was a presentation that should be repeated.
The conference opened with a very informative and moving welcome given by Gwen Point - Sto:lo Elder.
Workshops ranged from Using Money Coins to Teach Basic Math Concepts in Context to Reading for Work, from Scrapbooking as A Learning Activity to Violence and Learning, from ALEKS to Health Literacy, from The First Day of Class to ESL in the Valley.
There were workshops on math, tourism 12, and sci-ence. One popular workshop that was new for this group was the presentation by student Shamus Reid, on Enhancing ABE Access in British Columbia.
The UCFV Shakespeare Garden tour provided some peaceful time outdoors along with a lot of information. Cynthia Whitaker of Literacy BC, and George McGuire of UCFV proved to be very popular keynote speakers. As usual it was great to have speakers from the Ministry of Attorney General and the Ministry of Educa-tion. AVED sent late apologies, but was missed.
A lot of people were unable to stay for the Saturday event, so the conference concluded at the end of the two evening tours. Many of us wished we had our biggest zoom lenses at the Blue Heron Sanctuary and for the sun-set at Green Hill Acres farm.
Jean Atkinson, Ruth Vandenbor, and Julia Dodge earned the special thanks of the ABEABC as they prepared UCFV for our visit. Everyone found UCFV to be a lovely, friendly, organized and generous host. We must admit that “the show” was stolen by Bruce Crobeil, UCFV chef and instructor of the Cook Training program which so cheerfully supplied us with incredible menus for two days. Many people went home to diet! Thank you, UCFV!
Submitted by: Yvonne Chard Past President ABEABC
The décor in UCFV's cafeteria featured the region's agricultural heritage
Chef Bruce Corbeil and his Professional Cook Training students served shrimp and mussels-on-the-halfshell from wheel-barrows at the Thursday evening banquet.
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Decorations were supplied courtesy of Chilliwack Rona and Lickman Greens.
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