On October 17th the General 4 students from the English Language Program paid a visit to Laura Secord Elementary School. They visited two Grade 3 classes to teach the children about their countries. The ELP students came with colourful boards they had prepared and games and activities to do with the kids. Each General 4 group gave their presentation twice, so each group of students had the opportunity to learn about two different countries. There were presentations about Argentina, Russia, Korea, and Japan.

It is hard to believe we are already halfway done our fall term. On Friday afternoons, we have been enjoying many of the sights and attractions around Winnipeg. To begin the term we started with a friendly game of bowling and the second week we travelled out of the city to Oak Hammock Marsh. There we enjoyed watching Canadian geese fly overhead, a nature walk, making bannock (and eating it too), and exploring the interpretive center (www.oakhammockmarsh.com).

For our third activity we watched the Winnipeg Blue Bombers play football against the Edmonton Eskimos. The game kept us on the edge of our seats and the Blue Bombers ended up winning the game by a score of 30-23. Go Bombers Go! The Manitoba Museum (www.manitobamuseum.ca) was the next place we visited; we learned about Canada’s history, boarded the ‘Nonsuch’ ship, examined dinosaur bones, and explored various regions of Canada such as the Arctic and a Boreal Forest. Some students jumped when they peered into a dark cave to see a bear staring back at them! We won’t mention names though...

On October 9th we had our Fall International Dinner at Main Campus. Students brought a dish of food from their country to share with the other students, instructors and staff. Dinner was delicious! After dinner we enjoyed student presentations from different countries. Latin dancing lessons also proved to be quite fun the week after the dinner. Students had fun learning new dance moves such as Salsa and Meringue.

There are still many socio-cultural activities coming up this term. We will be going to main campus for a gym day at the Duckworth Center, enjoying a pizza dinner and watching The University of Winnipeg Wesman Basketball teams play, touring The Winnipeg Art Gallery (www.wag.mb.ca), taking in an IMAX show downtown Winnipeg, having lunch from the top of Winnipeg at the Crown Rotating Restaurant, and visiting Fort Gibraltar for a day of food and festivities (www.fortgibraltar.com). Graduation will be held on December 12th at Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall (main campus) at 10:00am.