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| Potential Buddy Program |
250-492-6299 |
| South Okanagan Immigrant and Community Services (SOICS) |
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| The Buddy Program matches newcomers with Canadian children in schools for friendship and to learn about different countries. Call for more information. |
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| 508 Main Street |
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| ELSA |
250-492-6299 |
| Penticton & District Multicultural Society |
admin.pdms@shaw.ca |
| Free, basic level English training for adult newcomers to Canada. |
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| 245 Warren Avenue West |
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We can speak: Punjabi Hindi Spanish Mandarin Cantonese Urdu Thai
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| ESL |
250-492-6299 |
| Penticton & District Multicultural Society |
mariapdms@shaw.ca |
| Mixed level classes (CLB 1-3). Continuous intake. Mornings and afternoons. Full-time and part time. Classes in Penticton and Oliver. Provides community bridging and settlement services. Some child minding available. Call for more information. |
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| ESL |
250-492-4305 |
| Okanagan College |
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| Listening, speaking, reading and writing. Work with an instructor to set personal language-learning goals. Focus on English for participation in the community, for employment, for career development or advancement or for further training or education. |
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| 583 Duncan Avenue West |
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| Various Programs |
250-492-6299 |
| South Okanagan Immigrant and Community Services |
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| English as a Second Language offered at Keremeos Library, one day a week. Early Childhood Education activities plus Mother Goose and Nobody's Perfect Program at Cawston Primary School. Call Mandy for more information. |
| Free |
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| 508 Main Street |
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| ESL Coordinator |
250-770-7700 |
| School District 67 |
sd67@summer.com |
| Your school district is here to serve school-age children with ESL needs. |
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