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Episode Synopsis
Welcome to The Morning News Podcast for Monday, August 31st.
We begin with a look at this year’s Calgary Pride Festival – which is now in full-swing. We speak with the Executive Director of the Festival – celebrating 30 years in our city – but with a different look this year, due to the pandemic.
Next it’s a story all too common these days….another business lost due to the impact of the coronavirus crisis. We speak with the owner of Swizzlesticks Salon-Spa on her heart-wrenching decision to shut down.
Then we look at the challenges facing ESL students in Alberta classrooms. We get details on a new study from the University of Alberta on how many English-language learners are falling behind their classmates.
And finally – it’s a term that you may be hearing more often these days – “Un-schooling”. We hear what this somewhat new-approach looks like, and how it is different than the traditional ‘home schooling’ model.
We begin with a look at this year’s Calgary Pride Festival – which is now in full-swing. We speak with the Executive Director of the Festival – celebrating 30 years in our city – but with a different look this year, due to the pandemic.
Next it’s a story all too common these days….another business lost due to the impact of the coronavirus crisis. We speak with the owner of Swizzlesticks Salon-Spa on her heart-wrenching decision to shut down.
Then we look at the challenges facing ESL students in Alberta classrooms. We get details on a new study from the University of Alberta on how many English-language learners are falling behind their classmates.
And finally – it’s a term that you may be hearing more often these days – “Un-schooling”. We hear what this somewhat new-approach looks like, and how it is different than the traditional ‘home schooling’ model.
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