Raj Puri

Director of Instruction -Continuous Learning (Surrey School District) Exploring Leadership, Change, Team Dynamics... Learning through Collaborative Inquiry

[RoadSafetyBC @RoadSafetyBC]

Every month in B.C., 30 children are injured in crashes while walking or biking.
In school and playground zones across B.C., 51 children are injured every year.
Let’s all do our part to make these numbers drop.

#FactFriday

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Welcome Centre hosting six Newcomer Networking Nights for students and families new to the district https://t.co/jQZM9Lri3X #sd36learn

[Surrey Schools Welcome Centre @WelcomeSchools]

Our Welcome Centre team is excited to kick off another fantastic school year with our newcomer/ELL students and their families. Today, we delivered a workshop on BC education system to many newly registered students & their parents who came from Afghanistan. #sd36learn #SurreyBC

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@Surrey_Schools @WelcomeSchools supporting Newcomer Refugees with school and community connections.

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@Surrey_Schools Settlement Staff @WelcomeSchools coordinate community outing to @vancouveraqua for newcomer Ukrainian students & families #sd36learn

[Surrey Schools Welcome Centre @WelcomeSchools]

Our 3-Week Summer Bridge Elem was wrapped up with an exhibition of student stories & art works today. 77 children successfully completed the program. Thanks @Surrey_Schools Summer Learning, Community Schools Partnership & Settlement Workers for making this program a huge success.

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Powerful tool to improve communication.

[Dan Burgar @dburgar]

Google reveals Augmented Reality glasses that can translate speech in real time, great use case!

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Honoured to have learned from the faculty @Cornell University and complete the #Diversity and #Inclusion Certification Program.

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@Surrey_Schools and @WelcomeSchools will support many of the families and students with their transition. #sd36learn

[IRCC @CitImmCanada]

#WelcomeAfghans: nearly 460 Afghan refugees arrived in Canada on 20 commercial flights this past week. They were welcomed in Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver. To date, Canada has welcomed 7,550 Afghans through our special immigration programs: https://t.co/wO4DUyiYtA

[Raj Puri @RajPPuri]

Nice outing today for @JaydenPuri pitching two perfect innings in relief as Tide roll to a win.

[Victoria Collegiate Baseball @VicCatsYYJ]

FULL STORY: The @goldentideyyj split with the visiting @mipiratesPBL on a beautiful fall day at Wilson's Group Stadium https://t.co/PVLlXTaMBh #humtide #yyjsports #yyjbaseball @CCBaseballConf @bcpbl1 @tc_vicsports

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@SFU TD Community Engagement initiative supports new students @WelcomeSchools https://t.co/pktbfEcHXF Full Story: https://t.co/kiO237q5LV #sd36learn #edchat

[CBC Gem @cbcgem]

New immigrants and Indigenous peoples meeting for the first time and discovering they share many of the same traditional dance moves is one of our favourites moments of this doc.

(📺 : Behind the Bhangra Boys | @cbcdocs)

[Raj Puri @RajPPuri]

The importance of student voice in learning.

[Jal Mehta @jal_mehta]

When we ask young people about what they want fixed, they don’t talk about plugging in bits of curriculum that they missed this past year. They talk about fixing long standing inequities, fostering autonomy & reestablishing community. Great piece @bjfr. https://t.co/mfeDS7vfur

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Engage, Lead, Build Capacity and Impact Change

[Surrey Schools Welcome Centre @WelcomeSchools]

The Karen/Burmese community learning about COVID-19 resources. Thanks Virendra Sharma @Fraserhealth

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@Surrey_Schools Welcome Centre Bridge Program students participating in @sfu Newcomer Youth Art-based Community Project to promote street safety #sd36learn

[Surrey Schools @Surrey_Schools]

How to know if your teen is in a gang – and what to do about it. Read what Rob Rai, Director of School & Community Connections with the district's Safe Schools department has to say: https://t.co/n6bqku1sNY

#surreybc #whiterock #sd36learn

[Kim Schonert-Reichl @kimschon]

5 Ways to Help Teens Manage Anxiety About the Coronavirus https://t.co/1I25TlnQ8b

[Surrey Schools Welcome Centre @WelcomeSchools]

What would you like to learn more with regards to settlement?

In collaboration with our community partners, our staff offer ongoing virtual information sessions relating to various settlement topics.

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@SurreyRCMP Personal Safety Class on Zoom for @Surrey_Schools Welcome Centre Bridge Program students. Thanks to SWIS for translations. #sd36learn