We have a multicultural team that supports families and students with cultural adaptation. We recognize that many of the families are not in a position to support or understand how to support students coming in to school within the Canadian system.
Through our multicultural support, we provide teams that go in, and we provide sessions that allow the families to integrate into the school system and learn about the various supports that are available. I believe that including them and encouraging them to come into the school system makes them feel more adequate and better prepared. They feel more involved and more integrated within the system.
Many other agencies we work with also support families that are not prepared or not able to support their families adequately. We utilize those organizations as well. The CBE mentioned the Calgary Bridge Foundation. We also work with the Calgary Immigrant Women's Association. All of these organizations help to support those families with those needs.