Family Day Care enriches home Twice week more than a dozen mothers in the take their babies and toddlers to school re members of Sheridan Family Care program comprehensive series of activities designed lo enhance family life In this program mothers how to enrich the home environment with activities and play best to their children age group They re in creasing their knowledge and skills in child develop ment finding out new ways broaden their children minds and imaginations During Ihe mornings mothers may visit nursery schools and infant centres in the community observing the techniques and practices of skilled professionals They may privately run day care centres and for at least one morning of the program each mother works as a helper in a school or centre Afternoon arc devoted to seminars discussion groups and other opportunities for an exchange of Subjects covered include child development family life the home as a learning environment mental health and the woman role nutrition and health And while the mothers are learning the children arc taking part in an absorbing program run by specially trained staff It a program with a wide variety of games and experiences that complements Ihe studies of the mothers Modelling Fashion Careers Open House April 9 The Modelling and Fashion Careers students of Sheridan College invite the public to their second annual Open House Tuesday April from 1 to House seen as an excellent opportunity lor girls to view the facilities of this oneyear program which is available at the Campus Interested girls an invited to tour the campus view mini fashion shows and video tapes of the Sheridan student beauty pageants and fashion shows In addition they can observe cosmetic demonstrations view projects before and after photos of students in the modelling program and preview student designed fashions is tors will then be treated a delicious buffet snack and will be able to talk with Instructors and Sheridan graduates who arc now engaged in top careers The programs art aimed at preparing girls for careers in professional modelling or fashion careers Modelling deceives lead to Jobs in runway showroom photograph industrial or TV modelling Careers section trains girls to be cosmeticians airline hostesses fashion public relations representatives Personal experience with aspect child Program teaches students to help people learn If you are interested In working in institutions along with professionals to care for and help young people learn then the Instructional Technician Assistant Program may be for you This program has recently been revised to take into account the wide range of Job opportunities in the held of assistants in the care and leaching of children and adolescents Graduates of the program have secured employment in public library audiovisual special education classes kindergartens public secondary schools The first of the program students the general knowledge skills needed to work with professionals in many anas to children learn The students will learn nbout teamwork and their responsibilities to the lit I ill lion and lire people in it In the second year students select options i lo Ihur intinsts abilities specialize in professional or working with children more directly In Iht first option of Audio- InniliOM looperile Sheridan gardening get jobs 0 vnr old blind student who is presently the Centre Merchandising program Sheridan Brampton Campus has been employment it Ltd i seed specialists upon graduation Thi success of this student prompted the lUinadian Institute for the Blind lo request permission to enrol some of its members in he same program A few of he nine students ranging in age from 19 commute weekly from within a vast area that en compasses Newmarket SL Catharines and Ottawa About per cent of those enrolled are already em ployed in the garden centre industry and are sponsored by their employers This was one of the reasons that influenced the program to compact the program into a fourday week Classes run Monday to Thursday inclusive so that theremainderof the lime may be spent commuting as in the case of the man from Ottawa and or gelling work experience at some garden centre The balance of the class that Is not directly sponsored has fared remarkably well by obtaining jobs at the completion of the fivemonth week program The jobs are well paying by industry stan dards which is seeing a rapid increase in hourly pay for informed personnel On March the students will spend two days lairing the CIL fertilucr plant at Ccurtnght Ontario and the operation where nursery products arc packaged During the Christmas break they visited many garden centres and nurseries in this area As a result of these visits all the students have secured Jobs at the garden centre of their choice and a centre in has requested four or lite graduates Program Tom has 10 ears as a horticultural consultant in both the I and Canada and still acts as a major consultant for two large garden centres in The program also draws a number of post secondare students who want lo enter Ihe gardening industry after graduation and mature students who an thinking of changing their career Students still register on a full time basis while those interested in learning specific areas of gardening enrol for part limi studies The courses on all aspects of itden centre industry Some instruction covers re ml side of the from mtr riband salesmanship to the operation Students are also requ red to learn plant recognition and control jnd soil is placed on other products that can con to round profitable in garden iinlrts mam this is maintained lhi sale of artificial flowers house plants gift items indoor sensorial decorations and patio furniture Indoor under artificial light is another way of ex lending operations which is covered during the proLjam maintain the many different kinds of A equipment as well as how to instruct others in their use In ihe Child Development Assistant option the student will learn skills and knowledge applicable to the development and training of children and adolescents Uptodate methods of helping will be an important pari of the option as well as practice in pro ducing and using learning materials The Child Development Assistant option may particularly appeal lo the mature person storting a Volunteers who are currently working in schools and other institutions miy especially wish to update their skills and knowledge by enrolling in one or two courses of ihe program as part tune students This will enable them to a diplomn and prepare them for employ mi Arrangements are being now to iccommodnle time students or further inloimilion full nnd part time studies in the pi contact Jim or the School of and Starting In September the Childhood I duration diploma program will be given In Brampton which will Include a Day Care Centre where parents from the community can bring their children The centre will lib for Sheridan students The tworar program to the Campus fiirden Centre learn care of evergreens