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or 14- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, October 22, 1996 Internet program takes students around globe By Jason Logan Port Perry Star What is it like to live in Paris? To experience the lifestyle of a foreign coun- try such as France? Grade 11 French stu- dents at Port Perry High School will be biz onto the Inter et to find out. The 'French Internet Project is a five day expe- rience, beginning on Oct. 24 and continuing throughout the rest of this month and November, in- volving P.P.H.S. and Pine Ridge Secondary School in Pickering. Local students will be travelling to Pine Ridge to team up with kids of the same age to work on a pro- ject involving a written re- port and an oral presenta- tion which will be self and Plt Port Perry Minor Hockey Association HALLOWEEN DANCE Saturday, October 26, 8:00pm COSTUME ~ Tickets: $8.00 single, $15.00 per couple Available at door or Pineridge Sports teacherevaluated. The project will involve some of the English lan- guage due to the nature of the computers, but com- munication, discussion @nd the final product is all to be done in French. = Students will be inte- grated into families or groups of four, and given hypothetical situations in- cluding a budget, inter- ests, purpose of travel and other details about their new life. Students are then re- quired to attain informa- tion in advance, such as costs and locations, about events they may wish to attend or services they may need to use, according to their imaginary situa- tion, while over seas. They will then be asked Dental Care Jor the whole family PORT PERRY DENTAL CENTRE . 238 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY DR. J. COTTRELL DR. C. BANFIELD + Dr. T. KING Orthodontist ~ * DR. J. HARDY * DR. L. GIDEON * Dr. MCINTYRE Periodontist Please Call - 985-845 1 (DR. L. GIDEON Please cat 985-7952 ) Saturday and Evening Appointments Available New Patients Always We Love Qlatdnen Welcome 238 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY, ONT. on ($4 i High School that will be to develop an itinerary for each day of travel. Each group will need to plan the best possible ac- commodations and travel routes according to its sit- uation and budget. Students will also be re- | quired to bring home one electronic souvenir from Paris each day found on the Internet. "The primary focus is obviously to familiarize themselves with the Inter- net," says Dennis Tate, head of P.P.H.S.'s French Department. Along with the opportu- nity to introduce the stu- dents to the Internet, this project gives the kids a chance to develop comput- er and word processing skills, and to experience different working envi¥én-, ments. The program also helps students to meet and work with new people. "These are social skills that we, in education, are putting an emphasis on," explains Alice Mees, who teaches the grade 11 French class at Port Perry involved. The Project is a pilot project, developed over the last year by Mr. Tate, Ma- dame Mees and Sophie Le- febvre from Port Perry, and Peter Jones, Anne Taylor and Steven Bland from Pine Ridge. The principals of each school, Sandra Riches'and 230 Queen St. (905) 985-4422 WELCOMES Dr. Eleanor White TO THE PRACTICE OF CHIROPRACTIC 13 years experience in private practice Appointments available Monday to Saturday with evening hours on Snowmobile Helmets, Jackets, Bibpants, Gloves, [=TeTe) CN MTTeTe Ts 1) [0 {Te Tall oA 1 [VES E:TgTe Snowmobile Suits individually priced in-stock items Spectacular End of Season Discounts on In-Stock Bike Gear [0] 211116 FIX-IT A TEA 7A TO PORT a | af TO PRINCE gM = 1223 KING ST., MANCHESTER 985-9909 Port Perry High School French stud Smith surf the 'Net in preparation of a F Grade 11 class is a part. The French Inte by teachers from both P.P.H.S. and Pine It's designed to help students acquaint th jl oping better computer skills. French Internet BE were also very Mr. Tate fee! well, since it subject areas i If all goes Presenting a the Ontario M 0 turn your § clocks back §- one hour. + The return to standard time takes pla this Saturday 24 HR SERVICE Our Company Does It All + CARPET AND UPHOLSTERY CL + CARPETS & CUSHION VINYL R «INSURANCE CLAIMS