The
Multicultural Settlement and
Education Partnership. (MSEP)
The
Multicultural Settlement and
Education Partnership is a
settlement service program that
helps newcomer families to adapt and
integrate into the Canadian
Education system, culture and
society.
.
The Multicultural Settlement and
Education Partnership (MSEP)
program, offered in Peel Region, is
part of a network of school-based
settlement programs in Ontario
communities called Settlement
Workers in Schools (SWIS). MSEP
Brampton
is
partnerships between
Peel District
School Board, Dufferin-Peel Catholic
District School Board, Brampton
Multicultural Community Centre and
Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
The Main
objective of the program is to
assist newcomer
families to integrate into their
school and community from their
local schools by providing
information, settlement services,
and referrals to community agencies.
MSEP
Brampton offers services
through placing settlement workers
in elementary, middle and high
schools in Brampton area. As a team,
settlement workers provide support
in many different languages like Punjabi,
Urdu, Hindi, Gujarati, Yoruba,
Spanish, and Arabic.
MSEP
Settlement Workers provide clients
with:
One on one settlement services.
information about school and
community based resources
referrals to appropriate service
providers
understanding and awareness of the
education system.
settlement related workshops and
information sessions.
information that results in enhanced
communication between local school
administrations and
newcomer families.
A positive environment for
interaction between cultures to
promote and encourage cultural
diversity.
|
