Discover the joy of winter with exciting Learn to Winter programming, starting Saturday, January 6, 2024, and running every weekend until the end of February, 2024.

• Skate, Ski, Snowshoe Lessons with Winnipeg Trails Association

  Saturdays and Sundays, 12 PM – 4 PM

• Skiing – 12 PM and 2 PM

• Skating – 1 PM and 3 PM

• Snowshoeing – 2 PM

Click here for more information.

On February 15, 2024, cupcakes, condoms and education are on the menu during a lunch-hour workshop at RRC Polytech’s Exchange District Campus.

The interactive Cupcakes and Condoms workshop will be facilitated by the Sexuality Education Resource Centre (SERC) and will feature discussion about healthy relationships, consent, abuse and the connection to overall wellness. And, as the title of the workshop states, students will be encouraged to take home red velvet cupcakes and condoms.

• Where: P107 – 160 Princess Street (The Roblin Centre, Exchange District Campus)
• When: 11a.m. – 1p.m., Thursday February 15, 2024
• What: SERC will be on campus to teach students about healthy relationships, consent, abuse and the connection to overall wellness through a fun and interactive workshop.

You are welcome to register or walk in.

Register here

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SEED Winnipeg will host a Recognition Counts information session on January 25, 2024. 

If you are an internationally-trained professional and plan to work in the same, similar, or alternative profession in Manitoba, you’ll want to register for one of SEED’s Recognition Counts information session!

The information sessions will explain Recognition Counts loans for skilled immigrants, Programs at SEED Winnipeg, showcase newcomers who have been successful in getting back to their careers and share valuable resources.

To register, click on the link below:

Jan 25, 2024 at 6:00PM
Meeting Registration – Zoom

Click here for more information.

You are invited to a Dress for Success Winnipeg and SWFIC Open House Webinar! 

Learn about SWFIC and Dress for Success Winnipeg Winter programs and updates, meet the team and ask questions! 

At the end of the webinar, you can win one of these three rewards: 
-One Free registration for a youth program worth $45
-One Free registration for a parenting program worth $45  
-One Gift card for Shoppers Drug Mart worth $25 
The winners will be announced at the webinar!

Thursday, January 18 at 7.00 pm
ZOOM video conference No registration is required 
Join by the direct ZOOM link 
Meeting ID: 851 3779 1411Passcode: 350276

Click this Zoom link on January 18 at 7.00 pm!

Student Support Services will continue to offer Learning Labs for students seeking additional support! Students can drop by without an appointment and for general support in their English studies, tech support, help with MFA (Multi-factor Authentication) and any questions about using their LEARN shell, Avenue, or student email.

• Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
• 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
• Room: A209 (Exchange District Campus)

For more information or any questions about the Learning Lab, please email Educational Assistant: Angela Slota at aslota@rrc.ca.

The college’s Academic Success Centre is offering a seven-part online workshop series during the Winter 2024 term called Building Your Writing Foundation. It is open to ALL college students. The series includes seven sessions that will equip you with foundational writing skills for your college success! 

You are welcome to attend any or all of the seven sessions. No registration is required, just log on!  

Sessions will be held Wednesdays from 12:15-12:45pm on Webex. Log on for all workshops using this link.  Use your RRC Polytech credentials to join! 

Workshop Series Schedule:  

• Writing Professional Email // Wednesday, January 17, 12:15-12:45pm 
  • What does a professional email look like?  When should I send one? 

• Claim + Evidence // Wednesday, January 24, 12:15-12:45pm  
  • How do I support a claim? What even is a claim?    

•  Reflective Writing // Wednesday, January 31, 12:15-12:45pm  
  • What does it mean to reflect? How can I write about what I’ve learned?  

•  Paragraph Structure // Wednesday, February 7, 12:15-12:45pm  
  • How should I organize my ideas in a paragraph?    

•  Summarizing // Wednesday, February 14, 12:15-12:45pm  
  • How can I reduce a text to only the main idea?  

• Paraphrasing // Wednesday, February 28, 12:15-12:45pm  
  • How do I use other writers’ ideas in my writing?    

•  APA Citations and Formatting // Wednesday, March 6, 12:15-12:45pm  
  • What is APA citation style? Where can I find information to use APA accurately?    

Questions? Contact writing@rrc.ca  

Click here for more information on the ASC website.   

Hosted by the Academic Success Centre, Centre for Newcomer Integration students are invited to join the weekly English Conversation Circle to strengthen speaking skills, and build connection and confidence through communication practice. No registration required, just drop in and join the conversation!  Sessions will run weekly for the duration of the term, starting the week of January 8th. 

• Tuesdays, 12:00-12:50pm at Exchange District Campus (EDC), Room P-204
• Fridays, 12:00-12:50pm online, click here to join with Webex. Join with your RRC Polytech email address please.

  Each week participants will practice different conversational speaking skills, including:

• Starting a Conversation
• Closing a Conversation
• Interrupting
• Resuming after an interruption
• Giving opinions
• Asking personal questions
• Keeping the Conversation Going
• Checking Comprehension

Conversation skills will be practiced around topics of interest to the group, including:

• Getting to know one another
• Family & Friends
• Winter activities
• Cultural practices
• Getting to know Winnipeg

To learn more, contact ealsupport@rrc.ca, or join our first sessions to participate! 

Seven Oaks Immigrant Services is hosting an in-person Teacher’s Panel on December 9th for Internationally-trained Educators to network and explore career options. Click here to learn more.

The Student Support Team at the Centre for Newcomer Integration would like to wish all of our students happy holidays and a wonderful New Year!

Please note that Red River College Polytechnic will be closed for the winter break starting on Monday, December 25, 2023 and will reopen on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.

We wish you all Happy Holidays!

Attention CNI students… This is your last chance to win Centre for Newcomer Integration Student Support Services Weekly W-O-R-D-S.

Try to complete the pattern below for your chance to win a prize for your class:

Here are this week’s 4 words and definitions: 

1. Sleep
   • A period of rest for the body and mind in which the nervous system is inactive, the eyes are closed, and the muscles are relaxed. The average college student should be getting 7-9 hours of sleep per night. 
2. Physical & Psychological Health 
   • Understanding what a healthy lifestyle is and having the tools needed to manage both physical and mental health. 
   • For additional information on counselling services contact Lindsay Storey-Iliffe (personal support counsellor): lstoreyiliffe@rrc.ca If you have would like to schedule an appointment with Lindsay, the CNI Counsellor, compete the secure online intake form to get started or drop by P210 at the Exchange District Campus. 
3. Time Management 
   • The ability to use one’s time effectively or productively, especially at your workplace. 
4. RRC Polytech – Student Support Services 
   • RRC Polytech has many supports for students, including: Academic Success, Accessibility, Advising, Complaints and Concerns, Counselling, Early Assist, Test and Assessment Center, Indigenous supports, IT Help Resources, Mental Health, Student Employment. 
   • For more information, click on the following link: Supports : RRC Polytech 

If your class completes a BINGO, email CNI Student Integration Coordinator, Jillian (jhoogland@rrc.ca).

GOOD LUCK!