GSS FIRST AID COURSES
CPR: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CONTENT: Emergency Medical Services System; Emergency Action Principles;
Airway and Breathing Emergencies; Cardiovascular Emergencies/Strokes;
CPR/AED(Automated External Defibrillation); Preventing of Disease
Transmission.
TIME: (5 hours) from 9:00am to 2:00pm, Sunday, November 15, 2009
COST: $80 (UBC grad students), $100 (All others)
EFA: Emergency First Aid
CONTENT: CPR plus Bleeding Management and Shock; Secondary Survey; The
Red Cross.
TIME: (7 hours) from 9:00am to 4:00pm, Sunday, November 15, 2009
COST: $90 (UBC grad students), $110 (All others)
SFA: Standard First Aid
CONTENT: CPR, EFA, plus Injuries to the Head and Spine and
Musculoskeletal Injuries; Sudden Medical Conditions; Poisons, Substance
Abuse and Misue.
TIME: (2 days) from 9:00am to 4:00pm, Sunday, November 15, and
from 9:00am to 5:00pm, Sunday November 22, 2009
COST (Cash Only): $130 (UBC grad students), $150 (All others)
Cost covers the textbook, certificate and card (valid for 3 years).
PLACE: GSS Building (6371 Crescent Rd.). CLASSROOM: Room 200
REGISTRATION: Please register at the GSS front desk at 9:30am-4:30pm
by Friday, Oct. 30. No late registration is accepted without further
notice.
INQUIRIES: About the registration, please email to events@gss.ubc.ca;
About the courses, please email to newleafnow@hotmail.com or call
1-604-885-1306.
INSTRUCTOR: Sabine Tamm
Sabine has taught First Aid courses across Canada since the early 1990s.
As a Canadian Red Cross Instructor she feels privileged to have applied
her training in wilderness programs for youth, and projects for street
youth. She is a BC-certified Teacher, with a background in fitness,
youth work, and childcare.
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HATHA YOGA ! All levels are welcome.
DATES: Mondays, 5:00pm ¬ 6:30pm
PLACE: The GSS Ballroom (#225 - 6371 Crescent Rd)
FEES (Cash Only): Please pay at the GSS reception before each class.
A drop-in - $7 (grad students)/$12 (all others)
INQUIRIES: Email< events@gss.ubc.ca> for the registration.
See <www.drelika.com > for the information about the instructor.
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SHOTOKAI* KARATE CLASS— All levels are welcome!
Shotokai Karate improves your health, increases your concentration. You
will gain self-confidence and learn an effective method of self-defense.
DATES: Tuesdays, November 3 – December 8, 2009 (6 lessons)
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
PLACE: Ballroom at GSS Building (6371 Crescent Road)
FEES (Cash Only): $30 (UBC grad students), $50 (All others)
REGISTRATION: GSS front desk at 9:30am-4:30pm by Friday, October 30,
2009. No late registration is accepted without further notice.
INQUIRIES: About registration, please email at <events@gss.ubc.ca>;
About the class, please email Vicente Hernandez at
vhernand@interchange.ubc.ca or visit
http://www.shotokai.cl/ingles/frames.html
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MANDARIN CLASS— In Two Levels
DATES: Wednesdays, November 4 –¬ December 9, 2009 (5 sessions)
Level 1 ¬ 5:00-6:30pm
This is the right course for you if you are a complete beginner or feel
that you need to start back from the very beginning to rebuild your
confidence.
Level 2 ¬ 6:30- 8:00pm
This class will continue with level 1. It is recommended that students
have taken an introductory Mandarin class or have some degree of fluency
and understanding.
Not sure which level you would fit in?: Please register for the level of
your best estimate. On the first session, you can consult with the
instructor, and you are allowed to switch the level as needed.
PLACE: GSS Building (6371 Crescent Rd), Room TBA
FEES (Cash Only): $30 for UBC grad student, $50 for All others
REGISTRATION: GSS front desk at 9:00am-4:30pm by Friday, October30,2009. No
late registration is accepted without further notice.
INQUIRIES: Please email events@gss.ubc.ca (about registration) or
lilygu@interchange.ubc.ca (about the class).
INSTRUCTOR: Xiaoli (Lily) GU, M.Ed.
Lily grew up in Beijing China and holds a M.Ed. in Adult Education from
UBC. Since moving to Vancouver in 2003, she found herself appreciating
the multicultural environment Vancouver provides very much. Lily is
currently working with UBC Continuing Studies. She believes in lifelong
learning, and she is always excited about new learning happening in
everyday life. Lily has been teaching Mandarin at GSS since 2007 and her
classes were very well received by the students, especially she is very
patient and also trying hard to make the class more interactive.
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FRENCH CLASS — In Two Levels
DATES: Thursdays, November 5 — December 3 (5 sessions).
Beginner (5:00pm-6:00pm),
Intermediate (6:00pm-7:00pm)
PLACE: GSS Building (6371 Crescent Rd), Room TBA
FEES (Cash Only) : $30 for UBC grad student/$50 for all others.
REGISTRATION: GSS front desk at 9:30am-4:30pm by Friday, October 30,
2009. No late registration is accepted without further notice.
INQUIRIES: About the registration, please email at events@gss.ubc.ca;
About the class, please email at guillaume.lefevre1@googlemail.com
INSTRUCTOR: Guillaume Lefebvre
Guillaume Lefebvre is from France, a second year PhD student in the
Materials Engineering department. He went to an Engineering school in
Toulouse after spending many years in Le Mans. He has been teaching
French at GSS in Summer. If you have specific questions or suggestion,
please feel free to contact him and he will try to adapt the class
according to your expectations.