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New system will allow students in three communities to learn simultaneously

Virtual classmates. They take the same Fairview College course, from the same instructor,at exactly the same time each day. They've shared notes, jokes and anecdotes.

But they've never been in the same room or even had the opportunity to shake hands.

How is this possible?

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New system will allow students in three communities to learn simultaneously

Virtual classmates. They take the same Fairview College course, from the same instructor,at exactly the same time each day. They've shared notes, jokes and anecdotes.

But they've never been in the same room or even had the opportunity to shake hands.

How is this possible?

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New system will allow students in three communities to learn simultaneously

Virtual classmates. They take the same Fairview College course, from the same instructor,at exactly the same time each day. They've shared notes, jokes and anecdotes.

But they've never been in the same room or even had the opportunity to shake hands.

How is this possible?

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After two years of planning, the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College

and the University of Saskatchewan's College of Commerce will next year launch a master of business administration degree program tailored to the Aboriginal community.

The two-year program is scheduled to begin in the fall of 1996 with 20 to 25 students, said Georges Sioui, dean of academics at SIFC.

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After two years of planning, the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College

and the University of Saskatchewan's College of Commerce will next year launch a master of business administration degree program tailored to the Aboriginal community.

The two-year program is scheduled to begin in the fall of 1996 with 20 to 25 students, said Georges Sioui, dean of academics at SIFC.

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After two years of planning, the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College

and the University of Saskatchewan's College of Commerce will next year launch a master of business administration degree program tailored to the Aboriginal community.

The two-year program is scheduled to begin in the fall of 1996 with 20 to 25 students, said Georges Sioui, dean of academics at SIFC.

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Bringing in adult education programs to this southern Alberta community has lowered students' blood pressure as well as raised grade levels. Presently 15 students are enrolled in the full-time study program, which has four starting dates a year. Many have been out of school for five to 10 years before coming back to upgrade, said David Aloma, head of the Morley learning centre. And their high school experiences were often "less than positive" due to racial discrimination or the stress of being away from home for those who were boarded out to city schools.

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Bringing in adult education programs to this southern Alberta community has lowered students' blood pressure as well as raised grade levels. Presently 15 students are enrolled in the full-time study program, which has four starting dates a year. Many have been out of school for five to 10 years before coming back to upgrade, said David Aloma, head of the Morley learning centre. And their high school experiences were often "less than positive" due to racial discrimination or the stress of being away from home for those who were boarded out to city schools.

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Bringing in adult education programs to this southern Alberta community has lowered students' blood pressure as well as raised grade levels. Presently 15 students are enrolled in the full-time study program, which has four starting dates a year. Many have been out of school for five to 10 years before coming back to upgrade, said David Aloma, head of the Morley learning centre. And their high school experiences were often "less than positive" due to racial discrimination or the stress of being away from home for those who were boarded out to city schools.

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Upgrading your education no longer means having to leave home for many Natives in southern Alberta.

Eden Valley, Morley and Stoney nation members are among those taking advantage of satellite learning centres where adult students can stay in their community while increasing their educational level. The programs, run through Alberta Vocational College and the reserves, offer classes in reading and writing, English, math, and apprenticeship math and science for students 18 years and older.