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MAPLE RIDGE CENTRE
CONSOLIDATES EDUCATIONAL

SERVICES

August 24, 1987 the Maple Ridge
Centre of Douglas College opens the
door of its new home in the east wing
of Maple Ridge Secondary School,
21911 - 122nd Avenue. The new loca-
tion will replace facilities at the old
site on 224th Street.

“If you come down to the old
Mexican Jail on 224th Street, you will
no longer find Douglas College
there,” says Larry Davies, Director of
the Maple Ridge Centre and Principal
of Continuing Education for the
Maple Ridge School District. “But,”
he adds, “we're alive and healthy and
still in business in bigger facilities,
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available. Whatever your educational
needs, we encourage you to drop in.
If we don’t have what you’re looking
for, we'll make sure you find out
where it is.”

The move, and the personalized
service, are all part of a philosophy
that puts the Maple Ridge Centre in
the forefront of educational services
in B.C.

The Maple Ridge Adult Basic Edu-
cation Program, for example, was the
first in the province to be completely
articulated.

Davies explains what this means to
the student. “Whether you go to the
College or the school district for your
ABE, the programs will lead to a
common end. What's being done by
the school district ABE is recognized
by the College, and vice versa.”

“From basic literacy right through
to university transfer, people can fit
in there somewhere,” he _ says.
“Whether they want individualized
learning, part-time, of full-time
learning, there’s a place for them.”

Douglas College and the Maple
Ridge School District Continuing
Education Program have shared
administration of operations since
1981. This move is the first step to-
ward joining the physical facilities as

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well. The Maple Ridge Secondary
School, Maple Ridge School District
Continuing Education, and Douglas
College will all operate out of the
same building.

Douglas College President William
L. Day says he is delighted at the
move and very excited about the
prospects for future co-operation.

“We think that it will open up the
curriculums of the College and the
secondary school. Physical facilities
will be available for the benefit of
secondary school students and adult
learners of all ages, says Day.

This move is part of the develop-
ment of a community education
centre where people will get what
Larry Davies terms “one stop shop-
ping” for their educational needs.

A full line-up of courses offered by
both institutions is listed in the
Community Education and Recrea-
tion Brochure, which will be delive-
red to all homes during the week of
August 17th. If you do not receive the
brochure by August 24th, you can
pick one up at the offices of Douglas
College, Maple Ridge School District
Continuing Education, or Maple
Ridge Parks and Recreation.