Family orientation and school enrollment

Youth Settlement Services (YSS) team members carry out an initial registration and needs assessment with all new immigrant families who have school-aged children. This helps to determine students' needs and requirements for school-related matters. The process involves an introduction to IRSA's Online Guide for Newcomers to Canada, as well as collecting clients' information, setting up language assessments for students with the Department of Education, support for parents in the process of school enrollment, and arranging interpreter services for parents and children when needed.

This process also includes reaching out to immigrant families who have children entering kindergarten and guiding them through the course of registration.

An information session on the public school system is delivered to every new newcomer family in order to provide orientation to key school-related information such as policies, discipline procedures, school buses, school books, lunchtime food, rough weather and school closure notifications, and so on. Interpretation services are provided for these sessions as needed.

NOTE: Before accessing programs and services mentioned on this page, all clients must be registered with IRSA.

Guide for Newcomers: Information for Parents and Youth

Program Team

Rocío McCallum

Rocío McCallum
Manager, Youth Services

(902) 628-6009 ext. 219

Youth Settlement Services

Charlottetown
Cecilia Andrade Gutierrez

Cecilia Andrade Gutierrez
Youth Settlement Worker

(902) 628-6009 ext. 252

Ivan Yeger

Ivan Yeger
Youth Settlement Worker

(902) 628-6009 ext. 262

Lily Tran

Lily Tran
Youth Settlement Worker

(902) 628-6009 ext. 255

Rawia Al Shami

Rawia Al Shami
Youth Settlement Worker

(902) 628-6009 ext. 244

Scott Hay

Scott Hay
Youth Settlement Worker

(902) 628-6009 ext. 209

Teresa Zhang

Teresa Zhang
Youth Settlement Worker

(902) 628-6009 ext. 238

Summerside
Tammy Caissie

Tammy Caissie
Youth Settlement Worker

(902) 628-6009 ext. 266

Maya Doan

Maya Doan
Youth Settlement Worker

(902) 628-6009 ext. 236

HIPPY Program

Sara Peters

Sara Peters
Settlement Worker

(902) 628-6009 ext. 233

Suzan Ahmar Dakneh

Suzan Ahmar Dakneh
Settlement Worker

(902) 628-6009 ext. 204