Harvard Student will Share Success Story at Oct.25’s CPAC Education Day
Hosted by the Education Foundation of CPAC and sponsored by HSBC Bank Canada, CPAC Education Day is the largest education related event in GTA’s Chinese Community. The main purpose of this annual event is to provide newcomer families with information on the Canadian education system and related services, helping students and parents succeed in their new life in Canada. Since its inception 6 years ago, this event has provided over 10,000 student and parents with practical information about education in this country.
The 7th CPAC Education Day will be held on October 25th, 2014 at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel (600 Highway 7 East, Richmond Hill ON L4B 1B2). About forty schools and education related service providers are expected to attend this year’s event to let you have a face-to-face communication chance to the school representatives. A keynote presentation shared by a Harvard student plus eight breakout session workshops and a full day drop-in student forum hosted by post-secondary student’s associations are all tailored to the needs of parents and students. Catering to the increasing interest in adult education, this year’s Education Day will also provide related information and workshop to mature students seeking a second career or look to upgrading their skills to reach their goals.
Education day’s key note address titled “’Know Thyself’: Connecting Self-Knowledge and Success” will be given by Chloe Y. Li, who is currently studying Neurobiology and the Classics at Harvard University. Chloe’s father is a high school teacher of Toronto District School Board. He will join with Chloe at Q&A part to share his parenting experience from the point of view of a father and a teacher.
More details of the keynote presentation and speaker:
“Know Thyself”: Connecting Self-Knowledge and Success
What is the hardest role you have ever played? Being a straight-A student, a talented musician, an active citizen? Being a good friend? Or being a potential Harvard, Yale, or Princeton student? Perhaps none of these things is the hardest part to play. Perhaps the hardest part to play is the part no one cast you in, the part that you take for granted: the part of you, the genuine you.
Just as it is much easier to take others’ advice than to make your own decisions, it is much easier to strive to be the image of perfection someone else created for you instead of working to develop your own values, ideals, and goals. More important than questions like “How will I get into a good university?” are questions like “How and why do I want to enrich and expand my mind?” and “How can I positively contribute to the communities I am part of?” Asking the right questions about yourself leads you to think for yourself, and it is this quality that will not only help you go to university, but also find meaning in what you choose to do. Chloe will speak about how she got started asking herself these important questions.
Chloe Y. Li is currently studying Neurobiology and the Classics at Harvard University. She is interested in the neurobiological underpinning of psychiatric diseases as well as the intersection of social science, art, and medicine. She loves reading, writing, and dogs.
(Note: Contents and details of breakout sessions are subject to change without notice.)
CPAC Education Day 2014 is open to the public. Admission is free. Online registration is available at: http://cpac2014eday.eventbrite.com/.
Facts about the 7th CPAC Education Day:
Date: Saturday, October 25, 2014
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Sheraton Parkway Toronto North
600 HWY-7 E Richmond Hill, Ontario
Get complimentary tickets at: http://cpac2014eday.eventbrite.com
Enquiries: office@cpac-canada.ca; 416-298-7885 Ext. 101