SAHLA 2025 Languages Education Symposium

SAHLA’s 40 year anniversary: 1985-2025 “Languages Learning for Life: Social, Cultural and Economic/Career Development.” Saturday May 10, 2025, 9am – 3:30pm Skyline Room, DoubleTree Hilton Hotel, 2120 – 16 Avenue NE Calgary AGENDA9:00 am – Registration / Breakfast9:15 am – Symposium Opens. Host: Michael Gretton, Coordinator, SAHLA9:20 am – Welcoming remarks from SAHLA – Michael Embaie, President, SAHLA9:30 am – Welcoming remarks from Guest of Honour:Honourable Demetrios Nicolaides ECA PhD, Minister of Alberta Education, MLA Calgary Bow 10:00...

SAHLA 2024 Languages Education Symposium

‘Languages Learning for Culture, Communications & Careers’. Saturday June 22, 2024, 9am – 3:30pm Skyline Room, DoubleTree Hilton Hotel, 2120 – 16 Avenue NE Calgary Keynote Speaker: Honourable Rajan Sawhney, Minister of Alberta Advanced Education AGENDA9:00 am – Registration / Breakfast 9:30 am – Symposium Opens. Host: Michael Gretton, Coordinator, SAHLAWelcome from SAHLA – Michael Embaie, President, SAHLA 9:40 am Session I WorkshopUpdate on using AI safely and effectively for languages teaching and learning.Vincent will provide AI updates...

SAHLA 2023 Languages Education Symposium

‘Languages Learning for Educational, Social, Cultural and Economic Development’. Saturday June 17, 2023, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm  Centre for Newcomers – 125, 565 – 36 St NE Calgary, Alberta Keynote Speaker: Raj Dhaliwal, Councillor Ward 5, City of Calgary Acknowledgements: Alberta Education AGENDA  9:00 am – Registration / Breakfast open.  9:40 am – Symposium opens.  Host: Michael Gretton, Coordinator, SAHLA.  -Welcome from Centre for Newcomers: Anca Roman, Assoc. Director, Ethnicity Catering, CFN. -Welcome from SAHLA – Michael Embaie,...

SAHLA 2022 Languages Education Symposium

Saturday June 18, 2022, 9:40 am – 3pm Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre, 2120 – 16 Avenue NE Keynote Speaker: Julie Sedivny  Author “Memory Speaks: On Losing and Reclaiming Language and Self” Acknowledgements: Alberta Education AGENDA 9:00 am – Registration / Breakfast open 9:40 am – Symposium Opens. Host: Michael Gretton, Coordinator, SAHLA Welcome from SAHLA – Michael Embaie, President, SAHLA 10 am Session I Workshop Using online technology safely, securely, and for teaching and assessing A learning journey should be safe, secure, fun,...

SAHLA 2019 Languages Education Symposium

SAHLA 2019 Languages Education Symposium:  “Languages Learning: Alberta Asset for Education, Multiculturalism,  and Career Development”  Saturday October 26, 2019, 9:30 am – 3pm  Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre, 2120 – 16 Avenue NE  Keynote Speaker:  Hon. Jason Luan, MLA Calgary Foothills Alberta Associate Minister, Mental Health and Addictions  Acknowledgements: Alberta Education  AGENDA  9:00 am – Registration / Breakfast open  9:40 am – Symposium Opens. Host: Michael Gretton,...

SAHLA 2018 Languages Symposium

SAHLA 2018 Languages Education Symposium: “Languages Learning: Building Bridges to Communities & Careers” Saturday October 20, 2018, 9am – 3pm Executive Royal Inn, 2828- 23 St. NE   Keynote Speaker: Hon. Irfan Sabir, Minister of Alberta Human Services on behalf of Alberta Education Minister David Eggen   Acknowledgements: Alberta Education, Alberta Lottery Fund   AGENDA (subject to change) 9:00 am – Registration / Breakfast   9:30 am Symposium Opens. Host: Michael Gretton, Coordinator, SAHLA Welcome from SAHLA – Michael Embaie, President, SAHLA...

SAHLA 2017 Languages Symposium

SAHLA 2017 Languages Education Symposium: “Languages Learning: Cultural Connections” SAHLA held its annual Languages Sympsoium on Saturday October 14, 2017 at the Executive Royal Inn. Sixty five participants from SAHLA’s language schools joined us for a productive and inspiring day of workhops and sharing. Our keynote speaker was Hon. Irfan Sabir, Minister of Alberta Community and Social Services, who spoke on behalf of David Eggen, Minister of Alberta Education. Speakers and topics included: Azren Raju “A Journey of Becoming Multilingual” A presentation...

SAHLA 2016 Languages Symposium

SAHLA 2016 Languages Education Symposium: “Languages for Life.” Saturday October 22, 2016, 9am – 3pm Executive Royal Inn, 2828- 23 St. NE Keynote Speaker: Hon. David Eggen, Minister of Alberta Education Acknowledgements: Alberta Education, Alberta Lottery Fund   AGENDA (Subject to change). 9:00 am – Registration / Breakfast 9:30 am Symposium Opens. Host: Michael Gretton, Coordinator, SAHLA Welcome from SAHLA – Michael Embaie, President, SAHLA 9:40 am Session I.   Calgary Board of Education Facility Rentals Partnership with SAHLA & Language Schools. Presenters:...