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Are your Children Vulnerable to Internet Predators?

How much do you know about keeping kids safe when they go on the Internet?  Take this quiz to find out - True or false? :

1. Internet predators are a different breed from the typical pedophile who has lured and seduced children in the past.
   
   
2. One of the most vulnerable times for middle-school kids to get into trouble on the Internet is late at night.
   
   
3. Instead of filling out a profile, children should let Internet friends know their age and interests by clever screen names like “soccer boy 93” instead of using their real names.
   
   
4. … and more …

See answers in Maple Leaflet January 2008 -->

  Foreign Parent and Teacher - “Find Your Feet” Tours

A Project of the MLIS PTA

MLIS is a community of people from many countries, some of whom do not speak English, which is the language of our communication to parents. The challenge of communicating in different languages leads to the bigger issue of integrating parents, guardians, and teachers from overseas into the MLIS community as well as Trinidad and Tobago.

There are several booklets that newcomers to T&T can purchase (both MLIS and the Canadian Woman’s’ Club have versions), but the MLIS PTA aims to take this further and to actually show parents, guardians and teachers from overseas some of what is available locally by taking them on guided tours.

Read more in Maple Leaflet January 2008 -->

 Buddy System

For the first few months, our overseas members will be provided with a “buddy” who they can call on to find out any and everything.

Members, including those who speak Spanish and French, who are interested in conducting tours (we envision teams of two), please contact:

This kind of initiative would help create a sense of community for overseas members of the school, and would go a long way to making our environment immediately welcoming for new parents and their children.

Read more in Maple Leaflet January 2008 -->