Parkdale Collegiate

Roma Dept: I went because Parkdale Collegiate is at the forefront of inner-city multiculturalism: some of the ESL teachers, on their own initiative, are learning Hungarian in order to help the Roma kids, according to The Star. Erika, in the spirit of the day, was wearing a silk shirt and a long slim flowered skirt with a shawl around her waist. I asked her the purpose of the assembly. She said, It s to help build student integration and erika Pintyo is a child and youth worker at Parkdale Collegiate. She invited me to the school recently, to attend a Roma Day assembly. There is also an enrichment program in the school meant specifically for the Roma students, many of whom were discouraged from attending school in Hungary. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.