The English Language Learner Welcome Centre is here to welcome English Language Learner students and their families and ease their integration into the Surrey school system and community. Welcome Centre staff provides services in over 25 languages and can help with:

• Completing registration forms
• Conducting the initial language assessment
• Providing information about the B.C. education system
• Introducing our students and families to school and community services

In addition, school staff can access a wide range of resources at the Welcome Centre library to support our English Language Learners with their language needs.

Services

• Registration
• Language Assessment
• Multicultural Workers
• Settlement Workers in Schools

Address

The English Language Learner Welcome Centre is centrally located in Surrey on the main floor of the City Square building at:

Suite #120 - 7525 King George Highway ( Map )
Surrey, BC V3W 5A8
Telephone: 604-543-3060
Facsimile: 604-592-2139
View department directory.

Office Hours

Resources

• Download the English Welcome Centre brochure ( PDF, 3.3 MB)
• Download the Traditional Chinese Welcome Centre brochure ( PDF, 3.6 MB)
• Download the Vietnamese Welcome Centre brochure ( PDF, 3.3 MB)

• Download the Winter Spring 2009 newsletter ( PDF, 415 KB)
• Download the Fall Winter 2008 newsletter ( PDF, 351 KB)

Last Updated: March 19, 2009

Our staff provides services in the following languages:

Arabic
Azeri
Burmese
Cantonese
Dinka
English
Farsi
French
German
Hindi
Karen
Korean
Kurdish
Lao
Mandarin
Polish
Punjabi
Russian
Somali
Spanish
Sudanese
Swahili
Tagalog
Taiwanese
Turkish
Urdu
Vietnamese

If assistance is required in a language that is not listed, the Welcome Centre staff can assist by contacting our community partners who may have service available in that language.