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<BODY TEXT="#0000BF" BACKGROUND="/acacia/back.jpg"> <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH=580> <TR><TD WIDTH=140> <H5><B><I><FONT COLOR=#0000FF>Table of Contents:</FONT></I></B></H5></TD> <TD WIDTH=440> <I><H5><FONT COLOR="#3333FF">|</FONT> <A HREF="#intro"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Introduction</FONT></a> <FONT COLOR="#3333FF">|</FONT> <A HREF="#resources"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Resources</FONT></a> <FONT COLOR="#3333FF">|</FONT> <A HREF="#yarranet"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Yarranet</FONT></a> <FONT COLOR="#3333FF">|</FONT> <A HREF="#homebase"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>CC Course</FONT></a> <FONT COLOR="#3333FF">|</FONT> <A HREF="/acacia/links.htm"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Links</FONT></a> <FONT COLOR="#3333FF">|</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#3333FF">|</FONT> <A HREF="/acacia/acaciav.htm"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Vietnamese</FONT></a> <FONT COLOR="#3333FF">|</FONT> <A HREF="#search"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Search</FONT></a> <FONT COLOR="#3333FF">|</FONT> <A HREF="/acacia/form.htm"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Contact Us</FONT></a> <FONT COLOR="#3333FF">|</FONT> <A HREF="#address"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Address</FONT></A> <FONT COLOR="#3333FF">|</FONT> <A HREF="/acacia/vietcom.htm"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Viet Com.</FONT></A><FONT COLOR="#3333FF">|</FONT></H5></I> </TD> </tr> </table></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="/acacia/resource/rainbar.gif" WIDTH=550></CENTER> <UL><H3><A NAME="intro"></A><B>Introduction</B></A></H3><P>Acacia, established in 1982, is a non-profit organisation which provides child care services and promotes children's services to Indochinese families in Melbourne Australia. As a community-based organisation, Acacia has been managed by a <A HREF="/acacia/com.htm#com"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>committee of management</font></A> consisted of parents who placed their child(ren) at the Centre and local community people. Acacia has two different services: one is the child care centre the other is the outreach program. The <A HREF="/acacia/accc.htm"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>child care centre</FONT></A> with qualified, dedicated and experienced <A HREF="/acacia/com.htm#staff"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>staff</font></a> in early childhood has implemented the bilingual/bicultural programs which cater for 32 preschool children. The <A HREF="/acacia/outreach.htm"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>outreach services</FONT></A>, is funded by the Australian Commonwealth Government under the <A HREF="http://www.health.gov.au/"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Children's Services Program</FONT></A>, aim to promote and assist Indochinese families in accessing the children's services and to assist children's services providers in developing their services and program culturally appropriate to Indochinese children. <P>The <A HREF="/acacia/com.htm#sop"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Centre aims</FONT></A> to: <BR><IMG SRC="/acacia/button.gif" HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10> develop the children's self-esteem and confidence with their ethnicity.<BR><IMG SRC="/acacia/button.gif" HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10> ensure that the child is assisted to grow up as a bilingual person. <BR><IMG SRC="/acacia/button.gif" HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10> maintain and develop the children's mother language and culture background. <BR><IMG SRC="/acacia/button.gif" HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10> support increasing language awareness for the children.<BR><IMG SRC="/acacia/button.gif" HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10> assist children in understanding that cultural and linguistic differences are positive differences.<BR><IMG SRC="/acacia/button.gif" HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10> ensure that the Center caters for the individual needs of the child and his/her family.<P>To achieve these objectives, around the year, various activities which reflect the Indochinese and Australian culture have been deliberately planned for both internal and external program.</UL> <P><CENTER><IMG SRC="/acacia/resource/rainbar.gif" WIDTH=550></CENTER> <UL> <H3><A NAME="resources"></A><B>Resources</B></H3> <P>One of the Acacia significant achievement is the resource development which aims to provide to Indochinese families information on the children related issues and assist people working with the Vietnamese families particularly in the children's services field to gain a better understanding of the behaviour and attitude of the Vietnamese people towards child rearing practices. <P>Some of the notable resources had been developed by Acacia: <P><B><I><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Journey to the Future Video</FONT></I></B> - in 1991, together with <A HREF="/acacia/fkamrc/fkamrc.htm"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Free Kindergarten Association/ Multicultural Resource Centre</FONT></A> <A HREF="mailto:mrcece@labyrinth.net.au"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>FKA/MRC</FONT></a>, a video was produced with the aims to demonstrate how <br><IMG SRC="/acacia/buttons/button.gif" HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10> the bilingual bicultural program can enhance the relationship between the child, parents and family members. <br><IMG SRC="/acacia/buttons/button.gif" HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10> child care staff provide opportunities for the development of the children's mother tongue and English as a second language. <br><IMG SRC="/acacia/buttons/button.gif" HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10> the bilingual child care staff assist in maintaining the cultural values of the home environment. <P><B><I><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Foods and Nutrition for Vietnamese</FONT></I></B> is a bilingual booklet (Vietnamese/ English) which has highlighted the eating habit of Vietnamese. <P><B><I><A HREF="http://www.yarranet.net.au/acacia/resource/culture.htm"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Some Aspects of Vietnamese Culture in Child Rearing Practices</FONT></A></I></B> this article aims to illustrate the cultural background which affects the behaviour and attitude of the Vietnamese people towards child rearing practices. <P>Other resources or materials on family and children's related issues can be accessed through Acacia Indochinese Children's Centre <A HREF="http://www.yarranet.net.au/acacia/resource/contents.htm"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Resources</FONT></A> page</UL> <P><CENTER><IMG SRC="/acacia/resource/rainbar.gif" WIDTH=550></CENTER> <UL><h3><A NAME="yarranet"></A><B>Yarranet</B></h3> <P>Acacia is one of the <A HREF="/yarranet.htm"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>YarraNet</FONT></A> local access points <a href="http://203.17.69.65/sites.htm"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>(LAP)</FONT></a>, located at Acacia Indochinese Children's Centre. The YarraNet computer is available free of charge for public use.</UL> <A NAME="homebase"> <P><CENTER><IMG SRC="/acacia/resource/rainbar.gif" WIDTH=550></A> <P><center><H3><A HREF="http://www.yarranet.net.au/acacia/homebase/homebase.htm"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Certificate in Child Care (Home-Based)</FONT></A></H3></center> <UL> <P>This is an inovation and joint project between Acacia, <A HREF="http://www.yarranet.net.au"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Yarranet</FONT></A> and <A HREF="http://www.swin.edu.au"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Swinburne University</FONT></A> TAFE Division <A HREF="http://www.swin.edu.au/famcom/homepage.html"><FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Department of Family & Community Studies</FONT></A>. The project aims to utilise advancing technology to support an academic training delivery in language other than English (LOTE). The project will deliver the Certificate in Child Care (Home-Based) course via Acacia web site. In the English speaking world, institutions have tried to deliver their courses on the world wide web by using the international language (English) but this course is the first and the only one using LOTE (specifically Vietnamese). <P>Through the information super highway, the project aim is not only to provide a formal training opportunity for the Vietnamese family day care workers (people providing child care in their homes) but also to achieve the followings: <br><IMG SRC="/acacia/buttons/button.gif" HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10> increase the way the existing course and materials can be delivered and can be used. <br><IMG SRC="/acacia/buttons/button.gif" HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10> explore the delivery training and information on the world wide web in LOTE <br><IMG SRC="/acacia/buttons/button.gif" HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10> contribute to the maintenance of Vietnamese identity by making relevant Vietnamese language material available on the internet. <br><IMG SRC="/acacia/buttons/button.gif" HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10> provide information to Vietnamese in Australia on parenting and child care. <P>The Certificate in Child Care (Home-Based) course is an accredited TAFE course involving about 200 hours of study in seven modules. The course is offered in Melbourne schools, based on materials developed by Department of Family and Community Studies, Swinburne University. <P>There is also a forum for parents and child care workers to discuss issues concerning children. You may visit our forum page where experienced early childhood teacher will be available to discuss anything that concerns you. <P>If you would like more information about the Certificate of Child Care (Home-Based), please fill in our<A HREF="/acacia/homebase/enrol.htm"> <FONT COLOR=#FE0000>Expression of Interest</FONT></A> form.</UL> <CENTER><P><IMG SRC="http://www.yarranet.net.au/acacia/resource/rainbar.gif" WIDTH=550> <P><A HREF="http://ad.linkexchange.com/X046598/gotoad.map" target="_top"><IMG ISMAP SRC="http://ad.linkexchange.com/X046598/logoshowad?free" ALT="Internet Link Exchange" BORDER=1 HEIGHT=40 WIDTH=440></A><BR><FONT SIZE="-2"><A HREF="http://www.linkexchange.com/" target="_top">Member of the Internet Link Exchange</A></FONT></P></CENTER> <CENTER><P><IMG SRC="http://www.yarranet.net.au/acacia/resource/rainbar.gif" WIDTH=550> <IMG SRC="/acacia/resource/rainbar.gif" WIDTH=550> <CENTER><P><BR>This page has been visited <IMG SRC="http://counter.digits.com/wc/-rz/-d/5/-c/1/-f/00B000/-b/F4F4FF/-e/A078FF/Acacia" HEIGHT=20 WIDTH=75 ALIGN=ABSCENTER> times since March 31, 1997<BR></CENTER> <H6 ALIGN=CENTER>The counter was created by <A HREF="http://www.digits.com/">Web Counter</A></H6> <IMG SRC="/acacia/resource/rainbar.gif" WIDTH=550> <H3 ALIGN=CENTER><A NAME="search">Web Search</A></H3> <CENTER><P><FORM action="http://www.stpt.com/cgi-bin/searcher" method="post"><A HREF="http://www.stpt.com/"><IMG SRC="http://www.stpt.com/stpthalf.gif" ALT="Starting Point" BORDER=0 HEIGHT=43 WIDTH=100 ALIGN=center></A> Search for: <INPUT type="text" name="SearchFor" value="" size=40 maxlength=70><INPUT type="submit" name="S" value="Find"></FORM></P></CENTER> <P> <CENTER><P><FORM ACTION="http://www.emap.com/cgi-bin/x4/whatsnew_search.exe" METHOD="POST" ><A HREF="http://www.emap.com/whatsnew/"><IMG SRC="http://www.emap.com/internet/logos/wnbutton.gif" ALT="What New" BORDER=0 HEIGHT=50 WIDTH=80 ALIGN=ABSCENTER></A> <INPUT NAME="LOOK_FOR" TYPE="text" SIZE=35><INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Search "><BR> Return <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="MATCHES" SIZE=4 VALUE=50><I>(200 max)</I> newest entries from <SELECT NAME="DAYS"><OPTION VALUE="1">Today <OPTION VALUE="2">Today & Yesterday <OPTION VALUE="7">The Last Week <OPTION VALUE="0">Everything </SELECT><INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="Script" VALUE="/www/database/whatsnew/scripts/search.x4"></FORM></P></CENTER> <IMG SRC="/acacia/resource/rainbar.gif" WIDTH=550> <BOLD><p><h3>Acacia Indochinese <blink><font color=blue>C</font><font color=cyan>h</font><font color=red>i</font><font color=cadet blue>l</font><font color=green>d</font><font color=red>r</font><font color="#4f4f2f">e</font><font color=blue>n'</font><font color=purple>s</font></blink> Centre</h3><A NAME="address">13 Belgium</a> Avenue, Richmond Vic. 3121, Australia<br> Tel: <font color=blue>+ 61 3 9429 8890</font> or <font color=blue>+ 61 3 9429 6150</font><br>Email: <a href="mailto:acacia@yarranet.net.au">acacia@yarranet.net.au</a><P><FONT SIZE=-2>This web page was created by <A HREF="mailto:acacia@yarranet.net.au">Buu Q. 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