Meet our MLO

Meet Our Multicultural Liaison Officer: Rania Baassiri
Posted on 03/15/2024

Our school’s Multicultural Liaison Officer (MLO) supports newcomer students and families with settlement services, navigating the school system, language interpretation, and more.

The Multicultural Liaison Officer (MLO) program provides support in multiple languages for students and families who are newcomers and refugees. The Multicultural Liaison Officer works with school staff to welcome newcomer families and connect them with important services, resources, and supports within our school and in the local community.

Rania Baassiri is the Multicultural Liaison Officer at our school. Rania speaks Arabic and intermediate French and can also help you access support in other languages.

Rania is here to support families with:

  • Settlement services

  •  Navigating the school system

  •  Language and cultural interpretation

  •  Accessing community services

  •  Filling out school forms

  •  Parent-teacher interviews

  •  Getting involved at school, and more!

For more information, email [email protected] / [email protected] or talk to your teacher or the school office.

Bio:

MLO Rania Baassiri

Rania has been with OCISO since 2022. Rania loves connecting with clients and supporting them and learning from the clients' experiences.

Before joining OCISO, Rania worked as a teacher, coach, and counsellor for 10 years in both Canada and Lebanon. Rania holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication Arts, Diploma in Executive and Life Coaching, and certificates in NLP, TOT, CBT, and positive intelligence.

Rania believes that “work ethic is important because, unlike intelligence, charisma, confidence, or any other natural attribute, it's a choice.”


Website by SchoolMessenger Presence. © 2024 SchoolMessenger Corporation. All rights reserved.