Natural Health Education Strikes an Online/In-Person Balance for Fall By Marilyn Zink
Online courses as well as a combination of education industry are concerned about new in-person and online courses are offered at Oshio College of Acupuncture and Herbolcoronavirus variants in the fall. ogy says Dean Dr. Ganglin Yin. Though the pandemic is waning in much of “From our experience, students feel more the western world, there are still concerns about a 4th wave as a result of the Delta vari- comfortable with online courses,” says Dr. Yin. ant spreading quickly. Colleges and institutions in the natural health “We can offer online until the end of Decemfield have adapted many programs as a result ber.” He says in January students will be required of the pandemic. to come to one of two campuses in Victoria, We spoke with several educators to learn B.C. for education that that can’t complete how they have prepared and adapted to the online. coronavirus pandemic. Most institutions have both online and inWindsong School of Healing offers a comperson learning along with blended probination of online and in person education, grams. depending on what the student is taking. Program for Autumn Enrolment is Now Open “We do our theory online now, we do a hands-on practical,” says Lori-Ann MaOshio College of Acupuncture and cLeod, senior educational lead instructor. Herbology/Royal Pacific Institute The school offers am Esthetics and Spa Therapist program, Certified Holistic Health *On-line study of some courses of the Acupuncture Practitioner program as well as a combined program is available this September. *A good opportunity for those who want to become an Certified Holistic and Shiatsu Diploma. acupuncturist but don’t live near Victoria. “You can also take Shiatsu separately or energy medicine, oriental bodywork,” says 您期待的好消息来了：维多利亚太平洋中医学院中 文班正式招生了。 MacLeod. 您可以在加拿大，用中文，学中医，学针灸！！ The school has a teaching platform for its on今年9-12月还能上网课。 line courses. 可以申请学生贷款和资助。 “We have students from all over the world,” 详情请致电1（250）360-2700；电邮：oshio@ says MacLeod. shaw.ca 或访问学校网站: oshio.ca,royalpacificinstitute.net The school is currently based in Port Alberni but moving to the Vancouver, B.C. area in Serving the community for over 22 years. September. Many graduates are from Vancouver Island. Dominion Herbal College, North America’s Contact us:1(250) 360-2700 oldest school of herbal medicine, established oshio@shaw.ca in 1926, offers a combination of online and Student loans available blended programs (both online and in-perwww.oshio.ca www.royalpacificinstitute.net son).
It’s back to school time and many in the
4
Herbal Collective August’2021
