Welcome back to our CVCEC team from the mountains of the Dominican Republic. This year the team consisted of students and teachers from our Health Care programs and a Carpentry teacher. Everyone had an amazing experience volunteering at clinics, shadowing in hospitals, visiting a women’s shelter and a diabetic clinic and finally visiting construction and greenhouse...Read More
A Cool Technology and Education Conference for Everybody (part 2) Creative, critical productive thinking was the idea tossed about by many presenters during the CONNECT 2015 conference. The definition of the idea is quite simply combining creativity and critical thinking to create a productive outcome. Check out this informative Web page filled with information and...Read More
Everyone is familiar with Montreal, Quebec, right? Well, not everyone. For some HAECC students, Montreal was a new place to explore, even as young adults. Thirty-five Formation Générale (Adult General Education) and Socio-Vocational Integration Services (SVIS) students, along with several staff members, teachers and later, HAECC Centre Director Daryl Ness, descended on Montreal on April...Read More
A few Horticulture students from HAECC recently did their stages at Coop les Jardins de la Resistance in Ormstown. Coop les Jardins de la Resistance Subscriptions for the summer Organic Vegetable CSA are open! From mid June until November, the coop will be dropping off organic vegetables for our members every week at Marché Sarah...Read More
Do you know how to install vinyl siding on your home or shed? In this “HOW TO” segment, John Hodges from our carpentry department, will go over step-by-step the best way to make this home renovation project a success. Cost effective and durable, installing vinyl siding has some best practices to be aware of when tackling...Read More
On Friday, May 1st, my NOVA History students participated in a day-long field trip to Ottawa. We had been planning this trip since February, and we were all extremely excited. We raised some funds by raffling off an Easter basket full of chocolate, and then were lucky enough to receive funding from the NFSB Golf...Read More
Here is the story of one of our “Chapeau Les Filles” trailblazing candidates, Ms. Amy Ovans (Welding student). The following is her submission to this year’s Chapeau Les Filles competition, which recognizes women studying in non-traditional fields. Hats off to you Amy for all the hard work you’ve done and good luck. We will know...Read More
A Cool Technology and Education Conference for Everybody (part 1 of 2) In this TECH CORNER we will highlight some of the wonderful presentations and resources from CONNECT 2015 conference in Niagara Falls, Canada. A high school student from the Niagara Region ran by me as he entered to listen to the keynote speaker. We both...Read More
The annual Gala de reconnaissance jeunesse rurale / Rural Youth Gala celebrates the community involvement of young people ages 6-24 in five categories: volunteer or citizen involvement school or social perseverance healthy living habits (food or sports) cultural action environment Two students at HAECC were not only nominated in their two respective categories but were also awarded the Gala’s top...Read More
New Frontiers School Board’s video on the four orientations which guide our strategic plan. – Provide the conditions for every student to achieve success. – Promote and support personal and professional growth. – Engage and value our communities as collaborative partners . – Optimize resources and engage in relationships that support student success Our values can...Read More
