A group of students in Residential and Commercial Drafting went out on a field trip, along with teacher Martine Beaulieu, to visit B&X Industries in Valleyfield. The idea behind the excursion was for the students to see first-hand how employees in the field manage their daily tasks. Some of the expertise the students witnessed included the manufacturing of...Read More

WHAT? The Breakfast Club is for students and staff who do not have time for breakfast. We opened it Wednesday, January 14th. WHY? We know some students, especially in our class, that have not eaten breakfast, because of both time and money. WHERE? At HAECC, near the office, we put out toast, jam, peanut butter,...Read More

“Tools and skills, in the dawn of the world were a man’s first, best friends. They remain his best friends still in a world grown old and infinitely complex. By means of them he can unlock the doors to a life of creative activity that is full of interest. Without them he is mere shadow...Read More

The Huntingdon Adult Education & Community Centre (HAECC) is proud to announce a new partnership with Cardio Actifs from the Haut-Saint-Laurent. Cardio Actifs is a local organization which helps promote physical activity for people with heart disease and those at risk as well as the general population. The organization has been running for over 10 years. The...Read More

When people hear the word Landscaping, many think of gardens and plants. But there is more to it than that. It is hard to imagine when you see a beautifully landscaped property that it likely started out as a muddy lot with a new house on it. Now it may have walkways, a driveway, patio...Read More

Well another semester is underway at the bustling Huntingdon Adult Education and Community Centre (HAECC). Students started their winter semester on Monday January 12 and they all seem to be rearing to get to work.  Some of our students are getting ready to apply to CEGEP before the March 1st deadline and others are finishing their requirements to...Read More

I remember 6 years ago taking the Carpentry DEP course in Ormstown at CVCEC, what is now a classroom used to be a storage shed and the hangar was on a gravel floor and not yet insulated. My colleague Don showed me pictures of years before where the fences were so close by it seems unbelievable...Read More

There is a great little cafe in Huntingdon called “Racines” (Roots in French). It is run by a co-op and serves great meals made with local ingredients. The staff is part of a “reinsertion social” program and in the Horticulture program we thought we would lend them a hand…plus their espresso coffee is out of this...Read More

The Horticulture class visited the Little Green Library in Huntingdon last week. For some of our students it was the first time they visited a library in their lives. This visit was within the course “Information Search” and shows we can get information from more than just the internet. The students searched various topics like edible wildlife...Read More

This past November, my colleagues and I had the privilege to travel and teach in Bangladesh. This trip allowed us to share our knowledge and culture with the people we met as well as learn about theirs. Our worlds are very different in many ways however our goals seem to be the same. As teachers...Read More