Every year, after all students and staff have left for the weekend, if not for the year, some strange activities occur in the Centre’s hallways… Ghosts of Chrismases? Actually, it’s the Chateauguay Raiders helping out their community by preparing Christmas baskets and gift bags for families and people in need. This endeavour was started a...Read More
What can I say about the Chateauguay Valley Career Education Centre? What a great place to work! Working in the office for the last twenty years, I have seen a lot; so many students graduate, so many new careers start, and so many friendships made! The potential student that comes to enquire about one of...Read More
The Nova Choristers began some seven or eight years ago and basically amounted to a simple rag-tag group of students getting together with Messrs Andrey Kutash and William Byron over the course of a lunch hour to make some music. A typical session might find a few students trilling ‘Silent Night’, or ‘We Wish You...Read More
Who will win? You decide. We always knew we had the best students around. Voting is now open for the iPad Show Us Your Trade Photo Contest. Three finalists have been selected and you get to vote for the winner. CLICK TO VOTE. Our 3 finalists are: Reno Job / submitted by: Andy Arnason Andy...Read More
Enhancing creativity among our Home Care Assistance program has proven to be effective. Our students come from different backgrounds with a varied knowledge base and are ready to share their life experience. We give our students the opportunity to take part in the learning process every chance we get. We prepare them to be resourceful....Read More
The complex assembly project allows the student to put to use all the skills and competencies they had acquired throughout the Welding and Fitting Program. During the course, in separate modules, the students learn how to use cutting and shaping equipment, prepare parts, read blueprints and the related welding symbols, sketches and drawings which included...Read More
A possible new career for you! The Home Care Assistance program provides our students with an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they learn from theory, to working hands-on with clients and their families in different stage settings. Stage locations include CLSC, Rehabilitation Centers, School Settings, Non-Profit Organizations, Youth Centers, just to name a...Read More
On November 23rd the Nova Career Centre hosted its annual fall training seminar for automotive instructors in English School Boards. Present were 23 instructors from Laurier MacDonald Career Centre, West Island Career Centre, and of course Nova. The theme of the seminar was new model features and changes for 2014 vehicles. The main focus was...Read More
The students in the Landscape Operations Program have had the opportunity to practise newly acquired skills off site once again this year. They have found the experience enriching and definitely prefer the ‘hands on’ approach to learning. Some comments from this year’s group: ‘Really enjoyed it, a good way to give a brief idea of...Read More
A group of students at Huntingdon Adult Education and Community Centre (HAECC) have started a Zumba fitness class which takes place Monday and Wednesday after school from 3:00-4:30 pm. About six students and a few staff members meet in the conference room where they follow the Zumba moves on the WI Nintendo gaming system. Everyone...Read More
