The Our House Project won the Partnership Award at the “TIPSA Celebrating Success Ceremony” last Thursday evening. TIPSA (Provincial Interlevel Table for the English Sector) holds an annual ceremony to celebrate several innovative vocational and technical programs from across the province. Below is the text from the event program: “The New Frontiers School Board (NFSB),...Read More

In this episode we visit Trades In Motion, as an attendance record of 4 189 students make their way during the 3rd edition of the interactive career fair. – Students came from over 76 schools in the region. – Four local school boards partnered together for this project – 29 interactive vocational kiosks had the...Read More

A chat with an Olympian, record student attendance, pen pals from Howick to Ghana and much more… CLC Wrap-up: News-notes (April)   Record student attendance @ Trades in Motion A record 4189 students made their way, during three days, through the Trades in Motion tents held in the parking lot of St. Willibrord School &...Read More

The Design of the ‘Habitat/LEED House’ is ready. Our design team has been working diligently to come up with a plan that will meet necessary LEED requirements, meet the needs of our two potential families that will live there and be built in manner that our students will benefit and learn immensely from the experience....Read More

Come, See, Do and… Moo? (yes there was even a calf on-site) The Trades, literally, came alive in Chateauguay in early April as the the third edition of Trades in Motion took place under a giant tent in the parking lot of St.Willibrord school. This unprecedented event continues to grow, as this year four school...Read More

What’s new this month in our CLC’s?… The Alouettes share their stories…numerous health initiatives in place… and the chance to nominate a deserving young person from your region. {Wrap-Up: News-notes (March)} Pierre-Lavoie Caravan rolls into Gault Due to their participation in the «Aiguise ta matière grise» challenge, students from Gault Institute were treated to a...Read More

Student Survey – NOVA + HAECC + CVCEC Community Learning Centers Initiative: The Quest for Sustainability and Best Practices We are looking for student feedback in regards to the range of services and activities, often beyond the school day, that our Career Centres (which are part of our CLC Network at NFSB) are providing to...Read More

Parent Survey – Chateauguay Valley/CLC Community Learning Centers Initiative: The Quest for Sustainability and Best Practices Parent Survey Spring 2014 – (CVR, Franklin, Hemmingford, Heritage, Howick, Ormstown) We are looking for parent feedback in regards to the range of services and activities, often beyond the school day, that the Chateauguay Valley CLC schools are providing...Read More

Where is the Our House project at right now? In this episode you’ll get a quick recap of some of what’s happened to-date. From the launch of the project, meeting the teacher team, footage from the fundraising Jamboree and witnessing first-hand a Habitat family getting the keys to their own new home. We also throw...Read More

Evaluation of the Community Learning Centers Initiative: The Quest for Sustainability and Best Practices Parent Survey Spring 2014 (Centennial Park, Harmony, Howard S. Billings, Mary Gardner & St. Willibrord) As part of the two-year evaluation of the Community Learning Centres Initiative in Quebec, Qu’anglo Communications is conducting a survey of parents of children attending CLC...Read More