For all those young and old, and especially those who are “young at heart”, you’re invited to the next: TRADES IN MOTION / Open House: Wednesday, April 9th between 6:00-8:30 pm @ St. Willibrord School (300 McLeod street, Chateauguay). With over 25 interactive kiosks on-site, this unique event allows everyone (big and small) the opportunity to...Read More
On Thursday, February 20th , the welding department at NOVA had the pleasure of hosting three students from New Frontiers’ PASS program. The Providing Alternative Student Support Program (PASS) caters to specific students (Grades 7 – 11), helping them in their lifelong learning by making available, amongst other things, out of school vocational training experiences....Read More
Chinese New Year, a holiday celebrated by billions around the world was brought to our staff and students at NFSB on Friday January 31st. As part of the ongoing Diversity Showcase projects brought to students and staff at our two high schools by Jagdeep Trehin (Spiritual Care Consultant); this January the project continued with the...Read More
Looking to take a trade and you live on the island of Montreal? Have you checked into all the vocational options at the NOVA Career Centre? NO! Why not? Here they are: Hairdressing Accounting Interior Decorating and Visual Display Starting a Business Residential & Commercial Drafting RV Maintenance & Repair Automobile Mechanics Secretarial Studies Welding...Read More
At NOVA, we pride ourselves in offering two business technology programs, Secretarial Studies and Accounting. Although the groups are distinct, and even if they closely co-habitate, they don’t really have the opportunity to mingle… So to launch the next phase of their journey in ‘lifelong learning’, teachers decided to address it with a… pizza lunch,...Read More
Three former students from NOVA are now thriving in their new jobs at Tewatohnhi’saktha, the Kahnawake Economic Development Commission. Wahsontaha:wi Stacey is a former Accounting programme student, and is now working as a financial clerk. “I had decided to go back to school to be able support myself. In high school, I was in Economics and the teacher introduced...Read More
Three of our current students in the Accounting Programme have tried the Student For A Day activity… and registered shortly after! Student For A Day enables anyone to “sit in” an actual ongoing programme for a day with the teacher and students to get a real feel for the class and allows them to talk to...Read More
Come take a video tour of our career centre with two NOVA students (Mylène and Theresa). What are you going to see? You’ll get a glimpse at our welding and auto mechanics shops. We’ll show you some of the stunning visual displays and creative creations done by our students. You’ll get to walk the hallways;...Read More
Trades in Motion took place under the big top at St.Willibrord from April 9-11 during Adult Learners’ week. Over 3000 grade 5-8 students participated in a hands on experience of 21 trades offered by the New Frontiers and Grandes Seigneuries school boards. On Wednesday evening, children, their parents and community members came to the open...Read More
Want to explore your passion for learning? Interior Decorating and Window Display, Hairdressing, Horticulture, Landscaping and much much more await you at our three professional training centres! Please check the program descriptions for actual dates but know this: your future is ready for you this AUGUST at NFSB in NOVA, HAECC, and CVCEC. Check it...Read More
