Believe it, TODAY on April 6th 2017 – we just received word that the 2nd FAMILY for the OUR HOUSE project is still out there!!! It can be you, or a family who you know. Don’t take it for granted that too many people are applying, we have some, but as of this very second,...Read More
Psychologist and best selling author Dr. Reggie Melrose visited each of our three Adult & Vocational Centres (CVCEC, HAECC, NOVA) on March 30th and met with our staff and students to share her knowledge and wisdom about the human brain and how to better cope with stress. We want to thank her for the amazing...Read More
My journey with the New Frontiers School Board did not start here at the Chateauguay Valley Career Education Centre. I am a graduate of the Secretarial Program at NOVA Career Centre, and completed a contract with them not too long after receiving my diploma. In early September, I joined the CVCEC team and soon noticed...Read More
In February, CVCEC entered the Regional Skills Olympics. Two carpentry students and two teachers participated in the event. Training the students and bringing them to the competition was a great learning opportunity. I sat on the organizational board of experts to design the tasks to be accomplished at the competition. On that same board was,...Read More
One of our four Carpentry groups just finished the floor framing module! This is the first of the three framing modules. It is followed by wall framing and roof framing. It is during this period that students learn about the techniques needed to build the structure of a house. Many students dream of building their...Read More
As we begin the month of March and having witnessed the installation of the “Our House” prefabricated housing units on the job site, the drafting students from the Residential and Commercial drafting program here at CVCEC were very familiar with the house because they drew a version of it in their Multi-Family dwellings course. The...Read More
NEWS ALERT! The FREE Shuttle Bus – is CANCELLED Monday, March 6th due to repairs. Everything should be back to normal on Tuesday. Sorry for the inconvenience.Read More
The Government of Canada suggests that the best way of preventing the spread of influenza is by getting a flu vaccine every year, especially for people who are at risk and for those who work within the health care field. As a teacher within the health care program at CVCEC, I made an appointment for...Read More
The big day has arrived for our four modules to leave our centre and start their journey to their new address. Join us for “The MOVE” (part 1 of 2) as the modules get loaded onto trucks in preparation for the big day. Our staff and students talk about this milestone day in the Our...Read More
What a day, what a day, what a day!!! A day full of skill, perseverance, pride, lots of emotions… and oh yeah, we can’t forget the extreme cold. Today the ‘Our House’ CVCEC (New Frontiers School Board) team and our partners secured the two Habitat pour l’humanité Québec homes at their new address in Ormstown. Congrats to everyone involved....Read More
