« What’s for lunch today? », « Oh! It smells so good! What’s cooking? », « Wow! It looks so good! What is it? » The heart of most homes is the kitchen. It is the place where we know we (often) can find someone to share with. Share a story, a moment, ideas, preoccupations,...Read More
TEAM WORK! This week the landscaping students came to help us (Horticulture program) with our tunnel. Thanks for all your help. This week we also visited tropical greenhouses and the Interior Decorating and Visual Display students from NOVA joined us and saw how greenwalls are made… a big trend right now. The “Trades” blend so...Read More
At this time of the rolling year, the signs of the fast looming holidays are ubiquitous and readily appreciated. Trees bereft of greenery, the mysterious honking of geese in the night sky, and {well, normally…}, the delightful skirl of snow muting the woods and fields. Perhaps more apposite is the stunned, vacant look on students’...Read More
HAECC offers community Painting and Drawing classes at the centre. The instructor Pat Walsh is a local artist who lives in Elgin and enjoys giving time back into her community. Over the years Pat has taught some very talented artists from the Valley and has given them the confidence to display their incredible art work....Read More
As you interact with us going forward you may notice our new NFSB Continuing Education logo, or maybe a new banner or ad. What we hope you’ll see is, us honouring our current and future students who find the courage to overcome obstacles, defy expectation, and follow their passion. Whether they’re exploring one of our 17...Read More
“How it started? A group of us, RECIT consultants, local and external consultants, centre directors, and school board directors and coordinators, got together to plan a service PED day – traditionally a time when everyone involved in NFSB Continuing Education – teachers (Academic and Vocational), office staff, technicians, maintenance staff, EVERYONE – gather to attend...Read More
What with the icy clutch of Old Man Winter looming on the horizon, HAECC students find themselves in the harrowing midst of midterm examinations. Save for the busy scritching of pen nibs, the normally raucous halls echoed merely with the Halloween like soughing of the equinoctial winds at the window panes. In between various Halloween...Read More
We have recently updated some of our student videos on our ‘Vocational Program’ pages. We figured lets do our own ‘Throwback Thursday’ recap of the student voice videos we had done previously. (click on the picture thumbnails to see what they had to say)Read More
With the weather starting to turn a little cooler, in this “How to” edition, Horticulture teacher Denise Chavez explains how to choose the top 7 indoor plants for your home or office. List of her Top 7 plants: – Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum) – Ivy (Hedera) – Geraniums (Pelargonium) – Dragon Plant (Dracaena) – Lemon...Read More
A huge thank you to K103.7 Radio from Kahnawake! K103 welcomed us on their lunch hour Partyline Talk Show in order for us to talk about our services and programs. Reaching out to the communities we serve is important for us, in order to inform families about the services available to them. Chuck Halliday, Development...Read More
