Huntingdon Adult Education & Community Centre over the last few years has created an ongoing successful partnership with Cardio Active and the CSSS du Haut St-Laurent. The partnerships aim is to create a healthy and active community. Cardio Active, CSSS du Haut St-Laurent and HAECC have paired up in creating a gym/weight room which is...Read More
The Horticulture group at HAECC have been working hard doing fall maintenance around the centre, but to make the class a little more interesting teacher Denise Chavez decided to create a little friendly competition outside the classroom. After visiting the Botanical gardens last week in Montreal, the group were sent out to create their own...Read More
School spirit is alive and well at HAECC. Our welcome back BBQ took place earlier this week for our staff and students from all of our programs (Sunshine Camp, Adult Ed, Horticulture and CEGEP) along with our community partners. Approximately 160 people were served hot dogs and hamburgers that were cooked by some of our...Read More
Deanna Richard was awarded a $1000.00 bursary from the Fondation de L’Alphabetisation du Quebec for her hard work and perseverance as an adult learner at HAECC. The staff at HAECC nominated Deanna for this award as she was one of five people throughout the province to receive this bursary. Deanna showed incredible courage to walk...Read More
Our Sunshine Class @ HAECC created a massive garden last Spring behind our greenhouse. Christine (our teacher) and her students planted cucumbers, lettuce, zucchini, beets, carrots, pumpkins, squash and a mountain of tomatoes. Our students had to plant some of the seeds in the rain so clearly – fun was had by all! The Sunshine...Read More
The Introduction to Construction Trades program (ICT), a collaboration with the the New Frontiers School Board and the Kahnawake Economic Deveopment Commission (KEDC), closed its activities this summer with the building of home sheds available for sale to the public. This special program, in its second installment, offered clients from KEDC the opportunity to “test...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
Amidst rumours in the community, some people are being led to believe that HAECC is closing. This is not true! HAECC is a vibrant and successful adult centre with many diverse programs going on and will continue its tradition of excellence in the near and far future. HAECC has adult education, Horticulture, CEGEP, and a...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
