In the month of March, the Horticulture students went to the Montreal Botanical Gardens for the day. We visited the greenhouses and the highlight was the ‘Papillons en Liberté’ in the large greenhouse. The students were amazed to see hundreds of butterflies land and fly about along beautiful and colourful plants. It confirms their choice...Read More

On Wednesday, April 11 – 45 students and staff went for lunch at l’Hermine sugar shack in Havelock. We enjoyed a horse-drawn wagon ride through the maple bush. We saw a 500-year-old maple tree! We had a guided tour of the shanty where the syrup is made and of the workshop where the syrup is...Read More

Meet Chris Jones! He had ‘work experience’ but didn’t have the ‘certification’ he needed to go with it! He just finished the RAC process with us. He is now fully certified with the cards he needs to work where he wants, how he wants and with whom he wants. Chris didn’t have to do the entire Carpentry program...Read More

You are never too young or too old to learn about plants. This week our Horticulture program attended Gault Institute’s (elementary school in Valleyfield) Career Fair Day and showcased an interactive booth about horticulture. I decided to have kids plant some Cat Grass (which is actually oats). This plant is good for cats` digestive system and it germinates very quickly...Read More

Huntingdon Adult Education & Community Centre (HAECC) is so much more than a school for students. We are a place where anyone of all ages can come and learn. HAECC is the proud home of a semi-annual Painting and Drawing Class. Taught by local artist Pat Walsh who welcomes people of all abilities to her...Read More

Being part of the Huntingdon community is at the heart of HAECC. The Huntingdon Adult Education & Community Centre (HAECC) fully support their town’s candidacy in the Kraft Hockeyville 2018 competition. With Huntingdon being one of the four Canadian community finalists in the competition, the staff and students decided to showcase “whom they think you...Read More

This month Alyssa Breen, a student here at Huntingdon Adult Education & Community Centre, graciously penned a short version of her personal journey of self-discovery and growth at the centre. Here is what Alyssa has to say about her time at HAECC and what it’s meant to her. “My experience at HAECC has definitely been...Read More

Sustainable Actions Towards a Better Environment Option class students at HAECC are doing assignments, sharing resources, collaborating, participating in discussions, receiving feedback, organizing assignments and managing their time/agenda. Regular work you would think? No, not at all! Our Option Class students are going paperless! The recent purchase of brand new laptops at HAECC has given them a chance to work with...Read More

After a couple of outings where we embraced the cold, wind and snow to observe the local evergreen trees, the Horticulture students of HAECC decided to bring the outside in!  In the Maintenance Modules, we must study a large variety of plants.  They will succeed in learning the names and needs of annuals, perennials, shrubs,...Read More

Battling Depression with Partners for Life On Thursday, February 1st HAECC staff and students were visited by the organization Foundation Jeunes en Tete who presented: Partners for Life: a province-wide outreach program aimed to raise awareness on teen depression through education. Between 5% and 10% of young people aged 14 to 18 suffer from major...Read More