“Adult Education Career Corner” FYI – March 1st Deadline for CEGEP applications is fast approaching Mini Open Houses are happening: Champlain College – Feb. 1st (6:30-8:30 pm) Dawson College – Feb. 7th (4:00-7:00 pm) John Abbott College – Jan. 31st (6:00-8:30 pm) If you have any questions come by and see Joanne, Carol, Normand –...Read More
Students from the Options Class have been working on the EV3 Mindstorms Robotics kit. This is the latest generation robotics kit from Lego that allows users to program their robot via Bluetooth from an Ipad or laptop. Once completed, the robots can be programmed to interpret data from sound sensors, light sensors, and touch sensors. The...Read More
It’s January and that means a fresh start on health and fitness. If you want to kick off your New Year’s Resolution the right way, why not stop by HAECC and see if Fit Target is for you! Fit-Target is a class that is taught twice a week. The class combines cardio, strength, and agility....Read More
In Horticulture and Garden Centre Operations this week we studied communication skills and teamwork. What do a marshmallow and 20 strands of dry spaghetti have to do with plants? It is all about teamwork and building the tallest free-standing structure in 18 minutes! Known as the “Spaghetti challenge” it promotes lots of laughter and healthy competition…...Read More
Videoconference Visit with Santa Claus at HAECC The weeks leading up to Christmas are a very exciting time around our Centre. One of the highlights at this time of year for many participants in the Sunshine Class and Melissa’s Sunshine Camp is our annual videoconference visit with Santa. This year Santa visited us on December 5th....Read More
On Wednesday, November 22nd HAECC staff and students were invited to attend a presentation made by Alcoholics Anonymous Public Information Committee. The Alcoholics Anonymous program started in 1934 and to this day helps people overcome additions with their 12-step and prevention programs. Three members of the organization visited the centre and spent over an hour...Read More
203 library at HAECC! Last spring, English teacher Sabrina Henderson and special education technician Audra Taylor joined forces to start an in-class library for the students of HAECC to enjoy. It started off very small, with only about a dozen books, and has grown into a collection of over one hundred novels for the students...Read More
It’s that time of year again! The PLANT SALE! Friday, December 15th: from 10:00 to 4:00 pm In the Greenhouse @ H.A.E.C.C. 24 York Street, Huntingdon Something for everyone! Read More
When you come into HAECC you will probably notice art work posted on the walls. This art is made by students in Marie Claire Charlevoix’s art class. This year students completed a project that was started at the end of the school year last June. The students are working to add more of these beautiful mosaics in the lunch...Read More
Due to the fantastic summer-like weather we had in September, students in the SVIS, Sunshine Class (SIS) and Melissa Sunshine Camp had the opportunity to go on an adventure in the National Wildlife Area in Lake St-Francois in Dundee, in the most southwestern part of Quebec. Aboard three Rabaska canoes (a 25-foot-long boat accommodating about...Read More
