Increased registrations means sometimes getting new people in. That’s what happened recently in the Residential and Commercial Drafting, the Interior Decorating and Visual Display, and the High Pressure Welding programs. The fast incoming cohorts of students (especially from the International ententes) forced us to look out for new prospects in these fields. We actually went...Read More
Chinese New Year, a holiday celebrated by billions around the world was brought to our staff and students at NFSB on Friday January 31st. As part of the ongoing Diversity Showcase projects brought to students and staff at our two high schools by Jagdeep Trehin (Spiritual Care Consultant); this January the project continued with the...Read More
Our International students have been experiencing a new life here, and NOVA is part of it. Coming from over the hills and far away, some of our Residential and Commercial Drafting students started the program with more than a few challenges. One of them being the language, NOVA teacher Judy Murphy has been meeting them...Read More
Looking to take a trade and you live on the island of Montreal? Have you checked into all the vocational options at the NOVA Career Centre? NO! Why not? Here they are: Hairdressing Accounting Interior Decorating and Visual Display Starting a Business Residential & Commercial Drafting RV Maintenance & Repair Automobile Mechanics Secretarial Studies Welding...Read More
This year, the Interior Decorating and Visual Display program wanted a bright and colorful window display to outshine all previous ones! The window presents a serious challenge in that the daylight reflection on the glass obliterates many of the wonderful creations designed and installed by the students, and so a special effort was made to...Read More
Amy Patton, Valedictorian of 2012-13 in the Interior Decorating and Visual Display program, joined the NOVA Centre after working in her grandfather’s shop “Patton’s Woodcraft” in Kahnawake for some time. There she learned to make kitchen cabinets and wood projects of all kinds. Her decision to enter the program was based on a keen desire...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
Barbara Walter, teacher in the Interior Design and Visual Display programme at NOVA, continued the tradition of spicing up a hallway in the Centre. “The mandate of this project was to conceptualize, build and install a promotional/sales display that highlights Interior Decorating“. Each student created a scale model of the space and incorporated her own idea...Read More
Come take a video tour of our career centre with two NOVA students (Mylène and Theresa). What are you going to see? You’ll get a glimpse at our welding and auto mechanics shops. We’ll show you some of the stunning visual displays and creative creations done by our students. You’ll get to walk the hallways;...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
