Do you know that watering a plant has a right and wrong way? In this “HOW TO” segment, Denise Chavez from our horticulture department, will walk you through the best way to water your plants in order for them to live up to their full potential.  Previous – How to videos: – Adjust cabinet doors (carpentry department)...Read More

PINK SHIRT DAY at schools and centres of the New Frontiers School Board. February 25th, 2015 is National Stand Up Against Bullying Day. Together we can take a stand against bullying. Pink Shirt Day aims to stop bullying one person at a time! NFSB schools embraced this day and proudly wore Pink in an attempt...Read More

Once again this year, NOVA International students celebrated Chinese New Year, this time on February 19th, 2015. This is the year of the Goat!  Jagdeep Trehin (Spiritual Animator – NFSB)  and Emilie Bowles (NOVA – Resource teacher for native students) worked hard to make the celebration another great success!Read More

Presently, six of our HAN(Health, Assistant & Nursing) students and one HCF(Health Care Facilities) student are fastidiously preparing for their international health care experience to the Dominican Republic next May. Firsthand work in offering health teaching, practicing newly acquired assessment skills in makeshift medical clinics and developing an awareness of the healthcare system in a foreign...Read More

Saint Valentine’s Day festivities at HAECC included, among sundry other things, a delightful cookie bake-off.  The result of which was that everyone in the house was treated to a medley of desserts. Valentine’s greetings which included anonymous messages were circulated throughout the building, and much puzzled guessing ensued as recipients attempted to sleuth out the...Read More

There is always something exciting going on at CVCEC. Whether it is a hockey tournament at lunch, Lug a Mug Tuesdays, Love thy Culture potluck lunch or a friendly hockey game after school in Chateauguay with the Nova Career Centre students. CVCEC students from each program get together and socialize and enjoy each other’s company,...Read More

Teachers and their community based projects, pirates in Valleyfield, from Columbia to Canada and much more. CLC Wrap-up: News-notes (Feb. 2015). Teachers cannot be stopped! Twenty-one teachers from the New Frontiers School Board participated in the CBSL (Community Based Service Learning) conference which brought together 73 teachers from across the province of Quebec. Teachers’ networked...Read More

Completing my High School Diploma, what does it mean to me? When I immigrated to Canada I went through some changes in my life, I left my father, mother, brothers and friends. Transitioning from my culture to this new one was not easy. Especially with a new language, new way of life and new weather (especially the...Read More

Welcome to the first edition of Tech Corner. We will be celebrating the educational use of technology with in our learning centers. Whether it is teacher or student initiated we will highlight the exploration and use of technology to invigorate learning in the classroom. Teachers are always attempting to find innovative ways to provide information...Read More

Here is a sneak peek on what our advanced group in the Interior Decorating program is doing in the Visual Display component. Last week, the students individually proposed their ideas for a fictional flower exhibition as part of their Competency 19 Special Events final project. Each student created a floral themed company and proposed sketches, a to-scale...Read More