We are very proud of the students from the 2015 winter session of the Interior Decorating and Visual Display program. Some of the students came into the program with bullet proof sketching skills and great work ethic. They displayed beautiful sketches, along with renderings that were just fantastic. There were also other students who did...Read More

We all know the importance of balance in our lives. As a teacher at CVCEC, I balance teaching with nursing and try to share my experiences in the health care world in hopes that my students will benefit. However, I am more than a teacher or a nurse. I have a variety of interests and...Read More

Soup to Warm your Hearts The cold, the wind, the temperature, what a winter….. Even though there is no wind-chill of -32 today, we are still in the mercy of winter, but I ask you, who doesn’t like to keep warm, no matter what the temperature is outside. To help warm the cockles of our...Read More

Our hairdressing department is pleased to showcase a couple techniques for those who are interested in: – Advanced Haircutting  Melanie Sheehan is a past graduate from the Nova Career Centre. She owns her own salon and teaches advanced colouring and cutting techniques at the Nova. – Afro-Centric Haircutting William Bennett speciality is the barbering of...Read More

This week I would like to highlight NOVA Career Centre and a wonderful technology initiative I have seen use to enhance learning in the classrooms. Blended Learning is fairly new education jargon. The definition is clearly stated by Monique Markoff in her Ted Talks video from May 6, 2014. Have a listen. http://bit.ly/blendedlearningmarkoff Blended learning is...Read More

For the student, the typical day in the Construction Carpentry program at CVCEC means attending class either in the classroom or in the shop or field, depending on the topic or the tasks to be accomplished.  Sometimes, students who have finished their assigned work or who are ahead of the rest of the group can...Read More

On February 23, at minus one million degrees, we visited the Huntingdon Hospital to take care of the tropical plants in their brand new solarium. This has been an ongoing project for the Horticulture Department. We donated a bunch of tropical plants last year when the solarium was still under construction, and now that it...Read More

There is quite a buzz going on in the NOVA RV shop… Students and teachers are going back and forth from the welding shops to what was the Recreational Vehicle garage (what we call the RV shop).  The RV program was closed a year ago, but the setting is now being morphed in something new…...Read More

My story begins in Lebanon, as a young man I chose to attend University in Mathematics all the while pursuing my entrepreneurial spirit by owning my own restaurant. Although I didn’t really follow my passion, I was successful and living life as most do, without questioning my true path. Fast forward to 2009, when life...Read More

In mid-February, NFSB proudly hosted the Véhicube, an initiative from the Pierre Lavoie Foundation to help elementary school students learn the basics of healthy eating and active living. Students from Harmony and Howick as well as invited guest school St. Jean Elementary, participated in the Véhicube experience. The Véhicube is a touring caravan that offers interactive...Read More