Education

A family literacy program is set to start at l’Établissement des Petits-Ponts. Eight reading and writing workshops in a french environment are offered to English parents with children aged 3 to 5 in french schools in different communities. One of the organizers, France Lavoie, tells us more about this new workshop. The workshops will begin […]

Enrollment for students attending a pre-kindergarten class in September 2018 will require parents to enroll their children aged 4 or 5 between January 29 and February 9. All the details can be found on the website of the Commission scolaire des hauts bois de l’Outaouais at www.cshbo.qc.ca

MNA André Fortin announced seven new subsidized child care places in the riding of Pontiac. This recognition of the need comes from the Government of Quebec’s review of educational childcare. This measure allows the province to better meet the needs of parents and contributes to the implementation of its commitment to offer Quebec families more […]

Pontiac MP William Amos posted on his Facebook page that the Government of Canada is offering a four-month long political internship experience in Ottawa. Mr. Amos says this is a “unique opportunity for young Pontiac leaders to gain valuable work experience, whether in a Member’s Office, in a Minister’s Office, in the Office of the […]

The Commission scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais will hold public consultations to allow all parents, staff and various partners in on the drafting of its Commitment to Success Plan in relation to the Policy on educational success by the Ministry of Education. The objectives are: • To develop a common understanding of certain aspects of the Public […]

More than $ 194,000 in financial assistance will be allocated to two Pontiac organizations – Le jardin éducatif du Pontiac and the Western Quebec Literacy Council, to help them coordinate their actions in the field of literacy. The Pontiac MNA André Fortin made the announcement this morning: Le jardin éducatif du Pontiac will receive an […]

A press release from the Commission scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outauaois stated that as part of their project: “vous passent un savon! Pass me the soap! The two Grade 4 classes from l’École primaire Poupore participated for the second year in a row at the Maison Bryson Christmas Market last weekend. By selling bath products and soup, […]

Les Petits-Ponts will hold its 4th edition of the Génie en Herbe Culturel on Tuesday December 5th. Teacher at Les Petits-Ponts France Lavoie, gave Chip the interesting details about this event. Ms. Lavoie also talks about what’s new for 2017. The public is invited to participate in this free activity to be held on December […]

The Government of Quebec has publicly announced its intention to modify the school tax system by introducing a single tax rate for all administrative regions. This announcement was made as part of the update presentation of the government’s economic plan. The Commission scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais is pleased with this announcement, given the exodus of many […]

The Québec Government intends to modify the school tax system by introducing a single tax rate for all of the administrative regions of the province. This announcement was made last Tuesday, as part of a presentation on updating of the government’s economic plan. According to the Commission scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais, the Government of Quebec will […]