Education

As part of the Young Voters program, a program that educates high school students about democracy, students from école secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge participated in activities that also raised awareness of some politicians. One of the participants, Anaïs Laflèche, talks about a survey asking what the students would like to see in their municipality: Clip – Anaïs […]

Alloprof will launch in November a new service, Alloprof Parents, which is there to help parents better support their child aged 6 to 17 throughout their schooling. The service is developed by the Alloprof team in collaboration with education professionals and numerous associations and professional organizations. Before the launch, the CSHBO invites everyone to like […]

Last night was the swearing in of the school parliament 2017-2018 at École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge. For the occasion, the students attended, in the same fashion as the National Assembly in Quebec City, a swearing ceremony in the presence among others of the director general of the Commission scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais Fernand Paré and the President […]

Over the next 10 years, there will be more than 1.5 million seniors on Québec roads, and while good driving habits is not determined by age, navigating the roads can be a challenge in itself. The CAA-Quebec Foundation will be touring about 20 places across the province in the near future to promote awareness of […]

The Commission scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais has set up an environmental committee within its schools. The Communications Manager of the CSHBO Monia Lirette says that the committee’s job will be to educate people on their actions and attitudes: Clip – Monia Lirette The Environmental Committee will hold a number of activities throughout the year to make […]

The management of l ’Établissement des Petits-Ponts launched a competition last Tuesday to find a new logo to accompany their new name. Students from the area or students who attend l’Établissement des Petits-Ponts, staff and parents and other family members of the students of l’Établissement des Petits-Ponts are invited to participate in this contest. The […]

Last Friday, Minister of Higher Education Hélène David and Pontiac MNA André Fortin announced an increase of $ 68,100 in funding for the Campbell’s Bay training facility at Heritage College, as well as official recognition , as of this year, of the training site as “Center d’études collégiales”. The $ 68,100 in funding is in […]

At the Commissioners meeting on September 26, the Western Québec School Board established the Cone Taxi Memorial Scholarship Fund. This scholarship fund was made possible by the late Clifford Lloyd Cone, who bequeathed $ 578,295.36 to the school board, explicitly for students at Pontiac High School in Shawville. Each year, two scholarships equivalent to half […]

ESSC students will have a first had experience in democratic. Offered by the General Directorate of Quebec Elections (DGEQ), the activity ” Voters en Herb ” is an electoral simulation during which the students of secondary school will be able to vote at school for the real candidates who appear in their municipality. The structure […]

Teachers at l’école l’Envolée in Campbell’s Bay have set up a school project involving parents, teachers and students, named ” L’Envolée des missions “. Each month, students receive a fun mission to accomplish at home, in French. When missions are completed and returned to school, students receive participation vouchers for a draw that takes place […]