Education

L’Établissement Primaire Pontiac officially changed its name to the Petits Ponts Institution yesterday. Denis Rossignol, who is the director, spoke with CHIP journalist Élizabeth Séguin to explain why the name was changed by saying that the old name lacked an identity. Clip – Denis Rossignol He also describes the process by which the Institution moved […]

For the past two years, the Outaouais francophone school boards have noticed the loss of ratepayers, who seem to migrate to the Western Quebec school board, due to lower tax rates than francophone school boards. The four Francophone school boards of the Outaouais, Cœur-des-Vallées, des Draveurs, des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais and des Portages-de-l’Outaouais boards, are hoping for […]

The Jardin éducatif du Pontiac is up and running. The Jardin mission is to offer rehabilitation for troubled Pontiac youth, who show difficulties integrating, and adapting to school, social and family life through farming vegetables in a team setting. The 2017 gardening season has been delayed until now by rain. The Director General of the […]

On June 21st, the Government of Québec launched its Policy on Educational Success, which aims to work on student diplomacy and qualification, equity in student groups, Dropout rates, mastery of the French language, educational pathways and educational living environments. This news was warmly welcomed by the Pontiac MNA André Fortin, who highlighted the project of […]

School revitalization projects in the Pontiac riding were announced during the summer, $ 29,080 in funding will be allocated, including $ 25,000 to École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge. National Assembly Member for Pontiac André Fortin says that the combined amount is $69,000 overall: Clip – André Fortin Complete interview with André Fortin is available here.

At the Forces Avenir Gala held at the Casino du Lac Leamy on June 9, both of them won awards: student Tyler La Salle and teacher Dominique Bomans, both from l’école secondaire Sieur de Coulonge. Dominique Bomans says that it’s a good pat on the back and it’s nice to be recognized for all she […]

Last Friday, (June 9), the students of the classes of Mr. Gaston and Mme. Mélanie (4th-5th and 6th grade) of the l’école L’Envolée visited the national capital region. The day began with bowling at Salle Anik. They then enjoyed a good meal at the Scores and headed for the Rapides-Farmer hydro-electric generating station. The last […]

On June 9, 2017, the 4th edition of the regional Forces AVENIR 2017 was held at the Hilton Lac-Leamy. During the evening, the Commission scolaire des Hauts Bois de l’Outaouais has acknowledged Mme. Dominique Bomans, a teacher at École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge, who received a regional award from Forces AVENIR 2017 in the category “Committed Personnel […]

At the Forces Avenir Gala at Casino du Lac Leamy, students were honoured for their leadership, perseverance and stance against bullying. Two individuals from the Pontiac where at the gala, Tyler La Salle of Sieur de Coulonge, who won the Student Engagement Award and teacher Dominique Bomans for the Personnel Engagement Award. Tyler has created […]

Tyler La Salle, a student at Sieur-de-Coulonge high school, represents his school at the Commission scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais in the Avenir Élève Engagé category. At the age of 14, Tyler formed a committee to organize to activities in the community. In addition to this commitment, he has set up a self-help group to help young […]