Here in St. Paul’s River, a mind-shift is taking place and it involves all of us—students, teachers, professionals, parents and community partners. (more…)
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Tourists Delighted by Student Ambassadors
Last fall we reported that Gaspé Polyvalente’s Entrepreneurship students had completed 30 hours of training to become community ambassadors to visiting cruise ship passengers. This spring those same students are back at it, buoyed by the positive feedback they received from tourists and cruise companies alike. Notes principal Daniel Gallagher: “A retired school administrator from […]
Fresh Produce and a Growing Sense of Place
Turning unproductive farmland into co-operative gardens will help young Anglophones to realize how much they can contribute to their community. As one of 11 pilot schools across Québec, Gaspé Polyvalente has been busy identifying ways it can help build the entrepreneurial capacity of its region. One initiative scheduled to begin next September will unite students, teachers […]
Students Who Felt Marginalized Come into Their Own
An in-school silk-screening venture is enabling a group of students to master required competencies— and build on GOAL’s twin pillars: self-knowledge and career awareness. The “T-Shirt Factory” at Philemon Wright High School in Gatineau owes its existence to a chance comment made by a student in the Work-Oriented Training Path’s Prework Training program. She told […]
Entrepreneurial Students Leave a Legacy to Their School
Westmount High School’s bike co-op, student-run fitness centre and other entrepreneurial activities encourage kids to take responsibility and practise life skills. When Andrew Robinson began his career as a history, English and geography teacher a few years ago, he found students had little outlet for what he calls “hands-on, tied-to-the-outside-world learning.” That “huge learning gap” sent […]
