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It's all experience and passion at the St. Pius X Career Centre, where the next generation of hoteliers and chefs are being trained for their future careers. To learn more about the opportunities available through the Professional Cooking and Hotel Reception programs, listen here.

Three outstanding teachers were awarded at the 8th annual English Montreal School Board Teacher Recognition Day ceremony. On this report with Nicole Proano, you'll find out who they are and what they had to say about the honour.

The English Montreal School Board Parents Committee will present a virtual conference on Sunday, May 29th, with Mental Health being the focus of the opening session. Joining Mark Bergman on this episode are: Conference Chair , EMSB  Parent Commissioner Daniel Tatone. Dietician Giuliana Di Quinzio Teacher Paul Karpontinis. (Lester B Pierson) Briana Sansolone (Sec 5 at Lester B Pierson) Host Lee Hab...

Students and staff at Leonardo Da Vinci Academy came together to help Ukrainian refugees, in an unbelievable way! Listen to how this initiative came together, as Mark Bergman speaks with school principal Nadia Sammarco as well as students Nino Fusco & Mia Campilii.

Balado CSEM: Chorale CSEM by EnglishMTL Podcasts

Students of Carlyle Elementary School, recently created a new song called A Little While. Listen, as host Mark Bergman chats with grade 6 students and their music teacher Christine Rahal Crawford, about how the song came to be. Plus, have a listen to the whole song at the end of this podcast!

Balado CSEM: Raconte-moi ton histoire by EnglishMTL Podcasts

Devon Packer, a Secondary V student at Royal Vale School in NDG, has won the grand prize at this year's Commonwealth International Composition Award (CICA). He was chosen by the organization, Commonwealth Resounds, which has as its mission to connect musical cultures and to promote initiatives and partnerships in Commonwealth countries. Devon joins Mark Bergman, along with his mother Paula Layman...

Cinq élèves du la CSEM ont récemment remporté le prix Robert Alfred Peck pour l’excellence en français. Les élèves Melina Aravantinos, Amélie Chambon et Helena Senécal de la Royal West Academy, Sophie Paradis de Royal Vale, Rita Petrecca de Laurier Macdonald et Stefania Teresa Zambardi du Vincent Massey Collegiate ont obtenu la note de 100 %. Chacun a reçu une médaille et un chèque de 100 $. Le dé...

Merry Christmas! We're checking in with some grade 6 students to see how they celebrated the holidays over the last few weeks, and to chat about what their schools were doing during this festive season! from Dante School, we talk to grade 6 students Eva Pereira & Nicholas Fussco, and from Dunrae Gardens, Leyla Fernandez & Julian Katz. Enjoy!

Mark Bergman chat with students and staff about James Lyng High School's new RnB Cafe- run exclusively by the student body! Joining us are sec 5 students: Kia Legault-Thomas Nyzaya McLean-Gordon Leadership Course & Resource Teacher - Samira Chawki, And Vice Principal, Andrea Dillon

The Garden program at St. Monica Elementary School, is a favourite for both students and teachers alike. Listen, as host Mark Bergman speak with school Principal Silvana Crigna, teachers Carissa Valente & Suzanne Engle-Bretsen, Grade 5 student Camille Corbeil, and Ryan Oxley, B.A.S.E. Daycare Green Projects Facilitator Enjoy!

Robotics and Entrepreneurship are at the heart of RDP's Leonardo Da Vinci Academy! Join host Dino Sisto for a look inside this bustling East End school.

On this episode you'll hear first hand why Marymount Academy International is such a unique gem in the west end of Montreal. Leading up to the school's virtual open house on Tuesday, host Mark Bergman sat down with principal James Fequet, IB co-ordinator Maria Raskin, as well as Secondary V students Isabela Baida and George Bright. Enjoy! Marymount Academy International Virtual Open House: Meet th...

The students at MIND High School in the Plateau have embarked upon a new community engagement project. The theme is education for social justice and personal wellbeing while creating spaces for youth autonomy within an alternative school system. MIND, an alternative option for independent and motivated students, strives to create a unique educational experiences within an environment that fosters...

Focus on East End Montreal: John Caboto School by EnglishMTL Podcasts

The annual EMSB’s teacher appreciation ceremony recognized some outstanding teachers from this past year. Winners included the team of Lea Zuravlyov, Mauro Corneli, Itzhak Raz, Patrick Bramm, Silvia Bilotto and Galina Gatsko (adult sector) representing the mathematics staff at John F. Kennedy Adult Education Centre in St. Michel. Listen, as Mark Bergman chats with Principal Elizabeth Lagodich, and...

Join the Dino Sisto as he visits each EMSB school in the East End, shining a light on what makes their community so unique.

The annual EMSB’s teacher appreciation ceremony recognized some outstanding teachers from this past year. Winners included teachers Vicki Theophilopoulos from Sinclair Laird Elementary School in Park Extension (youth sector); Joseph Romano from John Caboto Academy in Ahuntsic (physical education) and others. Listen, as Mark Bergman talks to both Vicki and Joseph as well as Lucas Sasso, grade 4 at...

Children and teens face so many issues and parents often struggle with how best to help their children and that’s why the EMSB Parents Committee is holding its fourth annual Parent Conference this weekend On Sunday, from 9 am to 4 pm, join parents for a series of workshops on a variety of issues pertaining to both your elementary and high school students. To tell us more, EMSB Parent Commissioner,...

It’s been one year since the world changed. We take a look back at how the EMSB successfully kept students, teachers and staff safe and engaged in learning. Joe Ortona, Chair of the EMSB, Christy Tannous, Principal EMSB Virtual Learning, School Psychologist, Dr. Despina Vassiliou and Grade 5 student in Virtual Learning, Alessia Faucher-Nucera tell us what the year has been like for them.

During this year of the pandemic, another of the many victims has been Food Security. As people remain in their homes, many no longer working and needing help, food banks have been depleted. CASA Cares, a Concordia University organization, is helping out. Former EMSB student, Divya Aery, VP Involvement at CASA Cares is asking the EMSB community to help replenish the food banks…without even leaving...

When the talented musicians of FACE School learned they would be unable to have their traditional live concerts due to the pandemic, they were devastated. But Instrumental Music Teacher String Section, Theodora Stathopoulos, had an idea to formulate a virtual concert. Through perseverance, passion and the ingenuity of students, techies and teacher the virtual orchestra came to life. Joining Suzann...

Kindergarten Registration for 2021 has already arrived. This year, to avoid those weekend long lineups, the EMSB is going on-line. A pilot project involving 5 elementary schools goes live on the EMSB website at 7am Monday, January 25. Parents will be able to make a reservation online for their child’s registration. To explain more and how this all works, Principals from 2 of the schools in the pil...

Another aspect of the EMSB’s comprehensive effort to provide education for all, is highlighted by what’s going on at the Wagar Adult Education Centre along with Giant Steps School. It’s a pilot project for people on the autism spectrum to receive hands on learning in business. In this case, it’s a mini-grocery store set up in Wagar’s cafeteria. Small perhaps, but an authentic store nonetheless. Of...