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Westmount Park Elementary has been around for 105 years. A classic exterior that is in need of an updated interior. So what do you do with 700 students when a renovation from top to bottom needs to take place…and will take 2 years to complete? It’s a challenge that has been solved by the temporary move to two different schools. How does this work and how do teachers and students feel about it? I s...

The Willingdon expansion is a huge change not only for students and parents, but teachers as well. It’s an adjustment and a challenge especially for those who will travel from the Junior campus (original NDG Willingdon Elementary) to the Senior campus (Somerled & Coronation) to teach. So what do they think about the expansion? How will their students benefit? Speaking with Willingdon’s Phys Ed Tea...

In the Fourth of our series on the Willingdon Elementary Expansion (Jr & Sr Campuses) I speak with Grade 6 students who will not be attending the new campus, but still played an integral part in the planning of the Sr. campus layout. Willingdon 2019 Graduates Opal Phillips and Dario Tordini join me to explain what they told administrators would help the learning environment for future students. Ve...

Our special series of podcasts on the expansion of Willingdon Elementary to include a Junior and Senior Campus continues. Now, it’s the students’ turn to talk about their thoughts and feelings regarding the September 2019 changes. In their first podcast ever...meet Ariella Nayer (Grade 3) who will be the “senior” class at the Junior campus and she’s quite pleased about the extra space the classes...

Parents of future students of the Willingdon Senior Campus got their first look at the new home (Somerled & Coronation, NDG) to Willingdon’s Grades 5 & 6 as of September 2019. With their first impressions, joining me are Willingdon parents Cherylin Pierre, Aurora Flewwelling-Skup and Lucas Reindler. New classrooms, lots of space and most important…each student will have his/her own locker!

3 Royal West Academy students are heading to Fredericton, NB for the Canada Wide Science Fair following their top places finishes at the Hydro-Quebec Regional Science & Technology Fair. Their projects provide hope for future generations. And Royal West Science & Technology and Chemistry teacher, Andrea Dillon takes us inside the classroom.

With the school year winding down, most are setting their sights on summer vacation. But, bursting at the seams and loosing specialty rooms to student classrooms, at Willingdon Elementary in NDG, they are gearing up for the creation of a new Senior Campus to house Grades 5 and 6 for September 2019. Over the next several weeks our podcasts will take you through this huge undertaking. An undertaking...

The EMSB's annual board-wide Public Speaking Competition is not just a "speech contest" but a showcase for students to get out a message that is both personal and important to them. The quality of the speeches is astounding, well researched, focused and confidently presented - and these students are only in high school. Congratulations to all the students who pushed aside their fears to participat...

You think putting together a Broadway production is complicated? Imagine having to corral over 225 students ages 4-12 for an elaborate production of the musical "The Little Mermaid". Bancroft Elementary Principal Dorothy Ostrowicz and Director Francois Lukawecki have taken on the task...with just a "little" help from some 60 volunteer parents PLUS faculty. Put it all together and "the little schoo...

Every April we honour those who consistently donate their time and energy for the sole purpose of benefiting others. Every year, the EMSB honours their volunteers (some 1,500 across the school board) with the Volunteer Appreciation night. 2019 honorees include St. Gabriel's Carol Clifton as Volunteer of Distinction as well as Adrian & Natalie Bercovici, founders of the Generations Foundation as Vo...

With the evolving focus in education on STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math) the EMSB has teamed up with the world renowned Research Institute (RI) of the MUHC to provide students with mentoring and the unique opportunity of hands on experience in developing a project in coordination with its lab specialists. The EMSB’s Anna Villalta (Asst. Director of Educational & Technology Serv...

Vince Lacroce, Spiritual and Community Animator, finds unique ways to integrate learning about our diverse world with a challenge and even some fun. On this occasion of Black History Month, Vince found by imitating parts of the reality based TV show “The Amazing Race”, students absorbed more of the personal stories, accomplishments and histories of our Black Canadian and American heroes. Not only...

Although she started her post-secondary education in Commerce, Katherine soon realized where her passion lay. As the full time Physical Education & Health Consultant for the EMSB, Katherine is guiding our children to enjoy and appreciate what an active lifestyle brings. Physical Literacy programs incorporate movement throughout the student’s day. But are the students able to take these notions hom...

While Michelangelo International Elementary School in RDP might be tucked away at the eastern edge of Montreal, Principal Marisa Mineiro will soon be thrust into the national spotlight as she was recently named as one of Canada’s Outstanding Principals. The announcement was made by the Learning Partnership. Suzanne Desautels recently sat down with Marisa to discuss the incredible honour.

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