Education

Studies confirm that yoga can be beneficial and have a wellness effect on the health and well-being of teenagers. In order to support her students at École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa), teacher Ms. Annette Lytwenko has made this a winning practice and regularly offers short yoga sessions. Students love this activity and are benefiting both physically and emotionally. Among the findings, ...

Confederation College is providing prospective students a look inside its diverse programs and new opportunities with its virtual Open House 2021. Until November 25, 2021, secondary students, mature learners and their families can attend live sessions to learn more about student life at Confederation College.   “We wanted prospective students to have a comfortable way to explore their future opportunities,” ...

Les élèves de la 4e année de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont souligné le jour du Souvenir en écrivant des cartes postales à l’intention de militaires canadiens. Sous la supervision de leur enseignant, M. Éric Comtois, les élèves ont fait des recherches, compilé des informations pour ensuite rédiger de beaux messages.   Les élèves se sont aussi rendus au cénotaphe de ...

Grade 4 students from École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) marked Remembrance Day by writing postcards for members of the Canadian Military. Under the supervision of their teacher, Mr. Éric Comtois, students were asked to research and compile information, before writing beautiful messages.   The students also visited the Wawa’s Community Cenotaph to honour veterans who participated in various military conflicts. Afterwards, the ...

Ontario is marking the sixth annual Treaties Recognition Week November 1-7, 2021. As part of this, Sault College Indigenous Studies and Library Services are celebrating with #SCTreatyTalks welcoming guest speakers Patricia Lesage and Juliana Lesage.   Community members are invited to participate in this virtual presentation taking place on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at 3:30 p.m. Sault Ste. Marie is ...

  Dans le cadre des cours de sciences, d’études sociales et de religion, les élèves de 4e et 5e année de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) étudient l’importance de prendre soin de l’environnement, de leur communauté et de leur école. Avec l’aide de Mme Sabrina Lévesque, enseignante de 5e année, et de M. Éric Comtois, enseignant de 4e année, les élèves ont ...

  As part of science, social studies, and religion classes, grade 4 and 5 students at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) are studying the importance of taking care of the environment, their community and their school. With the help of grade 5 teacher Ms. Sabrina Lévesque and grade 4 teacher Mr. Éric Comtois, the students decided to take action to demonstrate the ...

Les élèves de l’école secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) prennent plaisir à apprendre et à faire de belles découvertes dans leur cours de sciences dont celui de chimie. Tout récemment, ils ont pu manier avec soin des produits chimiques et explorer différentes réactions – en voilà une belle façon d’apprendre !   Ayant accès à un laboratoire moderne et profitant de ...

Students at École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) enjoy learning and making great discoveries in their science classes, such as chemistry. Very recently, they were able to carefully handle chemicals and explore different reactions – this is indeed a great way to learn!     Having access to a modern laboratory and benefiting from the support of committed teachers, Trillium students ...

Cette année, les enseignantes de l’école Saint Nom de Jésus ont eu l’idée de recruter des anciens élèves pour les appuyer avec la lecture aux élèves. Voulant présenter une variété de modèles francophones dans la communauté aux élèves, elles ont communiqué avec Danika Bérubé et Rihanna Hann, deux finissantes de l’école. Ces deux anciennes ont accepté de contribuer au succès ...

This year, teachers at École Saint Nom de Jésus (Hornepayne) had the idea of ​​recruiting alumni to support them with reading to students. Wanting to present a variety of Francophone role models in the community to their students, they contacted Danika Bérubé and Rihanna Hann, two graduates of the school. These two alumni agreed to contribute to the success of ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at Grand View Public School. As per provincial Ministry of Education guidance, an outbreak is declared in a school once it has been determined that within a 14 day period, two individuals tested positive for COVID-19 and At least one case could have reasonably acquired their infection in the school ...

When Ms. Monique Grendron, teacher at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa), first saw the game Hungry Hungry Hippos, she knew she had to integrate it, one way or another, in her classroom.   Motivated to make it easy for students to learn while having fun, she modified the original version of the Hungry Hungry Hippo game to create a version that emphasizes ...

Quand Mme Monique Grendron, enseignante à l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa), a premièrement vu le jeu Hungry Hungry Hippos, elle savait qu’elle devait l’intégrer, d’une façon ou d’une autre, dans sa salle de classe. Motivée à permettre aux élèves d’apprendre en s’amusant, elle a donc modifié la version originale de ce jeu d’hippopotames affamés afin de créer une version qui met de ...

  As part of their French and science lessons, grade 4 students at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) prepared a monstrous recipe that was simply delicious! Supported by their teacher, Mr. Éric Comtois, the students had the teacher-approved opportunity to eat spiders by following an original recipe in their reading book. To achieve this, they had to follow the steps listed in ...