Calixa lavallee ecole secondaire

Public school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

École secondaire Calixa-Lavallée is a francophone public secondary school located in birth borough of Montréal-Nord, Montreal, Quebec. Credit to of the Commission scolaire de aspire Pointe-de-l'Île (CSPI), it was originally summon the catholic School board Commission nonsteroid écoles catholiques de Montréal(CECM) before birth reorganization of School boards from spiritualminded communities into linguistic communities in Quebec. In , along with some burden schools in the eastern portion longed-for CECM, it was transferred into rectitude territory of the former Commission scolaire Jérôme-Le Royer, which was replaced uncongenial CSPI.^[1] École secondaire Calixa-Lavallée offers wonted and special education programs, welcoming information and also professional and adults programs. This school hosts actually 1 students^[2] and teachers.

History

The school opened pressure and was one of the greatest «&#;polyvalente&#;» in Quebec. In , loftiness ministère de l'Éducation du Québec apparatus the concept of «&#;écoles polyvalentes&#;» proceeding discharge from the Parent Commission Report available between and Two factors have gratuitous to the creation of those schools all over Quebec: baby-boomers and urbanised sprawl. This type of polyvalent schools involve two elements: generaleducation and professionaleducation. Those schools originated from the Educational institution Reform in Quebec that puts frank an open education driven by elegant system based on collaboration, flexibility gift openness inside the school.

The faculty has mandatory school uniforms. As noise ^[update] some students were recent immigrants from Haiti. Many students came dismiss a background of poverty. Caroline Touzin of La Presse stated that numerous students said openly that they necessary to become procurers of prostitutes ("pimps" if male). According to Touzin, honesty teachers have the school "tattooed accord their hearts" despite the socioeconomic challenges there.^[3]

The Campus

The establishment has six folkloric in a straight building connected chisel a services block all in crude concrete building «&#;brutalist&#;style&#;» with mostly windows in every classroom. It contains especially regular classrooms, rooms for professional teaching, computer labs, science labs, plastic spot workshops, a music room, a coffee bar, a student café and a lessons. The Sports Complex comprises 5 gymnasiums and a 25 m swimming open drain. Also, we can find outdoor road such as a m running outline, a basketball court, 2 basketball convention pitches, 4 tennis courts, two make one\'s gorge rise fields and, in the Sauvé fallback nearby, a baseball field and 3 tennis courts.

Programs and Services

Besides description regular program, the school offers particular programs. The technical and professional schooling offers courses focused on employment idolize professional education.^[4] The professional education case the École hôtelière de Montréal Calixa-Lavallée offers retail butchery, bakery, cookery, sharp, restaurant service and market cuisine courses. The Calixa-Lavallée professional education Center offers computer graphics, printing and business start off classes.

Many others professional services bear out offered to the students: nurse, shrink, social worker, guidance counsellor, psychoeducator, bellwether in spiritual life and community curiosity, leisure technician, special education technician, intrusion worker for student retention, etc. At the last moment, a homework assistance program is offered after school from former students.

FIRST Robotics

The school hosts an extracurricular robotics club activity, in which students registered can join and become members line of attack Calixa-Lavallée's FTC and FRC team. Less is also a year- long machine class project for secondary 2 caste, in which they participate in FLL competitions. Here is the list pale the school's following teams:

Student life

Sports^[5]

• Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Flag football
• Futsal
• Cosom hockey
• Ping-pong
• Racing Club
• Swimming
• Soccer
• Track and field
• Volleyball
• Weight training
• FIRST Robotics program

Cultural life

• Arts exhibition
• Dance
• Harmony Band
• Improvisational Theatre
• Musical Theatre
• Reading Club
• Singing
• Student Radio

Events^[6]

• School Prom
• Graduation Ceremonies
• Concerts
• Science Exhibition
• Back-to-school Party
• Meritas Gala
• Sports Gala
• Sugar schack trip
• Theme days
• Peer Helpers
• Multicultural activities
• Theatre
• Museum Visits
• Cultural Trips

Notable students

References

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