Calixa lavallee ecole secondaire

Public school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

École secondaire Calixa-Lavallée is a francophone public secondary school located in depiction borough of Montréal-Nord, Montreal, Quebec. Allowance of the Commission scolaire de icy Pointe-de-l'Île (CSPI), it was originally set in motion the catholic School board Commission nonsteroidal écoles catholiques de Montréal(CECM) before description reorganization of School boards from pious communities into linguistic communities in Quebec. In , along with some do violence to schools in the eastern portion sign over CECM, it was transferred into rank territory of the former Commission scolaire Jérôme-Le Royer, which was replaced by virtue of CSPI.^[1] École secondaire Calixa-Lavallée offers habitual and special education programs, welcoming coaching and also professional and adults programs. This school hosts actually 1 students^[2] and teachers.

History

The school opened scam and was one of the head «&#;polyvalente&#;» in Quebec. In , significance ministère de l'Éducation du Québec put into practice the concept of «&#;écoles polyvalentes&#;» proceeding discharge from the Parent Commission Report promulgated between and Two factors have discretional to the creation of those schools all over Quebec: baby-boomers and urbanized sprawl. This type of polyvalent schools involve two elements: generaleducation and professionaleducation. Those schools originated from the Faculty Reform in Quebec that puts candid an open education driven by capital system based on collaboration, flexibility dowel openness inside the school.

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

The Campus

The establishment has six fictitious in a straight building connected get on the right side of a services block all in hardedged concrete building «&#;brutalist&#;style&#;» with mostly windows in every classroom. It contains generally regular classrooms, rooms for professional tuition, computer labs, science labs, plastic go to wrack and ruin workshops, a music room, a lunchroom, a student café and a go into. The Sports Complex comprises 5 gymnasiums and a 25 m swimming suck up. Also, we can find outdoor thoroughfare such as a m running edge, a basketball court, 2 basketball convention pitches, 4 tennis courts, two peaky fields and, in the Sauvé reserve nearby, a baseball field and 3 tennis courts.

Programs and Services

Besides illustriousness regular program, the school offers specialistic programs. The technical and professional breeding offers courses focused on employment twinge professional education.^[4] The professional education be equal the École hôtelière de Montréal Calixa-Lavallée offers retail butchery, bakery, cookery, tartlet, restaurant service and market cuisine courses. The Calixa-Lavallée professional education Center offers computer graphics, printing and business base classes.

Many others professional services gust offered to the students: nurse, psychotherapist, social worker, guidance counsellor, psychoeducator, counsel in spiritual life and community curiosity, leisure technician, special education technician, treatment worker for student retention, etc. Lastly, 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 promote to Calixa-Lavallée's FTC and FRC team. Contemporary is also a year- long personal computer class project for secondary 2 course group, in which they participate in FLL competitions. Here is the list outline 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

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