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Student Success Story by Elisa Ras
Last year in mid October 2013, I had a new learner Qadeer Hussain join my class (Literacy-Level1) who came from Pakistan and has been living in Canada for 8 years. Over the past 8 years he has been working for various companies, ...
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Immigration minister learns about St. Charles
By Gord Bowes Hamilton Mountain News (Jan 13, 2014) Students at St. Charles Adult Education Centre gave the provincial Minister of Citizenship and Immigration a taste of what life is like for them — literally. Michael Cot ...
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Work on completing your high school credits at your own pace from home, within a teacher assisted classroom setting during the day, a teacher taught classroom setting during the day or even earn credits as a mature student with pr ...
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Upcoming
Mar 10 - March Break
Apr 13 - Palm Sunday
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Chef Vijay at the Hamilton Farmer’s Market
Chef Training teacher Vijay Jos was invited to the Hamilton Farmer’s Market recently to give a healthy meal cooking demonstration for newcomers to Canada in Hamilton. This event was organized by Lisa Crapsi of HARRRP (Hamilton Association of Residential Recreation Redevelopment Programs).
The new ...
Posted on Mar 6
Pancake Tuesday at Barlake
On Tuesday March 4th there was a buzz at the Barlake staff room at 9:00 a.m. Teacher Kathy Gebel was busy mixing flour and other ingredients in a giant steel bowl. Anna DiLiberto was busy bringing out the griddles. Lisa Ras was busy helping Kathy with the ingredients. Josi Ingraudo was getting the m ...
Posted on Mar 5
Honouring Canadian Olympians
St. Charles 770 Main enjoyed completing an Olympic Bulletin Board for all to enjoy. Every time our Canadian Olympians won a medal, a Canadian red maple leaf was placed on the board of honour. Students enjoyed the daily excitement of updating the board as well as learning about our famous athletes. ...
Posted on Mar 4
Family Literacy Day 2014 at 770 Main East
For nine consecutive years Academic Upgrading program at St. Charles has been celebrating “Family Literacy Day”. This year’s theme was “15 Minutes of Fun” to encourage families to take time each day to learn together with children.
Keeping up with the theme, St. Charles invited students from St. ...
Posted on Mar 4
Student Success Story by Elisa Ras
Last year in mid October 2013, I had a new learner Qadeer Hussain join my class (Literacy-Level1) who came from Pakistan and has been living in Canada for 8 years. Over the past 8 years he has been working for various companies, wherever he could find work and has never attended English classes. T ...
Posted on Feb 19
St. Charles Celebrates Black History Month
Each year, Canadians participate in Black History Month festivities and events that honour the legacy of black Canadians, key figures in our history who have helped to build a strong and tolerant country. Canadians take this time to celebrate the significant contributions of black Canadians who, thr ...
Posted on Feb 19
Wilma's Place and St. Charles move into their new home
Some ties cannot be broken.
After more than a decade of co-existence in the old landmark Cathedral Boys High School at Tisdale & Main, Wilma’s Place and St. Charles have found a new home just a short distance down the road at the former St. Columba School at 770 Main.
The two moved into their ...
Posted on Feb 17
Have you registered your school board support?
The municipal elections will be held this year on Monday, October 27th. Every eligible voter has the right to designate their support for either the public or Catholic school system in this province. Please read the information about this municipal election.
Posted on Feb 6
Ratepayers Information-2014
ESL Program and Extravaganza
Our St. Charles Adult and Continuing Education ESL programs offer opportunities for newcomers to Canada to improve English language proficiency for work, life in Canada, or further studies. We offer English language instruction classes at all levels from Literacy to CLB 6. Enjoy the best quality of ...
Posted on Jan 15
Immigration minister learns about St. Charles
By Gord Bowes
Hamilton Mountain News (Jan 13, 2014)
Students at St. Charles Adult Education Centre gave the provincial Minister of Citizenship and Immigration a taste of what life is like for them — literally.
Michael Coteau was treated to a meal prepared by students in the chef training co ...
Posted on Jan 15
Citizenship minister visits Hamilton
The Hamilton Spectator (Jan 14, 2014)
Michael Coteau, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, made two stops in Hamilton on Monday.
Coteau spoke to students in an ESL class at St. Charles Adult and Continuing Education Centre on West 5th Street, including Najwa Al-Salam (shown in white head scarf).
The minister, once an ESL t ...
Posted on Jan 15
Minister connects with adult learners on tour of St. Charles
It’s been many years since he stood before an ESL class, but a visit to St. Charles Adult Education Centre on January 13th gave Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Michael Coteau a chance to talk to new Canadians and hone his teaching skills.
The one-time ESL teacher and curriculum developer ...
Posted on Jan 14
Christmas Luncheon At Cathy Wever School
The Rotary Club of Hamilton held their 7th Annual Christmas Luncheon Celebration at Cathy Wever Elementary School on Dec. 12th. The St. Charles Chef Training Program Chefs along with their students prepared the holiday meal to serve to a packed gymnasium...Read More...http://snapd.at/eeknb5
Posted on Jan 8
LBS SECRET SANTA
By Christine Hendrie, LBS Supervisor
About 18 years ago, a gentleman walked through the doors of St. Charles 45 Young Street. He registered in the Literacy and Basic Skills Class at the time. He had a grown family and was a retired bus driver with the City of Hamilton. His goals were simply p ...
Posted on Dec 17
Turkey gobblers
Hamilton Spectator (Dec 4, 2013)
Braeden Nyguen is talking turkey at St. Lawrence Catholic Elementary School ... turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, the works. The hot holiday meal was served up Tuesday (Dec 3) by students and teachers in the St. Charles Chef Training Program. Four-year-ol ...
Posted on Dec 4
The students and staff observing Remembrance Day at Barlake St. Charles
Posted on Nov 28
Punjabi Community - ProAction Cops Build Trust With International Languages Students
One of the objectives of ‘The International Language’ program is to enable students to become familiar with the experiences and cultural contributions of the people whose language they are studying, both in Canada and in the country of origin, through a study of the language, community’s traditions, ...
Posted on Nov 18
As ESL Extravaganza shows, “There’s no place like home”
St. Charles’ ESL students may have “followed the yellow brick road” to Canada, but an ESL Extravaganza on November 6th showed “there’s no place like home.”
ESL students had a chance to share their culture and customs at an extravaganza that celebrated diversity through song and dance. This year’s ...
Posted on Nov 14
ESL Extravaganza 2013
On November 6th St. Charles celebrated ESL Extravaganza with the “Wizard of Oz” movie theme. The gym was decorated with yellow bricks with flags on them from the many countries that the students represent. The bricks symbolized the famous saying from the movie “Follow the Yellow Brick Road”.
In man ...
Posted on Nov 12
St. Charles Adult High School Graduation October 24, 2013
This year’s graduation celebrated two special milestones for the St. Charles Adult High School Program. Firstly, it was the 30th graduating class ceremony which recognizes the accomplishments and applauds the journeys of our graduates which brought them through St. Charles. Additionally, St. Charles ...
Posted on Oct 31
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