Lachine, February, 6, 2015 – Hundreds of people will be pleased by this announcement: Collège Sainte-Anne has officially obtained a permit from the Ministry of Education to open a new preschool and primary school in Dorval. The educational program at Sainte-Anne Academy is fully bilingual (70% French and 30% English), and students will also begin learning Spanish from the age of ten. The new school will welcome its first students in August and is stirring strong public interest: the Academy has already received more than 500 admission applications!
The new unsubsidized school will open in the facilities of the former Queen of Angels Academy, which merged with Collège Sainte-Anne de Lachine in 2014.
An innovative primary school
Sainte-Anne Academy will be focused on creativity, languages and science. “We are going to create an exceptionally friendly, high-tech learning environment that encourages children to express themselves artistically and think analytically. Students will progress in an innovative and personal space designed especially for them,” explains Ugo Cavenaghi, Director General of Collège Sainte-Anne. The new school in Dorval will be part of the educational offering of Collège Sainte-Anne, which already enjoys a solid reputation for its secondary and CEGEP programs in Lachine.
Keen interest
The new school is clearly stirring interest among the more than 2,000 visitors who have attended open houses at the Academy. An information day will be held on Saturday, February 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m at 100 Bouchard Blvd. in Dorval. Applications for admission are accepted online and must be received before midnight on February 9, 2015.
Sainte-Anne Academy in a nutshell:
- Fully bilingual learning environment, with more hours of language instruction, subjects taught in French and English, and Spanish added to the curriculum in cycle III
- Initiation to the four arts: dance, music, visual arts, drama
- Physical education and outdoor activities every day
- Well-equipped science laboratories
- Music room
- Ecological cafeteria offering healthy meal choices
- Dance studio
- Laptops and iPads for students (1:1 ratio) and interactive whiteboards in every class to develop the digital citizens of tomorrow
- Educational activities focused on innovation, creativity, leadership, hands-on experiences, technology, experimentation and analytical thinking
- Daily day care services with a family feel featuring breakfast, an educator-supervised area to do lessons and homework, and a wide choice of extracurricular activities including art, games, sports and music
- Automatic transition from the Academy (primary) to Collège Sainte-Anne (secondary)
- Partnerships with students in Sainte-Anne’s secondary and CEGEP programs
To learn more: primaire.sainteanne.ca
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Source: Collège Sainte-Anne
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