Students committed to pushing back the limits of mutual aid

At the beginning of March, five students at Curé-Hébert high school flew off to Costa Rica. A getaway in the sun, yes, but definitely not a beach holiday! The students instead took part in a genuine humanitarian aid trip after spending almost a year planning and raising funds for the project. The expedition enabled the Secondary 5 students to test their limits and proved to be an experience they will never forget…

SlowPopShow 2012

A project committed to showcasing the artistic talents of students while financing the reconstruction of a school in Haiti

Sing for Haiti! This is what Alexandre Lemieux, a student at Augustin-Norbert-Morin high school, chose to do to help his school raise funds to finance the reconstruction of Eddy Pascal college located on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince. But singing alone was simply out of the question. In launching the SlowPopShow, Alexandre wanted to bring together loads of artistic students, including singers, dancers, musicians and even set designers, so as to offer a noteworthy and comprehensive show and, more importantly, generate a significant financial impact.

“Je nage pour la vie”

A project committed to heightening public awareness of suicide while raising funds

Sometimes, certain causes speak out to us more than others. For Marie-Pier Lapointe, a Secondary 5 student at Polyvalente des Appalaches, suicide is an issue that seems to foster a profound sense of reflection. Although she has never experienced the ordeal firsthand, Marie-Pier feels so deeply concerned that she decided to create the “Je nage pour la vie” project. In the form of a swim-o-thon, the project aims to heighten public awareness of suicide in her region while at the same time raising funds, a percentage of which will be donated to a suicide prevention organization.