Committed to promoting an organization’s mission through the arts

When you’re 15 or 16 years old, with very little or no money, you may often wonder if you really can be of help, lend a hand or “pass it forward.” Not long ago, the 400 Secondary 4 students at the Polyvalente Saint-Jérôme asked themselves this very question. Their answer: “Yes we can!” Their means: “Let’s say we write a song and donate it to a charitable organization!” This is the original project they came up with and that has captured the imagination of everyone… and the enthusiasm of the local organizations that may one day inherit the song in question.
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Committed to going out to meet the homeless and help ease their hunger

When you regularly come across the homeless on the streets of Montréal, you end up forgetting their very existence and the harsh realities that they have to face. A dozen students at Collège de Montréal therefore decided they would no longer turn a blind eye but instead go out and witness at close range homelessness and those who live with it. Every two weeks, the members of Les sandwichs volantes project put together dozens of sandwiches, made coffee and prepared fruit and dessert and, following a set itinerary, went out to meet those who live on the streets to offer them something to ease their hunger all well as the care they need to ease their soul.
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Committed to making their school a paradigm of environmental commitment

May the most die-hard environmentalists be forewarned, the Comité environnemental révolutionnaire et formidable (CERF), an environmental committee at the Externat Sacré-Cœur in Rosemère, has plenty of ideas for persuading everybody to do their part for our planet. From salvaging cellular phones, ink cartridges, batteries and compact discs, to recycling second-hand toys and replacing disposable dishes with reusable ones, the student members of CERF have an unending list of ways to reduce their school’s ecological footprint. And the best part is, everyone is involved.
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Committed to proving that fair trade can change things

For North Americans, buying coffee, tea, sugar or chocolate is nothing out of the ordinary. However, the purchase of these basic foodstuffs has a direct impact on the quality of life in certain communities around the world. When Secondary 2 students in a special education program at Saint-Laurent high school and their teacher set up their Fair-Trade Store, it was precisely to do their part to try and put an end to child exploitation in the production of these products. The students have sold over $4,000 worth of products so far and plan to double their sales from now until the end of the school year when the profits generated will be donated to humanitarian organizations.
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Committed to helping boost the entrepreneurial spirit of students

Sometimes, by going off the beaten path, academic studies can be turned into something creative and unexpected that will genuinely stimulate the commitment of students. And Le Bedon Rond is a perfect example. Ever since it was founded in 2006, when the entrepreneurship awareness class became the backdrop for a meal preparation enterprise, the youth cooperative has never ceased to expand. Today, the organization can count on over 200 members, all budding cooks who meet in their free time to prepare snacks for students, take-away meals for members of staff, and buffets and food samplings for their families and members of the community.
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