October Metis Info online with community news and activities
The October 2015 issue of Metis Info is now online including lots of upcoming HLSL events. Don’t forget HLSL activities can also be found on our calendar.
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Remembrance Week Activities in Métis-sur-Mer
Meet the Writers : The Secondary 1 & 2 Class of Metis Beach School
– Benjamin Leblanc Roy
The New Face of Metis Beach School
– Elodie Annett “Upgrading” is all everyone seems to be thinking about these days and it isn’t an exception at Metis Beach School. Metis Beach School is a small English-speaking school which is located in Métis-sur-Mer. From Matane to Rimouski and all the communities in between, students have been adding up over the years.
The Freedom Writers
– Audrey Bernier and Tanya Soucy The Freedom Writers are a group of people with an interesting story to tell. These people went to school in Long Beach in California. They were surrounded by racial tensions and gang violence. They hated school and they were considered “un-teachable”. They got a new English teacher called Miss […]
The History of “Metis”
– Louise Lapierre There are three main theories that try to explain the origin of the name Métis. These can be summarized in three words: moitié, Mitisk and Mitioui (pronounced Metiw).
Terry Fox Walk 2013
Almost 150 community members of all ages walked the 11 kilometres from Metis Beach School to Black Gable Farm, raising money for the Terry Fox Foundation on Friday, 27 September. Pupils from both the high school and the elementary grades of Metis Beach School were joined by the pupils of Envol school, teachers and community […]
Parent’s Eye View
Chris Mckindsey I am a biologist but don’t get outside often enough to do what I thought I would be doing full-time as a career. I, like many parents, am also overloaded with multiple tasks that impinge on my family life and should spend more time with my kids doing healthy activities. Last month, I […]
Walking into Spring – Step Together!
Wednesday, March 27th 2013Over 100 people aged between 4 and 70 years old, English-speakers and French-speakers, came together to show how simple it is to be healthy with a 2.7 km walk from Envol School in Métis-sur-Mer to the Town Hall, where a healthy snack was served. This event was organised thanks to funding from […]