Educational field trips Sec 5

Afgan Lunch

In ELA 5, we read The Kite Runner which looks at the lives of two boys in Afghanistan who grow up with the Afghan conflict as the backdrop to their lives. We go to a lunch at an Afghani restaurant to get a taste of the food and culture described in the novel.

Community Connection class outing

Students in this secondary 5 class are given the chance to experience a real life workplace. They have to draft a profession email, coordinate with the enterprise of their choosing and spend the day experiencing life in the workplace.

Destination Quebec- LCC trip

Destination Quebec is an important annual event held at Lower Canada College. Our students take part in a number of workshops to discuss and contemplate the effect of globalization in various fields such as, technology, business, the environment, social justice and health. Our students leave with a renewed interest and understanding on how globalization shapes our world as well as their role in the process.

French Theater Outing

Each year, the French department organizes a day at the theater outing for the entire school. This past year, NSAL's annual A Day at the Theater outing took place at the Maison des Arts de Laval. Organized by the french department, students and staff got to hone their French skills by attending a play entitled Nordicité. Using video projections, puppets and giant polar bear suits, the play was a visual poem taking the audience on a journey between myths and Nordic realities.

Jewish Rehab Center

Each year, a group of our students have the opportunity to attend a day long workshop at our local Jewish Rehab Center. The students hear from professionals in all disciplines and got to see firsthand what being in physical rehab is like and how people in this profession make a difference in peoples lives

McGill Discovery days

McGill offers many initiatives to introduce students to different fields of studies. This includes women in engineering events and career exploration days of which our students always take part. At NSA we are always looking for ways to expose our students to as many opportunities as possible.

Speak Up

Each year, North Star Academy students attends the EMSB's annual Speak Up Montreal! spoken word competition at Marymount High School. We have had our students win this competition and others place amongst the top speakers in the region. This wonderful platform allows students to express their ideas and thoughts freely.