Wednesday November 21: What are Advance Medical Directives? This session had to be postposed and will be reschedule,,, Sorry for the inconvenience
Like so many we were horrified by the savage mass shoot at the synagogue in Pittsburgh this pass Saturday. On behalf of the SSCPN I express our deepest condolences to the families of the victims of this awful act. We stand in solidarity with the Jewish community around the world and here at home with the South Shore Jewish Community as we are reminded, once again, of the consequences of antisemitism. Good people must stand & speak out together and never be silent against all evil.
South Shore Olga Melikoff and Murielle Parkes presented with the Goldbloom Award for Community Involvement …together they changed our community by bridging the two solitudes.
Olga Melikoff and Murielle Parkes were the movers and shakers behind the parent-driven experiment in bilingual education. Immersion blossomed into an iconic feature of the English-language public education system in Quebec, and then expanded throughout the rest of Canada. Some fifty years ago, Melikoff, Parkes and the late Valerie Neale were leaders of a parent group that established Canada’s first French immersion program at the former Margaret Pendlebury Elementary School in St. Lambert. This formidable trio of stay-at-home mothers recognized during the Quiet Revolution that Quebec was changing, and that English-language public education needed to change with it. Working with bilingualism experts Wallace Lambert and Richard Tucker in 1965-66, the St. Lambert Parents for Bilingual Education created a pioneering French immersion class of 26 students. At first school officials were not keen on the idea and gave then only a small classroom. However, within a year the demand for such immersion classes grew and more classes in the school became French immersion. Soon parents at other South Shore schools also wanted the program and their immersion program spread to schools across Quebec and beyond. This initiative ultimately changed the face of English-language public education across Canada. It has also helped forge linguistic duality into a defining characteristic of our nation. There efforts with a generation greatly changed the Quebec English-Speaking Community transforming were a majority are now Bilingual. Riverside School Board proudly claims the title “The Birth Place of French immersion education”. But it was the drive of these three parents that saw the future that really brought French immersion education forward.
Olga Melikoff and Murielle Parkes were the movers and shakers behind the parent-driven experiment in bilingual education. Immersion blossomed into an iconic feature of the English-language public education system in Quebec, and then expanded throughout the rest of Canada. Some fifty years ago, Melikoff, Parkes and the late Valerie Neale were leaders of a parent group that established Canada’s first French immersion program at the former Margaret Pendlebury Elementary School in St. Lambert. This formidable trio of stay-at-home mothers recognized during the Quiet Revolution that Quebec was changing, and that English-language public education needed to change with it. Working with bilingualism experts Wallace Lambert and Richard Tucker in 1965-66, the St. Lambert Parents for Bilingual Education created a pioneering French immersion class of 26 students. At first school officials were not keen on the idea and gave then only a small classroom. However, within a year the demand for such immersion classes grew and more classes in the school became French immersion. Soon parents at other South Shore schools also wanted the program and their immersion program spread to schools across Quebec and beyond. This initiative ultimately changed the face of English-language public education across Canada. It has also helped forge linguistic duality into a defining characteristic of our nation. There efforts with a generation greatly changed the Quebec English-Speaking Community transforming were a majority are now Bilingual. Riverside School Board proudly claims the title “The Birth Place of French immersion education”. But it was the drive of these three parents that saw the future that really brought French immersion education forward.
Its Fall Christmas and event time. This is a great way to get out and meet your community . They are number of sales, dinners, plays and concerts taking place...
Stock up on Home made Jam, baked goods , crafts, and warm soup .Enjoy and bring a few friends along .Go to the enclosed link to get a full listing for the South Shore area https://www.sscpn.org/fall-event-listing.html
Stock up on Home made Jam, baked goods , crafts, and warm soup .Enjoy and bring a few friends along .Go to the enclosed link to get a full listing for the South Shore area https://www.sscpn.org/fall-event-listing.html
SSCPN-The South Shore Community Partners Network
Regroupement réseau communautaire rive-sud
Covering the South Shore of Greater Montreal Region
with an English-speaking community of 77,400 (2016 stats Canada )
Territory: Montreal South Shore (Brossard, Greenfield Park, Saint Lambert, Saint Hubert, Candiac, Delson,
La Prairie St Jean, Longueuil, Boucherville, Otterburn Park, Saint Bruno and surrounding areas
For the monthly Listing of community activities...go to the Current Month Tab
SSCPN Mission The South Shore Community Partners Network – is a volunteer-based non-profit corporation whose objective is to build a sense of community among the Montreal South Shore English-speaking community groups by helping to encourage awareness of their various activities, programs, and support services. The SSCPN assists in promoting all levels of government programs and not-for-profit services offered by organizations that could be of benefit to our community.
Regroupement réseau communautaire rive-sud est une corporation à but non-lucratif formée d’une base de volontaires dont l’objectif est de bâtir un sens de communauté parmi les groupes communautaires de langue anglaise de la rive-sud de Montréal en aidant à connaître leurs activités variées, leurs programmes et services de soutien. Le SSCPN assiste aussi à la promotion des programmes des gouvernements à tous les niveaux et les services non profit offerts par des organisations qui peuvent être bénéfiques à notre communauté.
The SSCPN would like to thank the support of Ville Longueuil for providing the space to host our programs along with a financial donation Merci : South Shore Adult Wellness Respite Centre
Gaétan Barrette, Québec Minster of Health and MNA
Nicole Menard MNA (Laporte)
Plus private donations and fund raising efforts
The SSCPN is a proud sponsor of the Adult respite Centre ....we thank there wonderful team of staff and volunteers who make our community just that much brighter
go to this link to see more
https://www.facebook.com/adultdaycarerecreation/videos/1792026521097705/
Montérégie West Community Network
servicing the Chateauguay and Valley area
SSCPN works in close partnership with the MWCN on issues of concern to both our communities within the Montérégie South Shore .
The MWCN is a volunteer non-profit community based support network whose objective is to promote awareness various services offered to the English-speaking community within the Chateauguay area. Contact ;514 804-3064 (leave a message) or www.mwcn.weebly.com
also facebook the thececn
Community E-Newsletter/Website/also on Facebook
The SSCPN produces a very popular Community Email Newsletter that assists various community organizations promote their programs and events. Along with our information Website and Facebook page we also help groups produce pamphlets, flyers and prepare notices for the media etc.
Community Programs contacts and Services:
Through our Network of contacts we provide support to individuals seeking information on community groups and services along with accessing Government programs. The SSCPN can provide resources to host or promote programs ourselves or offer support to our partners and like-minded individuals
Go to the page tabs for information on local services or programs or email us for a pdf listing
Community Partnerships throughout Québec:
The SSCPN works in partnership with various Québec organizations to promote programs and services that also benefit the South Shore English-speaking community: Québec Community Group Network, Québec Health and Social Service Network, Seniors Action Québec, Montérégie West Community Network etc.... See Below
