A Most Treasured Experience

As we begin a new school year memories of our summer spent together in Italy reflect brightly in our hearts and minds. A special thank you to superintendent, Ms. Mary Battista for providing a most enriching educational experience. The care and attention to detail in her planning, organization and consideration in all aspects of the trip made this an unforgettable and everlasting journey. Thank you to Director of Education, Ms. Patricia Preston for supporting this educational initiative. Our students were excellent international role models and ambassadors of the Catholic faith community fostered here within our school board. A successful accomplishment was made by each of them. Thank you to the parents for entrusting your children to us. It was not only a pleasure but an honour to travel and share this time with them. God Bless.

The following is a message from Ms. Battista. Our Wonderful Summer Experience-Summer Credit Tuscany 2015 I am very pleased to announce that this summer 20 students completed a University Grade 12 English credit and 16 students obtained a Grade 11 or Grade 12 Visual Arts credit. Students visited Venice, Ravenna, Florence, Assisi, Montecatini, Siena, San Gimignano, and Rome and were inspired by the culture, historical monuments, churches and famed works of art. They visited the Uffizi, saw the David of Michelangelo in L'Accademia, the tomb of St Francis of Assisi and Dante Alligheri, the mosaics of Ravenna, the beautiful Piazza del Campo, the Sistine chapel, as well as many other masterpieces. We also enjoyed time on a beach on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The students were respectful, polite, grateful, friendly, fun loving and serious about their studies. It was a pleasure to get to know all of them. We enjoyed our time together and we truly became a family during our time together. We received numerous compliments about them from hotel staff, bus drivers, tour guides, store owners and everyone who interacted with them. They studied hard and reached their full potential. Their teachers challenged them and gave them every opportunity to succeed. The teachers truly cared about their students snd worked hard to meet their needs. Thank you Ms. Rocca and Ms. Meschino for your dedication and commitment to your students. Our principal, Ms. Augustynek and our supervisors, Gary, Michael and Luca ensured our students were safe and following rules while enjoying their time in italy. I thank them from the bottom of my heart. Our guide Teresa went out of her way to make this a memorable experience for your children. She became our italian nonna! Sei grande Teresa! I feel the courses were a great success and I am looking forward to planning next summer. I know the students will enjoy the rest of the summer and I wish them much succes in the years to come. They ae very special and we love them all! I will miss them and will cherish every moment transpired with them. Thank you for your support and God Bless.