École Secondaire Henri-Bourassa

École Secondaire Henri-Bourassa is a French language secondary school located in Montréal-Nord under the Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île.

The school is located at the corner of Maurice Duplessis and Laurier. It is situated next to Henri Bourassa park.

École Secondaire Henri-Bourassa

The school's name is linked to French Canadian politician Henri Bourassa.

International Program

The school offers the International Baccalaureate program since 1999. [1]This program allows student to develop world views, abilities, intellectual methods, sense of responsibility, team project competencies and global understanding of international issues. It stimulates their curiosity and open-mindedness to other cultures and their willingness to learn.

Culture

École Secondaire Henri-Bourassa is known for its cultural diversity. Aside from the fact that the school welcomes students from various ethnic background, the cultural life of Henri-Bourassa is very rich, holding presentations of music, visual art, improvisational theatre, dance, fashion and literature.[2]

Sports

Whether they are competitive or recreative, sports are at the heart of Henri-Bourassa's activities. The school has 18 sport teams including basketball, flag football, soccer, cross-county, athletics, cheerleading, swimming and volleyball.[3] It also has 2 basketball courts, 4 tennis courts plus a shared soccer pitch located in a nearby park. "Les Béliers" are their logo and symbol, and is an important source of pride, attachement and school identity among all cohorts. [4]

References
  1. École secondaire Henri-Bourassa https://www.cspi.qc.ca/hb/presentation.php. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. École Secondaire Henri-Bourassa https://www.cspi.qc.ca/hb/vie_culturelle.php. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. École Secondaire Henri-Bourassa https://www.cspi.qc.ca/hb/vie_sportive.php. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Ledain, Nicolas (May 31, 2018). Journal metro https://journalmetro.com/local/montreal-nord/1596613/cinq-faits-marquants-de-50-ans-dhistoire-de-lecole-secondaire-henri-bourassa/. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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