{"id":8359,"date":"2021-10-07T17:02:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T21:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/polite-rate.flywheelsites.com\/hscdsbtest\/?post_type=news&p=8359"},"modified":"2021-10-07T17:21:18","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T21:21:18","slug":"its-official","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.hscdsb.on.ca\/hscdsbtest\/news\/its-official\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Official!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Students, staff and friends of Espanola\u2019s Sacred Heart Catholic School and \u00c9cole catholique La Renaissance celebrated the official opening of their new English and French-language Catholic schools earlier
today.\u00a0 \u00a0The outdoor ceremony, which respected COVID-19 restrictions and protocols, bore witness to the
advancement of Catholic education in Espanola.<\/p>

The new shared building houses Sacred Heart Catholic School and the French-language kindergarten to Grade 12 school operated by the Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon (CSC Nouvelon).\u00a0 \u00a0The shared site also
includes 50 daycare spaces in each school managed by Our Children, Our Future Daycare \/ Garderie Nos Enfants, Notre Avenir.<\/p>

Located on Church Street in Espanola, the new two-story building offers students access to a modern learning
environment that will benefit both schools. \u00c9cole catholique La Renaissance counts 240 students while 250
students attend Sacred Heart Catholic School.\u00a0 This $25.2 million project, funded by the Province of Ontario, is
the result of a request made by the Ministry of Education to the school boards to work together in addressing
student accommodation needs in Espanola. The goal was to maximize the use of space while ensuring that all
students continue to have access to the best programming possible in quality school facilities.<\/p>

\u201cHard-working Espanola families deserve high-quality child care and safe learning environments for their
children,\u201d said Minister of Education Stephen Lecce.\u00a0 \u201cBy building a new French-language JK-Grade 12
school and an English-language JK-Grade 8 school in Espanola and additional child care spaces in both
schools, our government is investing in our youth \u2014 especially in rural communities \u2014 to help them prepare
for lifelong success and get access to good paying jobs.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cOn behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board, we are thankful to
the Government of Ontario and the Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon for the collaborative effort which
has allowed us to construct our state of the art new school, Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary School. We
are pleased to be able to provide our staff and families with a safe learning environment,\u201d said Ms.
Sandra Turco, Chair of the HSCDSB.<\/p>

The joint project enhances Catholic education in Espanola while ensuring that linguistic differences are
respected,\u201d said Mr. Andr\u00e9 Bidal, CSC Nouvelon President. \u201cWe are excited to welcome all of our Francophone students, from Kindergarten to grade 12, in a single institution of learning where they can study and grow together.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cWe are delighted to see this joint project come to fruition,\u201d said Ms. Rose Burton Spohn, HSCDSB Director
of Education. \u201cSo many people have been instrumental in shepherding this capital project, from inception to
completion. We are grateful to everyone for their assistance, patience, and expertise.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cThe modern learning environment at \u00c9cole catholique La Renaissance will greatly benefit each of our
students and help them to achieve academic success and promote their cultural and spiritual identity,\u201d
stated Mr. Paul Henry, CSC Nouvelon Director of Education and Secretary Treasurer. Faithful to its tradition
of excellence, the new school will benefit from its modern learning infrastructure and ecological features.\u201d<\/p>

“On behalf of our staff, our students and their families; we are grateful for the opportunity open this new and
wonderful facility. We already feel like it is our own and we look forward to continuing our Catholic traditions
of faith and learning here for many generations to come,” explained Ms. Syndy Withers, Sacred Heart
School Principal.<\/p>

“It is with great pride that we celebrate this historic moment with our Francophone school community in
Espanola. The opening of our new school testifies to the vitality of French-language Catholic education in this region. Students and staff of the school look forward to taking their place in the community, the province and in the world,\u201d stated Ms. Lynn MacLean, \u00c9cole catholique La Renaissance Principal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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