Services provided
Hot Lunch Program
Merenda Food Services offers a variety of delicious hot lunches. Each meal includes a beverage of your choice, an appetizer, an entree and a dessert. All meals follow the EMSB's Nutrition Policy. Merenda will provide hot lunches every day except on Pizza and Subway days. Merenda is committed to protecting the environment. All the containers used to package meals are recyclable.
Special Needs Support
Our technician helps students with particular needs by monitoring and working with them. These students are assisted academically and socially whenever the need arises. Please contact us for more information.
Library Services
The library is intended to be a resource area for the whole school. Students are encouraged to come to the library to do their homework and study, to read for pleasure or to make use of the wide variety of books and magazines available to them.
Computer Technician
The computer technician (ITS Field Services Technician) installs new computer applications, troubleshoots network connectivity, repairs complicated breakdowns and assists analysts in the development and implementation of new computer systems within the school.
Nutritional Education
Dietitians travel from school to school visiting classrooms and cafeterias to talk to students about eating nutritious foods and being healthy. The aim is to encourage healthy lifestyles through good nutrition and physical activity and to sensitize students to the social influences on their perception of health and well-being. Consult the EMSB Nutrition & Food Services page.
Occupational Therapy
The occupational therapist works with parents and/or caregivers and others to assess if a student has difficulties with practical and social skills and recommends appropriate strategies in order to maximise the student's potential when carrying out activities of daily living.
Psychological Evaluation and Help
A child psychologist is assigned to the school on a 1 day per week basis. His/her principal task is to facilitate the adaptive and developmental functions of the child within the school context and beyond.
Speech and Language Therapy
A speech and language pathologist is available to evaluate, diagnose and recommend strategies for students with speech and language delays and disorders
Personal Development and Community Involvement Animation
The Personal Development and Community Involvement Animator
The role of the animator is to conduct activities to help students gain a deeper understanding of particular questions, solve problems and build links between their spiritual life and community. The animator encourages the development of emotional and spiritual intellect by helping students participate in improving the community and society around them.
The community animator works on a team with other animators to develop and implement programs or activities of a community, humanitarian, spiritual and religious nature for larger groups of schools.
He or she also provides information and guidance to staff, parents, and students with respect to religious beliefs and needs in terms of spiritual life and community involvement.
Services provided by the Centre de santé et de services sociaux
Registered Nurse
The school nurse is available to provide consultation, screening, prevention, vaccinations, referral and health/vaccination records for students.
Social Worker
A social worker is assigned to the school on a part-time basis. The role of the social worker is particularly important in the area of family intervention or counselling.