Unveiling of the entrepreneurial works of students from École secondaire des Chutes in Rawdon.
On April 11, students at Rawdon's École secondaire des Chutes proudly presented the fruit of a long process of reflection. As part of the school's cultural week, the students unveiled a series of works reflecting their entrepreneurial dreams. Under the theme My passion, my dream, my businessIn its first year, the project enabled 52 students from 1re and 2e secondary courseArt and entrepreneurshipThe aim is to highlight the job or type of entrepreneur they want to become. The works created by the students are represented in the form of two (2) paraposts, which will be on display throughout the region over the coming year. This project was carried out in collaboration with Carrefour jeunesse-emploi (CJE) Matawinie, Coopérative de développement régional (CDR) du Québec - région Lanaudière, and Société d'aide au développement de la collectivité (SADC) Matawinie.

My passion, my dream, my business
Since November 2015, participating students have taken part in a process of reflection on their future aspirations in terms of employment or business. Supervised by the teacher of theArt profile entrepreneurshipWith the help of their teacher, Ms. Annie St-Pierre, the students began the project and embarked on an artistic process. The project even made its way into their French class, where a writing project was added to the reflections.
François Boisvert, principal of École des Chutes, emphasized the importance of the project for the school at the press conference: " This project, combining art and entrepreneurship, will have made a creative contribution to the students' career orientation process, without any barriers. Dreams and passion being at the heart of the approach ". Workshops on entrepreneurship and preparations for the launch were also given in collaboration with partners CJE, CDR and SADC. It was in a festive atmosphere and with great pride that the students unveiled their works, which will be on display at the school throughout the cultural week, which includes a full and dynamic program. "This is a fine example of a close and fruitful collaboration between various organizations and the school community, giving students a meaningful experience in two spheres of activity: the arts and entrepreneurship. I'd like to thank everyone who helped make this inspiring project a reality, said Michel Forget, President of the Commission scolaire des Samares.
An inspiring collection that will go a long way
These inspiring works by our next generation of entrepreneurs will be on display throughout the MRC de la Matawinie territory, and are also available on request. Don't hesitate to contact Emmanuelle Lefebvre, at SADC Matawinie, to reserve a parapost at 450 883-0717, ext. 222 or at elefebvre@matawinie.qc.ca.