École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges

École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges (ESCBD, Béatrice-Desloges Catholic High School) is a French language high school in the community of Orléans, in the eastern part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[1] The school also houses a community child day care centre, and is currently the largest or second largest and most populated French high school in Ontario, either surpassing or coming very close to that of the Thériault Catholic High School located in Timmins.[2][3]

École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges
Address
1999, avenue Provence

Orléans, Ottawa
,
Ontario
,
K4A 3Y6

Canada
Coordinates45°28′06″N 75°27′32″W
Information
School typeFrancophone Separate Catholic
(publicly funded)
MottoPour la Patrie, Pour la France
(For our people, for France)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Founded1997
School boardConseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est
SuperintendentJulie Matte
PrincipalJohanne Gaudreault
Grades7-12
LanguageFrench
Colour(s)Blue and White         
MascotBidou
Websitewww.beatrice-desloges.ecolecatholique.ca/fr/ (in French)

History

The school is named after Béatrice Desloges, an early twentieth century Franco-Ontarian teacher in Ottawa who, with her sister Diane, successfully opposed Regulation 17, which aimed at rendering illegal all French language teaching in the province of Ontario.[4]

The school opened its doors in 1997,[5] in order to give more space to the overcrowded Garneau high school in Orléans, Ontario. The student population grew rapidly when the 7th and 8th grade groups were incorporated to the 9-12 group in 2001, and since then, the school has been undergoing expansion in order to accommodate the growing number of students.

In 2006, it was announced that an entirely new three-story section would be built[6] where the previous school extension stood, and would be entirely dedicated to the 7th and 8th graders, thus separating them from older high school students. In addition to this, it was announced that a modern amphitheatre would be built inside, meaning that the previous theatre could be removed. This allowed the expansion of the cafeteria, which had been largely criticized for failing to accommodate the number of students over the years, and also allowed the addition of a new atrium, a gymnasium, and an exercise room.[7] The gym was named after Olympian Lise Meloche. Although most of the construction was finished by the end of August 2007, the amphitheatre would not be opened until the beginning of spring 2008,[8] costing in total a near twelve million dollars.[6][7]

On March 2, 2007, the school was awarded the Prix jeunesse (youth prize) by the organization Communications et société for World Social Communications Day, for its unifying religious and artistic interpretation in "Le chemin de croix du XXIe siècle" (The Way of the Cross of the 21st Century).[9]

Programs offered

PSA

Béatrice-Desloges offers a Specialized Arts Program (Programme spécialisé en art) for students which starts from grade 7. Once a student officially enrolls into PSA by grade 9, he or she has to choose a specific domain of specialization: either Music, Visual Arts, or Drama.[10] Within the Drama specialization, a partnership with the École nationale de l'humour (National Comedy school) of Montreal is offered for specific modules.[11]

OptiMax

The school also offers a program for gifted students named "OptiMax". To be admitted to the program the student must demonstrate high academic capabilities, such as a 79% overall average in the following subjects: French, mathematics, sciences, social studies (history and geography), as well as a minimum grade of 75% in each of those subjects.[12] There are categories within the program pertaining to specific age groups. Grades 7 and 8 are in the Exploration program and Grades 9 and 10 in the Planification program.[13]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Béatrice Desloges High School". Pomerleau. Archived from the original on October 21, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  2. "Béatrice Desloges High School". Google Maps. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  3. "Thériault High School". Google Maps. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  4. Occupation de l'école Guigues à Ottawa
  5. "Pages des écoles des Saumure". 2001-09-17. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  6. Florence Bolduc (2006-12-29). "Coup d'oeil sur 2006". L'Express - Ottawa. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  7. Loignon-Giroux, Emma (October 25, 2007). "Béatrice-Desloges réinventée et revampée". La Nouvelle Étudiant / L'Express Étudiant. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  8. "Nouvelles : Béatrice-Desloges inaugure son nouvel amphithéâtre". ADFO. 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  9. "Dioceses of Ottawa and Gatineau honour the École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges for excellence in Social Communication". Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est. March 5, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  10. http://www.beatrice-desloges.ecolecatholique.ca/fr/Programme_spécialisé_en_arts_(PSA)_25.html
  11. "Programme spécialisé en arts - Majeure Arts et culture". Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est. 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  12. École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges: Centre d'enrichisment Optimax
  13. "Dépliant Optimax 2007" (PDF). École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges. 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
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