Voici des extraits de commentaires d’élèves de 7e année après la visite de Yanick Lupien.
L’olympien Yannick Lupien est venu rendre visite à Lower Canada College le mardi 13 avril 2010. C’était une superbe idée car il m’a inspiré à travailler plus fort pour avoir ce que je veux dans la vie. J’ai aussi aimé sa [...]
There is an old adage that school is about the three R’s—Reading, wRiting and aRithmatic—the core subjects that support every young person’s success in the world. But in the modern world, I now see a fourth R that we have to add to the mix: Respect. For me this is a key element [...]
Our newspapers, websites and television channels are celebrating major wins in the Olympics….. But there seems to be a disproportionate emphasis in our media on failure by Canadians (i.e., medals projected, but not won).
So let’s consider life in general and how we would view success if we only focused on statistics. The mantra might sound [...]
I am suffering from a strong addiction. I can’t help myself from watching Olympic events late into the night. It’s easy to forget how interesting and dynamic the Olympics games can be until they are on home soil.
Although focused on sport and athleticism, the games are really much more than that: I believe [...]