Manitoba Museum

This past Saturday we visited the Manitoba Museum to experience some Manitoba history.

After the museum we went to the always popular Smoke's Poutinerie to try all different kinds of poutine.

 

 



This week we will be going to both Stars on Ice and a Canada vs. US women's soccer game.
It is getting closer to the end of the school year, and there are still a lot of things to fit in!

Opera & Symphony

This month our Chilean students and some others also got a chance to go to both the Manitoba Opera and a rehearsal of the Winnipeg Symphony and Peking Acrobats.

Tha Manitoba Opera performed La Boheme and it was a great performance.  Some of our students had their picture taken by the opera company.

Last week we also went to a rehearsal for the Winnipeg Symphony's performance with the Peking Acrobats.

Unfortunately, they rehearsed a few sections over and over again and we did not get to see as much of the acrobats as we would have liked to.  We did see:

 

 

And finally, some of our students at St. James Collegiate are taking a Sustainable Wilderness Education course and got to spend an afternoon at an archery range and sent us a picture.

 

 

This weekend we will be visiting the Manitoba Museum and Smoke's Poutinerie to try out some poutine.





Visit to Manitoba's Legislative Assembly

Yesterday, our Chilean students, with a few others, had a tour of Manitoba's legislative building.

 

We had a tour of the beautiful building, and saw Manitoba's government at work during question period that afternoon.

We also got to meet with the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Assiniboia Jim Rondeau, who explained a bit about how Manitoba's government works and what the job of an M.L.A. is like.

Thanks to Mr. Rondeau for meeting with us, and to our wonderful tour guide.

Welcome Chilean Students!

Last week we had a group of students arrive from Chile during Spring Break.

They started off their time here with several activities, including seeing the opera and a movie, and then our Canadian Cooking and Living Workshop.

Welcome to everyone, we are looking forward to a great two months!

John Taylor Collegiate Goes Ice Skating

Last week, the international students of John Taylor Collegiate tried ice skating at the MTS Iceplex.  They were helped by some Canadian students, some teachers, and also some inanimate objects.  It is fun to see how much someone's skating can improve in just one hour. 

Brazilian Lunch

Recently we went to Carnaval Brazilian BBQ Restaurant for a great lunch. 

 

This is one event that is always popular, both with Brazilian students, and everyone else.  It's always good to see so many students enjoying food they haven't had in a few months, or even close to a year for some of them.  

John Taylor Open House

Here's a picture of some of our students doing a great job representing the International Student Program at John Taylor Collegiate's open house.