015 4090, avenue Royal Montréal, Québec H4A 2M5 WINTER 2 T 514 482 9916 / F 514 482 0195 FALL www.lcc.ca Students first • L’élève avant tout LION HEADMASTER TABLE OF CONTENTS FALL 2015 CHRISTOPHER SHANNON (PRE-U ’76) LION EDITOR DAWN LEVY 40 CLASS ACTS Bridge of Reflections: Dr. Victor C. COPY EDITORS Goldbloom ’39 Releases his Memoirs JANE MARTIN LOUISE MILLS 47 REPORT TO DONORS JENNIFER NAULT 48 MESSAGE FROM THE HEADMASTER ARCHIVES, RESEARCH & THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD & DATABASE MANAGEMENT FUTURE OF GOVERNORS JANE MARTIN A Year Focused on Remaining LOUISE MILLS 04 at the Forefront of Education ADRIANNA ZEREBECKY TRANSLATION VERONICA SCHAMI 02 HEAD LINES / À LA UNE It’s All in the Planning / CONTRIBUTORS Tour est dans la planification KIRK LLANO JANE MARTIN JENNIFER NAULT 04 INTRODUCTION CHRISTOPHER SHANNON (PRE-U ’76) Our Shared Success, KYLE WILLIAMS Our Sustainable Future ONE YEAR PHOTO CREDITS 06 PILLAR 1: PROFESSIONAL STAFF BRIDGE CHRISTIAN AUCLAIR LCC Teachers Practice What They Teach: PLAN A. VICTOR BADIAN ’61 New Horizons in Faculty Growth at LCC ANABELA CORDEIRO 34 LCC ARCHIVES 10 PILLAR 2: LEARNING CHRISTINNE MUSCHI An LCC First - 50 A GOOD TURN KYLE WILLIAMS LCC’s IB Diploma Programme: LCC Marks a Big Turning Point for Opening a World of Opportunities Noah Romoff ’11 (Pre-U ’12), MAILING for Graduates Inspiring him to Give Back AUTOMATIC MAILING & PRINTING INC. 14 PILLAR 3: STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES 52 A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR... DESIGN AND SKILLS SUPPORTS THE ABC FUND A World of Student Opportunities Sugar Sammy Fills the Assaly Arts ORIGAMI and Skills Centre with Laughs THE LION IS PUBLISHED BY THE ADVANCEMENT OFFICE 18 PILLAR 4: DIVERSITY 54 ANNUAL GIVING & CAPITAL LOWER CANADA COLLEGE Diversity is More than a Buzzword CAMPAIGN DONORS 4090, AVENUE ROYAL MONTRÉAL at Lower Canada College (QUÉBEC) H4A 2M5 THE LCC LION 62 THE RECORD (2015) 22 PILLAR 5: BILINGUALISM / BILINGUISME Achievements in Academic & Co-Curricular TÉLÉPHONE 514 482 9916 LCC’s Student Legal Eagles / Programming for 2014–2015 FAX 514 482 8142 Les exploits juridiques des élèves du LCC COURRIEL [email protected] 68 CLASSIFIEDS SITE WEB WWW.LCC.CA Each year, the Middle School produces a painting that symbolizes its students and the houses they 28 PILLAR 6: COMMUNICATION Alumni News BLOG WWW.WEARELCC.CA represent. One student from each house contributes to the painting. The theme of the 2014-2015 Top 10 Achievements painting was “The LCC Lion.” The approach was simple. The artists wanted to paint a lion, the symbol 73 IN MEMORIAM of their school. They wanted the lion to look strong and determined, but not mean or angry. The 30 PILLAR 7: ENVIRONMENT challenge was integrating the eight house colours in a way that allowed each house to be equally A Sustainable Decision: Arts Centre Technology Exemplifies represented and also to make sure that together the colours form the lion. Remove one colour, and LCC’s Commitment to the Environment the lion would be incomplete—just as the Middle School is only complete when every student and every house shares the same goals and priorities and works together to achieve them. 34 LCC STRATEGIC DIRECTION 2015-2016: NON A One-Year Bridge Plan NOBIS SOLUM For more about our achievements in 2014-2015, turn to page 62. 38 BRANCHING OUT Alumni Reunite in Cities Across Canada 40 Head Lines / À la Une par un véritable effort pour embaucher, former et retenir les meilleurs enseignants et effectifs disponibles. Nous offrons actuellement un système de rémunération et des possibilités d’avancement professionnel les plus avantageux It’s All in the de toutes les écoles de Montréal. D’importantes Tout est dans la améliorations ont été faites tant au niveau des programmes que des installations sur le campus Planning planification available. We now offer the top compensation au cours des dernières années, et nous sommes package and professional growth opportunities « Quelqu’un très fiers d’être actuellement la seule école amongst schools in Montreal. Significant s’assoit à l’ombre secondaire anglophone de Montréal à offrir le By Chris Shannon (Pre-U ’76), Headmaster Par Christopher Shannon (Programme préparatoire programme and campus facility improvements aujourd’hui parce programme d’études menant au fameux diplôme aux études supérieures, promotion 1976), directeur have also been carried out in recent years, and qu’un autre, il y a de renommée internationale IB (baccalauréat arren Buffett reminds us arren Buffett nous rappelle we are very proud to now be the only English longtemps, a international) aux élèves de 11e et 12e années, that planning today is not que la planification ne high school in Montreal offering the interna- planté un arbre. » dont les récents résultats se situent bien always about immediate porte pas toujours ses tionally-respected IB (International – Warren Buffett au-dessus des standards internationaux. gratification; the rewards fruits dans l’immédiat; les Baccalaureate) Diploma Programme in grades Dans ce numéro du magazine LION, nous are often reaped several bénéfices se font souvent 11 and 12 (with recent results well above the examinons quelques-unes des améliorations years down the road. For “Someone’s sitting sentir des années plus international standard). les plus remarquables que nous avons mises Wthose of us who were involved in the formulation in the shade today Wtard. Pour ceux d’entre nous qui ont participé à In this issue of the LION we explore some en œuvre au cours des dernières années dans of LCC’s strategic plan in 2008, we had a vision because someone l’élaboration du plan stratégique du LCC en 2008, of the most notable enhancements that have le cadre de Notre avenir durable. Je suis très that the seven key pillars of Our Sustainable planted a tree a nous concevions les sept piliers de Notre avenir been implemented in recent years under the reconnaissant envers l’immense travail des Future 2009-2015 were essential to help our long time ago.” durable 2009-2015 comme étant essentiels au umbrella of Our Sustainable Future. I am very enseignants, des employés et des bénévoles school mature and improve. I am pleased to – Warren Buffett développement et à l’amélioration de notre école. thankful for the hard work of so many faculty, qui ont contribué à faire du LCC une école plus affirm that the impact of this plan has been very Je suis heureux d’attester que Ies répercussions staff, and volunteers who have helped LCC diversifiée, bilingue et de vocation internationale. positive and visible, and am confident several de ce plan ont été positives et manifestes, et je become a more diverse, bilingual, and globally- Nos élèves ont désormais à leur disposition of the key achievements will benefit generations suis convaincu que plusieurs de nos plus grandes focused school. Opportunities now abound for tous les moyens pour se former, s’épanouir, et of students well into the future. réalisations profiteront à des générations our students to learn, develop, and become se préparer à devenir des citoyens engagés dans The plan embodied LCC’s commitment to d’élèves pendant de nombreuses années. engaged contributors in local and international leurs communautés locales et internationales. continuous improvement in all areas of school Ce plan concrétise l’engagement du LCC communities. I hope you enjoy learning more J’ose espérer qu’il vous sera agréable de mieux life. This began with a clear focus on hiring, envers l’amélioration continue dans tous les about these many achievements and special connaître ces nombreuses réussites et ces training, and retaining the best faculty and staff domaines de la vie scolaire. Ceci commence initiatives! initiatives particulières. 2 LION FALL 2015 WWW.LCC.CA 3 INTRODUCTION OUR SHARED SUCCESS, OUR SUSTAINABLE FUTUREFUTUREOver the course of the plan, we have endeavoured to share stories with our readers that have tied into our strategic priorities. Although it can be argued that IN 2009, AS WE BEGAN as a school we will always remain focused on Our Sustainable Future, this issue of OUR SECOND CENTURY the LION is our way of wrapping up a highly in the history of our school, the LCC Board of As a community, we identified our vision successful undertaking that reflects our Governors endorsed an ambitious strategic for the future and laid out important commitment to excellence and continuous plan that would ensure our sustainability strategic initiatives for each of the key improvement. As you read through the going forward. Entitled Our Sustainable pillars within the plan. We established a various articles, it will be clear that what Future, we identified seven pillars—Profes- rollout strategy based on priorities that has been achieved in these last years will sional Staff, Learning, Student Opportunities, reflected fiscal prudence, and we reported benefit LCC students for generations to Diversity, Communication, Bilingualism, and on our progress on an annual basis. come. Environment—as key areas to ensure our longevity as Montreal’s leading independent coeducational school and to further distin- guish us from our counterparts. 4 LION FALL 2015 WWW.LCC.CA 5 Recognized as an employer of choice, VISION we have an outstanding, cohesive, and diverse professional staff committed to continuous PROFESSIONAL STAFF growth and excellence in education. It is our priority to hire, 1 train, stimulate, and retain the best faculty and staff. LCC TEACHERS PRACTICE WHAT THEY TEACH New Horizons in Faculty Growth at LCC By Jennifer Nault, Communications Officer he belief that teachers teach and “Teachers are their own needs and goals, and by moving students learn is, while true, only a supported and ahead on self-directed initiatives: “There is an + ADOPTED a teacher + PROVIDED teacher + ESTABLISHED com- small part of the story at LCC.