A brief history of St. Anne's University in Canada

The Catholic priest Jean-Mandé Sigogne was born on 6 April 1763 in Beaulieu-lès-Loches, France. He was a missionary to the Arcadians of Nova Scotia and was in charge of several churches in Yarmouth and Digby counties between 1799 and 1844. He acquired land in Rivière O Somon, the Concession and Cobury. , was the founding place of his last diocese.

As soon as Father Siagoné arrived in Sainte-Marie, he became interested in the illiteracy of his parishioners. In 1832, he organized a Sunday school so that the children of his parish could learn doctrine, reading, and writing. Although the Academy was founded nearly 50 years after his death, Father Siggne is often considered a pioneer.

Indeed, the first fundraising event of the university was the "Signe Memorial" or "Siggne Monument". It was a project initiated by Signe's successor in the Parish of Father Park, Diocese of St. Bernard, with the aim of establishing a training centre for academicians of saint Mary's College of Baie. Even though the St. Anne's College and the "Signe Memorial" were two separate projects, the Academy was introduced as a result of the Signe Act, which was launched a few years after his death. Collège Sainte - When Anne was founded, money was also used as a souvenir.

In 1892, a monument was erected in front of the Academy in honor of Father Siagonje. On 18 May, his ashes were exhumed from the cemetery and buried the following day in front of a large crowd as part of a ceremony to commemorate him.

Collège Sainte-Anne was founded in the summer of 1890. Known at the time as the "Awakening of the Acadians", the Acadians of Bey St. Mary, like the people elsewhere, began to be seen as a people. The first Arcadian National Congress, including the Pointe-de-l'Église in 1890, awakened the consciousness of the elite, who felt the urgent need for the development of the people, especially in education.

In Baie Sainte-Marie, however, plans to build a university in honor of Father Siagone began a few years ago. In 1883, fathers Alphonse Parker and Jean-Marie Gay, two parishes of the district, conveyed their desire to establish educational institutions for the Acadians. So Bishop O'Brien took difficult steps. Despite repeated rejections by religious groups in Canada, we remain optimistic. Father Parker even launched a subscription campaign in July 1889. In 1890, repeated requests bore fruit, and Eudist accepted the charges.

The two founders of the College, Father Blanche and Father Maureen, received the foundation in August 1890. Construction work began on October 13, 1890, and the inhabitants of the area extended a helping hand. In November 1890, the College welcomed the first students to the Presbyterian Church where Father Blanche lived.

It was at the cornerstone ceremony on May 7, 1891, that Father Blanche publicly announced that he wanted the university to be named after Sainte-Anne rather than Siagoné. The building welcomed its first students in November 1891. The statute, which granted the institution the right to confer degrees, was adopted on April 30, 1892.

The Congregation of Jesus and Mary, also known as the Eudist Congregation, was founded on March 25, 1643 by Norman Father Jean Youdes. In 1890, the founding of collège Sainte-Anne also coincided with the arrival of Eudists in North America. When Father Blanche and Morin arrived at Baie Sainte-Marie, Father Parker greeted them, and Father Parker said to them, "Welcome to our beach, hospitable Oudes disciples." Your presence brings us joy, comfort and hope in the hearts of the 9,000 Arcadians who make up the French population of Bey-Sainte-Marie, France. Fathers Blanche and Morin came from just one congregation in Canada, and they built a brand new institution in their first year. Subsequently, the number of EC activists from France increased in their efforts to help the two pioneers. Over the years, these Europeanists of French descent will join Europeanists trained in Canada.

Their first year in Nova Scotia was fraught with poverty. According to father Dracotadière, the suffering experienced by the congregation when it arrived in La Pointe made the first few years what can be called the "Age of Heroes". Father's rooms are undecorated, and small furniture is usually made by the father himself. Meals are rare: a piece of meat, a piece of potato and a small piece of butter; dessert is apples, dried fruits or biscuits. The Eudists maintain a small farm with animals to cultivate the land and improve their living conditions as much as possible. However, the Eudists of Baie-Sainte-Marie, who originally lived in The Danger, contributed to the development of the family spirit. Since they can't travel,

Eudists' work in Canada is not limited to Baie Sainte-Marie. Since the establishment of the college in 1890, the earliest traces of youth have appeared. In 1893, with the fires of the Presbyterian Church, the fathers built a juvenile house in good and proper form. Saint-Jean Eudes Juvenate opened in 1894. It was shipped to Bathurst in 1916, but returned to Pointe the following year after Bathurst Juvenile was burned. After the 1920 Teenage Fire, the Teenager eventually returned to Bathurst. Eudist's father also founded a seminary in Halifax in 1896, which had served the Eastern Provinces and the second college, Collège Sacré-Coeurde Caraquet. In 1903, the Europeanists settled in Quebec and established many institutions there.

Despite the college's secularization in 1971, Eudists remain active in the institution for many years. In fact, they still contribute to the alumni of St. Anne's University today.

Despite the financial difficulties of the first year, music was a delightful art that was highly favored in the Academy. Before the establishment of the great fanfare, the musicians of the parish were brought in to highlight important events. The Fanfare du Collège Sainte-Anne Museum (Fanfare du Collège Sainte-Anne) was founded in 1892 and, after more than 100 years of development, it still occupies an important place in the musical and cultural heritage of Sainte-Marie de Baie. It owes its existence to a set of tools generously donated by France's École Saint-Jean, an institution based in Versailles and run by Eudists. Due to the lack of students, the first brass band consisted of schoolchildren and people from the surrounding villages.

Registration costs $2 per academic year, making it very easy to enroll college students. They tend to this activity, which frees them from the monotony of daily work and study. Over the years, the college band will have multiple names, including The Church Point Brass Or Harmonie Sainte-Cécile, and will also meet many directors, including Nio Father, Paulin, Kennedy, Larouche, and Father Robert Simond, to name a few. Father Neo will also be composing music for the series "De NotreCollège". It is said that an interesting version of this work was created by students in the 1940s.

In the 1960s, the two fathers took instrumental music classes at the Toronto Conservatory of Music to better support the band's needs. Under the leadership of Ten Renaud Côté, the University Cabaret became the Clare Regional Fanfare, a pendulum reminiscent of the early days of its founding. His father, Maurice Leblanc, was a director for several years, and the current director is Lisette Sieberath.

Collège Sainte - The founding of Anne was initially imprecise. Would you like to set up an English school or a French school? Classical school or business school? Are we dealing with regular students, or should we find someone new to form a pastor? Differences of opinion. According to Bishop O'Brien, a university must be established while teaching English. According to the newspaper L'Évangeline, the institution should become a monument to Sigogne, especially designed for Acadians, and should be taught in French. Therefore, when preparing an academic program, it is important to balance the interests of the founders and the needs of the community.

Thus, in 1891, the College offered a total of three courses or "courses": classical courses, business courses, and science courses. These three "courses" have elements in common, such as French and English grammar, history, and geography. The business course ranked first in the prospectus, offering courses in accounting, telegraphy and shorthand. This science course is aimed at young people destined to enlist in the army. Therefore, we offer trigonometry courses and navigation treaty courses.

Introduced at the Academy in 1891, this classic course follows the following motto: "To elevate and develop the intellect through literature and scientific culture; to form the heart, character, conscience through the habits of virtue; to create man by cultivating Christians". The course lasts eight years and covers the following topics: Latin, Grammar, Methods, Verification, Beautiful Letters, Rhetoric, Philosophy I, Philosophy II. Students sometimes attend mid-term courses at public English schools in the area. St. Anne's classic route takes a while to settle down. Although Father Dagnad made many changes, under the guidance of Father Chiassen (1908-1917), the program was aligned with the classic curriculum of the University of Quebec.

In the first few years, recruiting teachers was particularly difficult, and additional personnel in France were scarce. Father Blanche then resorted to innovative means, including hiring clergy other than Eudists, including secular pastors, young clergy or lay professors struggling to pay.

The financial difficulties of the first few years seriously affected the Founding Fathers. The School of Commerce was established in 1894 with the aim of obtaining some funding from the provincial government. However, the existence of this "academy" changed the vitality of the academy and threatened the classic curriculum: taught in English, quality ensured by provincially appointed inspectors. In addition, the College is a public institution so girls can be admitted. The possibility worried Father Blanche, who would have asked the director of education for the right to reject girls and entrust them to the female religious groups that teach in the area. The dean replied that he did not understand the demand. Still, students who wish to take the College entrance exam are expected to be prepared.

To say the least, the Academy coexists with classical music courses. In fact, the College is an autonomous institution located in the College and therefore has its own Dean. Some of these "major" laymen will also openly oppose the College, creating tensions between the Academy and Eudist's father. As early as 1895, Father Blanche described the academy as an evil that must be endured despite adverse conditions. He is also known for complaining: "When will we become masters?" ” ”

Starting in 1895, our goal was to get rid of the Academy while ensuring its maintenance. Father Dagno was Father Blanche's successor and was the superior of the Academy between 1899 and 1908. Recognized for his exceptional intellect and teaching methods, he hopes to further integrate the Academy into the Acadian environment by providing French language education. Adapt to the needs of the community. Under his leadership, the classical music curriculum was consolidated and the academy was abolished in 1904.

On January 15, 1899, a fire in the university kitchen completely destroyed it. Father Blanche's letter to his general on the day of the fire testified to the shock caused by the devastating event: "Oh my God! What will we become? What will we do? After the elders are burned, we can continue to work the next day. But today, everything is destroyed, and everything must be restarted, and the conditions are even more difficult than they were in the beginning. ”

However, just ten days after the fire, Father Blanche announced his desire to rebuild the Academy. With the support of the Acadians of the region and the political and professional elite of the province, we gathered on January 24, 1899, planning to rebuild the institution. However, a question arises: where should we rebuild? We offer multiple places including Meteghan, Weymouth and Yarmouth. It was not until they were called in the Pointe-de-l'Église in 1890 that the fathers finally chose to rebuild on site.

Reconstruction is not without pitfalls. Although the building is insured, the insurance company reimburses only one-third of the cost of the reconstruction. We then launch a subscription campaign. The ghost of Sigoni is also mentioned in the reconstruction of the legend: it celebrates its 100th anniversary on August 15, 1899, and we take this opportunity in order to organize a two-day conference to raise funds for the Academy.

The role played by the Arcadians in the reconstruction of the Academy is impressive. They were the ones who provided timber and the necessary labor for the reconstruction of imposing buildings (now named gustave-Blanche). Anecdotes hope that the floor plan of the building was born on a table that an unknown painter had given to his father. We then brought in a talented but illiterate worker, Léo Melanson, who we wanted to draw inspiration from painting and assigned them the task of supervising the work. After three days of reflection, he accepted the challenge and the mysterious painting came to life. The unknown painter was suspected to be the Canadian architect William Critchlow Harris, who would have visited Digby in February 1899.

Even if the job was incomplete, he returned to school on September 2, 1899, after being succeeded by his new superior, Father Daganod, as Father Blanche.

Eudists soon saw themselves serving their communities. In the early years of the College's existence, we struggled to recruit Arcadia students from Nova Scotia. The task wasn't always easy, and the number of registered Acadians has fluctuated greatly over the years. In 1896, for example, the college had 86 students, including 46 Acadians from Clare and Argyle, while the following year, the 1897-1898 yearbook listed 99 students, most of whom were Acadians. Different regions from Weymouth to Pubnico. College graduates in the 1940s and 1950s also said they never applied for formal registration; instead, fathers contacted their parents to recruit them.

Despite the financial difficulties, Eudist was aware of his environment and was reluctant to raise tuition fees. They feared such an increase would immediately affect the families of their students, leaving the young Acadians without higher education. The elders said they paid only a portion of the tuition and accommodation fees; in return, they provided services to the college. Some of them work as porters, while others work on farms or maintain jobs. Even in the 1960s, when it seemed inevitable due to the increasing proportion of non-professional teachers, Eudist's father was reluctant to increase tuition.

Like many classical colleges of the time, Eudist's father at Santa Ana University College called on a group of nuns to ensure the proper functioning of the institution. Before the construction of the central building, the course was held in the Presbyterian Church, while the students studied mainly from the outside, so the father had only one lay cook. In 1891, however, Father Blanche asked for the support of a group of nuns. The father chose to gather congregations from France to enable them to settle in Canada and train young Arcadian girls to keep their jobs alive. He asked for three sisters: one to train young girls, a cook and a laundromat to do laundry. That's it

Their arrival was somewhat controversial. Archbishop O'Brien was angry that Father Blanche had not been consulted before he began the necessary procedures. The arrival of the sisters changed the status quo in the diocese and addressed the grievances by formally guaranteeing that the sisters had no rights to work or private schools. In addition, a "transport" house was built to house it separately from Eudist's father and middle school students.

It was at Baie Sainte-Marie that sister groups like Eudist's father began their careers in North America. The community then settled in the United States in 1900 and in Quebec in 1903 with the aim of providing ancillary services to the university. In 1905, the sisters of Notre-Dame des Chênes founded a new family in Joliette, and since then they have founded and run many schools in Quebec. At collège Sainte-Anne, the nuns worked for more than 60 years in the institution's daily lives, working in the shadows to ensure the smooth functioning of the kitchen and laundry.

From the establishment of the institution in 1890 to 1931, the superior of the Académie Sainte-Anne was Eudists from France. Arcadia's first superiors were Father Omer Le Gracely, Jules Cuomo and Wilfrid Hatcher.

Omer LeGresley's father excelled and enjoyed a reputation for excellence between 1931 and 1937. His superiority is equivalent to years of severe poverty, and we must find ways to save him within our means. The superiors seemed to have adjusted the power of the electric lights in the study for maximum secrecy to save some extra costs. Father Le Griesley also began a more intense recruitment campaign, mainly in the United States. Enrollment declined between 1931 and 1934, but enrollment grew so much in 1936 that a row of beds had to be added to the dormitory. LeGresley's father's successor will continue the recruitment campaign.

Between 1937 and 1943, Father Jules Comeau was also recognized for his recruitment efforts, particularly in Quebec and New England, as well as in public outreach to the institution. In becoming a dictator, Father Como showed great generosity and keen sensitivity. However, the war years have turned student life upside down. Father Maurice LeBlanc, who graduated in 1944, remembers canceling certain vacations during the war so that American students could complete the school year. When they returned to the United States, they feared they would be recruited and therefore unable to continue their studies in Canada.

During the first few decades of college, students' daily lives boiled down to two words: regulation and discipline. When taking classical courses, secondary school students are sometimes only 11 years old, and some of them are boarders. Strict schedules and calendar holidays interrupted college life. The consequences for a little boy who violates the rules are serious, even including being expelled from college.

The schedule contains three key elements: quality, class, and learning. However, there is a sports and leisure venue here. Some middle school students participate in sports teams, choirs, or theatrical activities. Eccetic fathers have made an active contribution to the realization of these activities and have strictly ensured that discipline is maintained even at events organized jointly with the community. For example, Maurice LeBlanc (graduated in 1944) said a father watched the ice hockey game closely to prevent all forms of communication between boys and girls.

The St. Anne's University campus has intersecting paths, almost all leading to the coast. Affectionately named "Le Petit Bois", the place has changed over the years.

Petit Bois's history can be traced back to Eudist's father and the founding of the academy. Originally, the place Eudists called it "The Grove" was a place of reflection, entertainment, and prayer, reserved only for fathers and middle school students. We practiced hunting, gathered in the chapel we had built there, or met and chatted in front of a pavilion.

Beginning in the 1940s, the tiny Bois Trail began to disappear. Thanks to the efforts of many members of the community, including Jean-Douglas Comeau, they are almost forgotten and they are getting renewed attention. As Dean of the Immersion Program, he organized the first "Petit Bois" workshop for immersion students in 1990. Since then, the workshops of Le Petit Bois and Jean-Douglas have been popular with immersion program students. Spring and summer courses set new routes and maintained structures. In recent years, a new tradition has been born there: immersion students paint stone paintings to leave traces of their passage through the Pointe campus.

Today, residents of Clare and the university community are using these trails, making the most of the ecological wealth they offer.

Since the establishment of the College, sport has become an integral part of student life. During the first few years of routine activities, in addition to two days off per week, students had three hours of entertainment per day. During these periods, they are still required to participate in mandatory activities organized on the playground and indoors. Eudist fathers were convinced that physical exercise was useful for the intellectual and moral development of children. The only way students can avoid participating in sports is to get a ticket signed by the governor!

The most popular sports at the time were hockey and baseball. During the years when enrollment at the Academy increased, several parallel games were organized to meet the requirements of the "compulsory courses". Hockey was notable in the Academy in 1908-1909, when college students had one of their first matches against the team of the newly formed St. Ambrois Club in Yarmouth. At the time, Meteghan middle school students seemed to be a strong core of baseball players, while students in Quebec won hockey, especially in the 1940s.

Now, other sports have become part of Sainte-Anne's sporting culture, including badminton, volleyball, and cross-country sports. In the 1990s, the university team participated in the University of Nova Scotia Athletic Association League, which would become the Atlantic University Athletic Association. The badminton team and the men's and women's volleyball teams won a total of ten championships in the 1990s. In fact, there is even talk of the dynasty of women's volleyball, with St. Anne having won four consecutive championships between 1997 and 2000. Recently, the badminton team won the league title at the end of the 2007-2008 season.

Since its inception, the theatre has occupied an important place in the Collège Sainte-Anne Academy. In classical lessons, rehearsals are conducted during study hours, so middle school students have more motivation to participate. The Academy's theatrical productions always impressed their costumes, sets, and music. In 1891, there was a "tragedy" called "Les jeunes captifs", in which music was the centerpiece. The play was presented to the public with the aim of raising funds to build new buildings.

Although they bear witness to customs and concern for the times, the themes covered by the plays are vastly different. For example, in 1927, the troupe offered performances of passion plays, and in 1930 they showed Acadian plays related to expulsion. In 1944, a play was produced in honor of Father Siggne. It is an original work created by grandfather Eugène Lachance to commemorate the centenary of the missionary's death. Classical repertoire is also represented, as evidenced by the performance of the 1958 Molière imaginer.

From 1940 to 1961, despite the economic downturn caused by the war, more than 25 championships were played. Consisting of 6 titles in English and 19 in French, the 25 titles explore genres ranging from pop comedy to historical drama. After 1962, the theater lost its momentum at the Academy until the 1970s, when the community theater troupe Araignéesdu Boui-Boui was founded under the direction of Normand Godin. To enhance the local culture, the troupe has been writing or adapting Acadian French plays at the university since 1986.

In September 1961, collège Sainte-Anne welcomed the first four students: Anna Dugas, Hélinda Rae McDonald, Mildred Comeau and Anna-Rose Belliveau. Anna Dugas, a facilitator of change, wants to be a doctor. She found it unthinkable to have a university in her area, because she was a woman, so she couldn't enroll. After several meetings and deliberations, Father Entremont, the superior of the Academy, accepted Anna's request for a probationary period, provided that she be accompanied by other young women. So she recruited two other girls from the region, Mildred Comeau and Anna Belliveau. Hélinda Rae McDonald, a niece from New Brunswick and a superior niece, joined the group.

In this new academic environment, as the first female students, they had to comply with very specific rules. They also realize that they have a responsibility for the future of women at universities and other classic universities across the country. In the first year, young girls must leave the main building unaccompanied. They must sit separately during meals and group meals. In addition, they cannot live in the residence, so Helinda must live with people in the community.

These four pioneers paved the way for many students who followed them. Their appearance caused many changes, such as the organization of the first dance (1964) or the feminist chronicle in student newspapers.

A student newspaper is a form of media that gives students the opportunity to express their views. Collège Sainte - Anne's first student newspaper, published in 1908, was called Les Cloches de Ste-Anne. The first newspaper, handwritten with the words "Wet Stone" printed on it, is said to have originated in the college's sports club, the Jenny de Acre Club. The newspaper claimed to be the announcement of the school year, noting that st. Anne's bell "will ring to announce our holiday". They will ring out to recount our actions and our successes." (Leblanc and Laliberté, p. 282). The little newspaper seems to have disappeared in 1910.

Next came Le Trait d'Union, which appeared in 1923 but died the following year. However, it should be noted that the current monthly report of saint anne's university staff has adopted the headline of the student newspaper. Les Stromates newspapers succeeded the League of Comrades. It was published for a decade and was designed entirely for and for students, unlike les Cloches de Ste-Anne newspaper, which was written mainly by the father. Thus, the themes presented are more evidence of the interests of the students at the time: sports, drama, humorous chronicles, politics, major events, complaints and concerns, etc.

In 1966, a report by the University of Nova Scotia Grants Committee determined that the college was no longer viable in its current state. We would like to know the future of the agency, especially its geographical location. Even if the proposal runs counter to the opinion of Father Raymond LeBron, the university's superior, we still target Yarmouth as a possible action.

Tensions rose, and on December 5, 1968, students announced strikes to prevent the provincial government from moving the college out. Student demonstrations were rare during this period, and St. Anne's strike successfully mobilized the entire community. Local politicians, high school students and their parents, and student associations at other universities in Nova Scotia all supported the strikers.

On December 10, the strikers staged a "coup": they burned portraits of Normand Belliveau, a doctor from Anse-des-Belliveau who was a former university student and a member of the province's University Appropriations Committee, pointing out his support for the move. Exams are cancelled and students take a vacation on December 13, five days prior to their scheduled dates.

The Minister of Education finally announced a commission of inquiry into the future of the College, successfully defusing the crisis. After many adventures, including a proposed relocation to Meteghan, the new provincial government, Gerald Regan, elected in 1970, agreed to keep Sainte-Anne at Pointe.

The 1968 strike was also a pioneering act by Acadia spokesmen throughout Nova Scotia. Among those who "walked the roadblock" as students of Sainte Anne, we found: Gérald Comeau (a future member of the Federal Congress and Senator), Guy LeBlanc (future Minister of Education) and Gilles LeBlanc and Paul Comeau (future president of the Nova Scotia Federation of Sciences).

Lacking human and financial resources, Eudist's father was forced to quit the government eight years after the establishment of the Collège Sainte-Anne. On June 21, 1971, a "transfer of power" ceremony was held.

The principle of secularization is that directors have the right to appoint their successors in accordance with the statutes of the University. Meeting of the Directors of the Board of Directors of St. Anne's College: Father Renault, Bryce Corrivot, René LeBron and Father Claude Cotter, as well as Mr. Gérard de Entreleimont and René LeBron. They passed a resolution appointing Father Legg Como and Father Louis Como, and the directors of the members of Desi Budelau and Collège Sainte-Anne. With the resignation of the former director, the college officially became a new company. Désiré Boudreau was appointed managing director for a one-year term, and Louis R. Comeau, a former professor of physics who became a member of parliament in Ottawa, was named the institution's first "president."

An important period of institutional restructuring and repositioning has begun. We immediately seek course accreditation and improved student services. In 1974, the position of Dean of the College was changed to Dean of the College. In 1976, people were curious about the name of the institution. Since its secularization, the College has been accredited by the Canadian University Council, officially conferring the title of University. Even though, according to the original statutes, the college was called "St. Ann's College", the term "university" could be used. As a result of a private act, the name of the agency was officially changed on June 30, 1977. The press release explains simply: "Under the new name, there is a desire to openly reflect to the people of Nova Scotia and Canada an image consistent with its mission." ”

In the 1970s, under the leadership of Louis R. Comeau, collège Sainte-Anne changed with the construction of a large number of buildings. The campus was in progress throughout the 1970s. The gymnasium will be opened in 1974 and the swimming pool will be opened the following year. We also built several dwellings: Lajeunesse and Bellefontaine in 1973, Normand in 1974, Potevine and Bretonne in 1975 and La Belliloise in 1976. In 1975, we built a library named after the first headmaster: Louis-R. - Library Come

Over the next two decades, construction will continue. The Bernardin-Comeau Centre opened in 1984; the Marc Les Cabot Theatre Hall opened in 1988; construction of the new Le Château Student Bar began in 1989; and the Beaulieu Residence was built in 1990.

In recent construction projects, please note that the building is currently a startup hub, built in 2005. In 2014, it was renamed in honor of local entrepreneur Louis E. Deveau. In 2014, a greenhouse was also built on campus.

Over the years, social and cultural activities have played an important role in student life. In the 1960s and 1990s, soccer and volleyball teams were added to softball and hockey teams. Other workshops and clubs are on the rise, covering a variety of activities such as kung fu, photography, pottery and shooting. We also encourage artistic creation on campus and we found multiple musical groups such as Troubadours, Les Merveilleuses fauvettes, jazz bands and Fanfare.

Before the creation of the castle, students organized three dances per year. In these dances, animations are usually made by musical groups that study black cats, we decorate the room with small bushes, and must be dressed appropriately.

In the field of theatre, LesAraignéesdu Boui-Boui made its debut in 1971 at the Collège Sainte-Anne. It was the only French-language theatre company in the province at the time. In 1986, their plays were written or adapted in Acadian French to enhance Acadian culture.

In 1972, the University of Santa Ana, under the direction of Jean-Douglas Comeau, founded the French Immersion Program, which was still managed by him in 2015. The course offers intensive training for those who want to learn French. Learn or improve their language knowledge. The Sainte-Anne Immersion Program differs from other Immersion Programs offered in Canada in several ways, and is the only one that takes place entirely in rural areas, which sets participants apart from the learning experience. All students live together on campus, truly immersed in the French living environment and engaged in activities that go far beyond the classroom.

The staff of the program consists of various teachers and monitors from different corners of the French-speaking country. They also live on campus and share the daily lives of their students. In addition to attending language courses, students participate in extracurricular workshops in a number of fields such as dance, photography, karate, and drama; they participate in outdoor activities organized in petit Bois and the Acadian region of Clare more broadly; and they participate in social evenings organized on specific topics. Obviously, everything is carried out in French. In fact, france strictly prohibits the use of English on campus, so any student who receives three warnings will be removed from the program. According to Jean-Douglas Comeau, these are the elements that explain the great success of the Pointe-de-l'Église immersion program.

There is a lively tradition on the campus of St. Anne's University. According to the testimony collected, we mainly play tricks to spend happy hour. In Arcadia, certain seasonal holidays, such as Halloween and April 1, are particularly associated with mystery. However, any opportunity can be deceptive.

The tower tradition of St. Anne's University seems to be very active. Everyone who lives on a college campus remembers the tricks they played. There are always naughty students on the scene who like to spend time between people around them. In addition to entertainment, travel allows those who work hard to relax and unwind. Some tours take the form of entrance ceremonies that allow new students to integrate into the community. The purpose of these experiences is to establish scholarships and strengthen the unity of the groups concerned.

If there are some stories of enlightenment circulating on campus, these tricks seem to be carried out mainly in an entertainment environment. Since many trips are self-organized, there is a wide variety of scams that take place on campus. For example, notice the following tricks: placing a pumpkin on a lightning rod, moving furniture into a student's room to recreate the room in another place, at a loud noise that disturbs the sleep of his roommate, wrapping all the belongings of a student who is not locked in the residence*.

*These examples are taken from the collection of Carmen d'Entremont, an expert in Acadian folklore and ethnology and a phD candidate at the University of Moncton.

In 1986, Télé-Clare, the French-language television channel of the Clare community, was officially opened. The Télé-Clare studio is located on the fourth floor of the Gustave-Blanche building on the Pointe campus. University volunteers are responsible for production and invite guests to make statements or host special programs.

Until recently, broadcasting on extension 13 of Télé-Clare was a media tool managed and managed by community members. At Télé-Clare, you can watch performances by local artists, watch aerobic exercise, watch a Christmas Dad TV show or make a classifieds. Before the closure in 2012, it was a great way for Clare residents to stay up-to-date with news and events in the area.

Collègede l'Acadie was founded in 1992 to provide technical and professional training in French for members of the Faculty of Law. To this end, several training centers have been established in various Arcadia communities, resulting in the creation of "Wallless Academies" with the help of a video conferencing system.

For many students, the Colladee de l'Acadie Academy is the only way to get quality training as they can stay in their respective communities. The first centre was completed in Tusket in 1992, while the training centre and administrative centre were established in La Butte in 1993. Over the years, the Academy expanded its territory between 1994 and 1996, with training centres in Wellington (Prince Edward Island), St. Joseph Doumaines and Petit Degrat (in collaboration with the La Piccese Centre).

Ten years after the opening of the official college, the University of Collége de l'Acadie merged with the University of Sainte-Anne. Since 2002, Sainte-Anne University has offered university programs, allowing the college to maintain its original responsibilities to the Acadians of Nova Scotia. In addition, since the former training center has become a satellite campus, Sainte-Anne's University can now offer certain courses through teleconferencing.

If students come from different origins since the college was founded in 1890 — they come primarily from maritime, Quebec and the United States, and especially New England — since the college's inception, more and more international students have enrolled in the college. At the beginning of the 1970s, secularization began. The Immersion Program first enabled the recruitment of international students, and since 1972 the program has been welcoming many students from the United States. International recruitment activities related to the regular courses at Sainte-Anne's University began in 2001 under the direction of Muriel Comeau-Peloquin.

While the first recruitment programs for regular courses were aimed at French students, subsequent initiatives targeted certain French-speaking countries on the continent. From 2007 to 2011, Director of Social and Cultural Affairs Luc Tardif expanded these recruitment efforts to West Africa, Central Africa and North Africa, where he travels an average of three times a year. In 2011, a full-time recruitment position was also created. With a significant increase in the number of international students, the International Student Association was established in 2008. Currently, there are more than 15 students representing different nationalities.

Through numerous evenings, conferences and events aimed at promoting exchanges and promoting the cultural diversity of the campus, the arrival of international students has greatly enriched the socio-cultural life of St. Anne's University.

The Alumni Association has been established since its inception in 1907. Dr Amédée Melanson, MP of Yarmouth, has been recognised by the province's legislature. Thus, the association was founded on May 16, 1921, under the name "Alumni of St. Anne's College".

Former students of Sainte-Anne University have been active and continue to occupy an important place in the life and vitality of the school. The gathering, an annual event to celebrate its 10th reunion, is designed to bring all seniors together at weekend events held on various campuses of St. Anne's University.

Over the past fifteen years, student activities have taken many forms. Students are involved in all aspects of active social and cultural life at the University according to their own interests. The castle organizes themed evenings such as toga parties, mustaches carnivals, Caper Newfie evenings, St. Patrick's Nights. There are also literary magazines, such as Feu Châlain and Marache, where we organize poetry nights. The theater continues to occupy a prominent place on campus, and since 2011, Sainte Anne's University has organized musicals where students can showcase their talents as dancers, actors, and singers to fellow students, staff, and members of the local community.

When it comes to sports, the university has teams that compete with other universities in Nova Scotia. In addition to inter-university competitions, we organize various sports activities on campus. For example, there is a student hockey league in which some teams compete for the Bozlieu Cup title, which is played according to the Beauséjour residence (commonly known as Bozo) and Beaulieu. We also organize other internal competitions, including interscholastic competitions, which bring students together once a week to facilitate meetings.

The international recruitment of Sainte-Anne University also plays an important role in campus activities. The International Student Association hosts multicultural nights and international dinners that showcase the different cultures that make up the diverse population of the campus.

The family spirit displayed by the alumni continues on the campus of St. Anne's University.

Since 2010, Sainte-Anne University has been working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while serving as a model for communities using renewable energy. The university uses three different renewable energy sources on campus: a solar hot water plant, two biomass gasifiers and two 50 kW wind turbines.

The stoves are fueled by shavings and run with 118 solar panels distributed across the campus and can be heated with hot water from various buildings. In addition, the furnace project has created jobs for locals responsible for collecting, packing and transporting biofuels.

The results of all these green initiatives have been excellent, with universities having reduced their CO2 emissions by around 90% in recent years.

The dramatic tradition of St. Anne's University can still be felt today. In recent years, students have embarked on a new theatrical adventure: musical theatre. Under emily Robinson's direction, this new creative adventure began in 2012. They successfully completed their first service in Chicago in 2012, allowing them to succeed again in their second year of grease production. In 2014, under the direction of Melanie O'Hara, students staged The Wizard of Oz, followed by 2015's The Little Mermaid.

These outstanding works are reminiscent of the impressive theatrical performances of the 1940s and 1960s. Prepared entirely by the university community, these works demonstrate the ingenuity of the Pointe campus student body for the performing arts. As a backstage and technical art.

Originally located on st. Anne's main campus, the lighthouse is an important anchor for the Bey St. Mary community and the University community. It is a symbol of St. Anne's alumni and a valuable historical site of the Clare neighborhood. During the storm of March 26, 2014, the pepper-style lighthouse was destroyed and could not withstand the high winds. Since then, news of destruction has mobilized many people to share their frustrations by posting photos on Facebook, writing articles for Hebdo dragons or even writing poems to share memories of the lighthouse.

After the mobilization, a committee was quickly set up to protect the monument's heritage. In 2015, plans were announced for the reconstruction of the old lighthouse site: its aim was to rebuild this basic monument in its original location, while developing a multi-purpose site on the site, both as an educational space and as a potential laboratory research and nature observation site for visitors and communities.

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