Stay at the Citadelle - Day 5
His Excellency spoke with students at Everest Elementary School. During his informal remarks he spoke about the Eduzone programme.
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"It is also a wonderful example of the power of collaboration, and I would like to thank the Soeurs de la Charité de Québec, the City of Québec, the province of Québec and the Université Laval for showing such leadership and caring."
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Mr. Régis Labeaume, Mayor of the City of Québec, delivered remarks.
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Mr. Jean M. Gagné, Chairman of the Board, announced that a 1st Summit on philanthropic culture will take place in the City of Québec, on November 12 and 13, 2013. The theme will be "Philanthropic Culture; Faces and Transformations".
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The Soeurs de la Charité de Québec are a very important partner of the Mallet Institut. Sister Carmelle Landry, Superior General of the Soeurs de la Charité de Québec, delivered remarks.
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The Institut Mallet strives to be an incubator for ideas to help advance and coordinate the promotion of philanthropic culture and thinking in society. Mr. Roman Girard, Director General of the Institut was the MC.
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Before participating in the grand opening of the new facilities at the Institut Mallet, Their Excellencies took part in a roundtable discussion about the mission of the Institut as well as the development and promotion of the culture of philanthropy.
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Students performed African Drumming.
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Mr. Aurian Hallar, MC during the event and Art Consultant of the Central Québec School Board spoke about the ArtsSmarts Program.
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Their Excellencies enjoyed their time at Everest Elementary School very much!
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After learning about various projects, Their Excellencies were offered a musical presentation.
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Their Excellencies were warmly welcomed by the students and the teachers that were at Everest School.
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The students presented their ArtsSmarts projects through short demonstrations and videos.
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The Governor General learned how the students programmed their robots...
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...and saw how the robots work.
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Their Excellencies had the chance to see different types of robots.
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Their Excellencies visited the Anglophone Everest Elementary School, where students presented their ArtsSmarts projects.
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"The essence of philanthropy is the love of humankind, and the Institut Mallet is a leader in this community in helping people to show their compassion and their generosity towards others."
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