École secondaire catholique Garneau

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École secondaire catholique Garneau
Address
6588, rue Carrière (Orléans community) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Information
School board	Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Principal	Rosario Vidosa
School type	Francophone Separate Catholic (publicly funded)
Grades	7-12
Language	French
Mascot	F.X.
Colours	Gray and Navy

Coordinates: 45°27′56.31″N, 75°31′28.61″W

École secondaire catholique Garneau (Garneau Catholic High School), is a French language high school teaching grades 7-12 in the community of Orléans in the eastern end of Ottawa, Ontario (capital of Canada).

Contents 1 History 1.1 Building 2 Programs offered 2.1 CCNA Cisco courses and computers 2.2 GuG 3 Notes and references 4 External links

[edit] History

Opened in 1972, the school was named in honour of the French Canadian politician, poet, and historian François-Xavier Garneau of the 19th century.^[1]

[edit] Building

Garneau is sometimes known as "The Bomb Shelter", "The Lego Block","GarnBarn" or "Clown School" because of its angular and box like shape, as well as its diversified color scheme. Its roof leaks regardless of how hard or soft the rain is outside. The school environment is less than favorable. Therefore the name "GarnBarn" has a double meaning, referring to both the shape of the school as well as the living conditions. A few myths surround the school, such as the existence of an underground bomb shelter, which may or may not have been included in the construction plans in the 1970s, devised at the peak of the Cold War.

It is located in a highly Francophone area. To the east of Garneau, is the MIFO (Mouvement d'implication Francophone d'Orléans), an organisation that encourages Francophone culture within the community of Orléans.

In 2001, construction of a new addition onto Garneau was due in part to expanding demographics, government budget cuts and the closure of a nearby Francophone intermediate school called Léo-D-Côté for grades 7 to 8.

[edit] Programs offered

[edit] CCNA Cisco courses and computers

Garneau offers a variety of specialized courses including programming and economics in addition to traditional coursework. Garneau and Cisco Systems have paired together to offer the students of grade 10, 11 and 12 a college-level Cisco CCNA networking course.

[edit] GuG

Known as Groupe Utilisateur Garneau in French (Garneau User Group), this group of students playtests and evaluates products given by computer and software companies. A magazine with all the products tested is made every 6 months, and sent to their sponsors.

The GuG the only high school student administered member of the Association of Personal Computer User Groups (APCUG). This internationally recognized association consists of more than 400 user groups throughout the world.

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

• Official GuG homepage (French)
• Official site of school (French)
• Official site of school district (French)
• List of French Ontario school (French)