Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean
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Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean |
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| Motto | Verité, Devoir, Vaillance (French, "Truth, Duty, Valour") |
| Established | 1952 |
| Type | Military college |
| Chancellor | MND |
| Principal | N/A |
| Staff | 20 |
| Undergraduates | 140 |
| Location | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, PQ, Canada |
| Campus | waterfront, situated on the west bank of the Richelieu River. |
| preuniversity preparation year | 1995 |
| Website | rrmc.ca |
Le Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean (CMR) is a Canadian military academy located in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec. At its campus in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) offers a preuniversity programme or the preparatory year.
The preparatory year ("Prep year") cadets acquire the necessary academic standard needed to attend RMC. The preparatory year is open to students from Canada who need to upgrade their studies before beginning university courses. The program is intended mainly for students from Quebec. The academic function of CMR was to educate its cadets up to the second year of a college degree. The remaining studies are to be completed at the RMC in Kingston.
CMR infrastructure is currently used by the Canadian Forces located at ASU Saint-Jean and by a non-profit corporation called Campus du Fort Saint-Jean, which arranges for the upkeep of many of the former educational facilities and leases them out to educational institutions such as the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM) for their local programmes while also renting out others for short events such as large banquets or conventions.
The on-campus accomodation facilitates cultural integration, group work, and consultation. Students attend numerous extracurricular activities, including trips, industrial visits, cultural excursions, and sports meetings. The student's second language advance rapidly through the participation of English- and French- speaking students in all activities.
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[edit] Program
Corresponding to the first year of collegial (CEGEP) studies in Quebec, Preparatory Year is a pre-university programme of studies. Intended for students who have obtained their high-school certificates in Quebec or the equivalent elsewhere in Canada, the program prepares students to continue their studies at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario.
Divided into two semesters the academic year is composed of 75 teaching days and a final examination period, followed by a supplemental examination period.
The preparatory year students register in either the Social sciences or Science program. The programs are offered in both official languages. The social sciences program features courses in sociology; history; political science; mathematics; computer science, chemistry and physics. The sciences program includes courses in: mathematics; physics; chemistry; computer science; and history. The core courses in both programs include: literature; philosophy; second language; and physical education.
The mandate of the preparatory year is to develop in its students good work habits, academic diligence, critical facility, and team spirit. [1]
[edit] Routine
When they arrive at L'Escadron Richelieu, the officer-cadets have already chosen their service. The cadets wear the uniform of their service during the preparation year. They will not wear the Royal Military College of Canada uniform until they get to first year in Kingston, Ontario.
The preuniversity programme features modern, diversified teaching methods: workshops, introduction to research methods, laboratories, group projects, oral and multimedia presentations. The staff provide academic support in the form of workshops, tutorials, and supplementary courses.
The cadets live in Cartier block and eat in pavillon Dextrase (completed in 1993). The cadets can leave the campus at any time that they do not have classes, study periods or training.
During the week the daily routine consists of inspection, running, breakfast, classes, sports, and studies. The officer-cadets attend academic classes and undergo military training. The military training is in the form of drill, cartography, compass use and 3 major field exercises each year. The cadets take roles as cadet squadron commander, Second in Command (2IC) and section commanders. Ouside classes, bilingualism is promoted by French / English weeks.
On the weekend, with the exception of military training, the students are largely free.
[edit] History
| Year | Significance |
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| 1948 |
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| 1950 | The Old Brigade, alumni celebrating 50 + years since they entered one of the military colleges, are inducted. |
| 1952 | CMR was established in order to conduct tri-service cadet training within the Canadian Forces. It was a classical college, with the initial purpose of providing a more equitable representation of French Canadians in the three services of the Canadian Forces. During spring 1952, the Right Honorable Louis Saint-Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada, made the decision to found a bilingual military college in Québec, to open in September. In 1952 the Governor General of Canada officially opened Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean (CMR). |
| 1968 | Pavillon Lahaie was built, featuring laboratories, library and office space |
| 1971 | CMR established a formal partnership with the University of Sherbrooke, after which CMR cadets were able to obtain a bachelor's degree without leaving Saint-Jean. |
| 1985 | The Quebec government passed an act granting CMR its own university charter. |
| 1988 | CMR was authorized to grant master's and doctorate degrees. |
| 1995 |
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[edit] Facilities
L'Escadron Richelieu uses Cartier block and Pavillon Lahaie. Pavillons Vanier, DeLéry, Dextraze, Massey and the Old Mess are shared. The campus provides state-of-the-art technological support: library, well-equipped laboratories, ample supplies of learning materials, and Internet access.
| Building | Significance |
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| DeLery Building | academic classrooms named after Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry, a military engineer who built Fort Saint-Jean in 1748 |
| Lahaie Building | laboratories, a new library, and additional offices built in 1968 |
| Maisonneuve pavilion | Dormitory named after Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve, founder of Montreal, Quebec |
| La Galissonniere Pavilion | named after Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière, (commandant-general of New France) |
| Old Mess (all ranks) | recreational and social activity centre, |
| Cartier Pavilion | Honours Jacques Cartier |
| Dextraze Pavilion | Dining Room named after General Jacques Dextraze former Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) |
| Massey Building | named after Vincent Massey former Governor General of Canada |
| Montcalme Pavilion | Dormitory named after General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm |
| LaHaie Building | |
| Ramparts | 1776 |
| Second World War Memorial | Erected on 1st December 1945, this granite slab monument is dedicated to the officers, non-commissioned officers and men of No. 48 Canadian Infantry (Basic) Training unit who died in WWII |
| Vanier Pavillion | Sport Complex, also outdoor soccer, tennis and football fields named after Georges P. Vanier, former Governor General of Canada |
[edit] Museum of Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean
The museum is located in Fort Saint-Jean on the campus of the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean. The museum mandate is to collect, conserve, research and display material relating to the history of the CMR, its former cadets and its site, the Fort Saint-Jean. The museum contains collections of military memorabilia and military artefacts.
The museum is a member of the Canadian Museums Association and the Organization of Military Museums of Canada Inc. The museum is an accredited museum within the Canadian Forces Museum System. [3] The museum has formed a cooperating association of friends of the museum to assist with projects. [4]
The museum is located in the old guardhouse. Collège militaire royal Museum, Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, Richelain, Que, J0J 1R0 Tel: 1-514-358-6810 and Fax 1-514-3586800
[edit] Notable alumni
Shown with college numbers.
| Student # | Name | Graduation | Significance |
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| H7860 | Lieutenant-General (Ret'd) Senator Roméo Dallaire OC, CMM | 1969 | former commander of United Nations peacekeeping mission to Rwanda |
| 8276 | Captain (Navy) (Ret'd) Doctor Marc Garneau CC, CD | 1970 | Canadian astronaut |
| Jacques Dextraze | Chief of the Defence Staff from 1972–1977. | ||
| 5105 | Doctor Jack Granatstein OC | 1961 | Canadian historian |
| 9573 | Steven MacLean (astronaut) | 1973 | Canadian astronaut |
| 13481 | Tom Manley | 1978 | businessman, politician |
| 4393 | Doctor Desmond Morton (historian) | 1959 | Canadian historian |
| 10468 | Major General Jerry S.T. Pitzul, | 1975 | Judge-Advocate-General from 1998 to 2006. |
| 8356 | Guy Saint-Pierre | 1970 | businessman, politician |
[edit] Notable faculty
- Roch Carrier, author of Le Chandail de hockey or The Hockey Sweater, and later National Librarian of Canada.
[edit] See also
[edit] External link
- CMR Saint-Jean (in French)
- CMR Backgrounder
- Jacques Castonguay, Le Collège Militaire Royal de Saint-Jean
