This year students at Cedar building, with the lead of Ms. Keylin (Student Development ESL coordinator) and the help of teachers and staff, planted, maintained and harvested vegetables and herbs that were not only used for various class activities and lunch time activities but also to support our community. Ms. Keylin contacted Wellwood Home, a neighboring charity organization, and offered…
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Today (June 21), the annual Junior Middle School (JMS) 'End of Year Award Ceremony' was held @ The Grill located in the Ainsliewood Building of Columbia International College. The ceremony, which began promptly at 10:00am, kicked off in style with the beautiful melodies of Mr. Lawlis' soon-to-be graduating Vocal Music Class' rendition of the Canadian Anthem, 'O Canada.' Shortly after, Mrs.…
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On Monday (May 1, 2018), Columbia International College (CIC) had the pleasure of hosting over 35 ICEF agents from 18 different countries. In collaboration with Mohawk College and with the support of the City of Hamilton, the agents were gladly welcomed to Hamilton ("The Education City"), discovering the best our city has to offer international students. During their FAMiliarization Tour,…
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Last night (April 24), Student Development hosted an appreciation dinner for all the hard work the executive student leaders put into this past winter semester. The evening started with appetizers and mingling as the students were able to enjoy the food from Sodexo. Before dinner, the students were presented the nominees for valedictorian and had the responsibility of voting. An…
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On November 2nd, The Bark Lake Programs Team created a full day schedule suited to our objective and the group size of the operations team at CIC . The team was encouraged to work outside of our comfort zone when collaborating in smaller groups. We had the opportunity to have some friendly competition when we took part in the Bark…
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A note from Steve Saunders (Principal, Columbia International College): This past weekend (October 28), we hosted the first ever Columbia International College Model United Nations Conference. We were very honoured to have The United Nations Association in Canada (UNAC) organize this conference exclusively for Columbia International College students. This conference was an great opportunity for the Model United Nations Team…
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Today (October 20), students and staff members alike gathered in World Fusion @ CIC to celebrate and delve into the African culture through African cuisine. Thanks to the amazing Sodexo team at CIC, the dish options which ranged from country to country featured delicacies like the famous Jollof Rice, Spicy Lamb, African Curry Chicken, Nigerian Naiji Bean Yam, Fried Plantain,…
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Congratulations to our students who have completed their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Adventure Journey! They spent 6 days canoeing in the Algonquin Highlands in October. Their hard work and determination to succeed is all part of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award process of character building. Great job everyone! Browse through our gallery of photos from the trip below! (more…)
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