On Friday, June 26th, Columbia students currently enrolled in the summer semester will write their final exams. As exams can be a stressful and nerve-wracking experience, we want students to stay focused and positive while studying and while writing exams. (more…)

Columbia honoured its Junior Middle School (JMS) students on June 18th during the annual Year End Awards Ceremony. The Ceremony highlighted the students’ accomplishments from the past year and recognized those who excelled in both academics and extracurriculars. Along with receiving their Certificates of Completion, students were also presented with Residence Certificates. (more…)

Dressed in eccentric armour and beaming with confidence, members of Columbia’s staff were ready to take on students to during the annual staff vs. students water balloon rumble! (more…)

Columbia International College would like to thank and congratulate its students, staff and school community for their contributions and participation during the school’s annual Terry Fox Run. As a result of the commitment of our school community, we have been named one of the top 50 fundraisers for 2014 in Ontario! We were ranked 7th out of all other participating high schools in…

Friends, adventure, and discovery are just some of the many things our 2015 Summer Camp Green Team hopes to bring to youth and young adults from around the world when Columbia’s Learn English and Discover Canada program begins in a few weeks. (more…)

On Wednesday, June 10th, Columbia’s Junior Middle School (JMS) students starred in their own production of Aesop’s Fables as their year-end drama project. Held in the Ainsliewood Drama room, students held two afternoon shows where they performed a selection of the famous fables for their peers, teachers, and staff. (more…)

Columbia International College was recently recognized for its business contributions to the City of Hamilton. Yesterday, Executive Director, Mr. Clement Chan, accepted a Business Appreciation Award on behalf of the school during a City Council meeting last night at Hamilton’s City Hall. Columbia was recognized in the Large Business Category for Ward 8 and was presented with a plaque by Mayor Fred Eisenberger and Councillor Terry Whitehead. (more…)

Ms. Klodt’s grade 12 biology students have been busy discovering the world of natural sciences and living organisms through a series of experiential learning opportunities. On Friday, June 5, students visited the Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada and were guests at McMaster University’s Biology Greenhouse on Monday, June 8. (more…)

Columbia’s Junior Middle School (JMS) students are preparing to celebrate the end of their school year and have been hard at work completing year end projects in a number of their classes. They have also been practicing their presentation and public speaking skills as they prepared to showcase their work to staff and students. (more…)

The 2015 Ontario Secondary School Literacy course (OLC40) will begin this week at Columbia. The course is designed for those students who were unsuccessful in writing the OSSLT in March. Students who pass the course will meet the provincial literacy requirement and will be eligible to graduate. (more…)