Post-secondary aged youth are a social group too often consumed by uncertainty about their future and inadequate opportunities for personal fulfillment. They are immersed in questions relating to adolescence, to their current relationship with family, their community, and the overall system they live in. Known causes of stress Normal adolescent development, the climate crisis, and…
The Dawson Blues Band (the DBB) has grown to 18 members now! They have put together a new video to cheer us and raise support for the students of 星空传媒视频 who could use some help.
The name of the DBB song is: 鈥淲ith a lot of help from our friends鈥� inspired by 鈥淲ith a Little Help From My Friends鈥� by the Beatles (released in 1967) and by Joe Cocker (released in 1969) and 鈥淵ou've Got a Friend" by聽Carole King (released in 1971).
"I want to congratulate all the participants for the great work you accomplished for this project," said organizer and musician Vincent Maggiore (Business Administration).
Enjoy the DBB video, released today for you in the Read More link.
If you enjoy it and can help out, consider a donation to the聽.听The community and our friends have now donated more than $5,000. More news to come in August.
The DBB plans to be back in the Fall with more great music for us!
June is National Indigenous History Month and this Sunday, June 21 is National聽Indigenous Peoples Day. Celebrate by reading one of these books by First Nations, M茅tis聽and Inuit authors.
Click Read More for the books curated by CBC.
Next Tuesday, June 16 at 6 p.m., Andrew Katz (English Department) will be聽virtually launching his second picture book, I JUST WANT TO BE SUPER! / JE SUIS SUPER NINO!聽聽illustrated by Dawson Illustration graduate Tony Luzano (2014).The story is about a young kid with TONS of energy. Here is what聽Kirkus Reviews聽had to say about the book:…
After watching the Living Campus guided tour video,聽Ivan Freud, Chair of Dawson's Religion Department, had this to say:
"As a teacher I have been involved with Dawson's Peace and Sustainability Communities for a number of years, and yet I was surprised to find some initiatives that I had never heard of in the latest Living Campus Orientation Video. What is being done in terms of peace and sustainability at Dawson is simply incredible! It makes me proud to be part of such a vibrant, visionary, creative, and caring community."
Why not celebrate Earth Day tomorrow by taking time to tour our Living Campus?
Click Read More to go to the Living Campus video.
Local Art, Design and Science Institutions: Musee d鈥檃rt contemporain Montreal: https://macm.org/en/ Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/ Montreal Science Center: https://www.montrealsciencecentre.com/ American Institutions: American Museum of Natural History: https://www.amnh.org/ Childrens鈥� Museum of the Arts: https://cmany.org/ Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/ Berlin collection of museums: https://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/museumsinsel-berlin/museum-buildings-collections/overview.html Industrial Design / Product Design: The 100 鈥淏est designed products鈥�…
La毛titia Desanti of our French Department offers this list of classic French literature for your reading pleasure. Many books and documents are available for free through the BANQ Library, get the link by clicking Read More
Des suggestions de classiques :
Click Read More for the link to the BANQ and free books online.
Better to laugh than cry! Laurent Ruhlmann of Computer Science shares this funny video remake of Gloria Gaynor's 1978 hit "I Will Survive." Already viewed more than 1.5 million times since it was posted March 16 on YouTube, it is certainly resonating with teachers around the world.
Click Read More to view "I Will Survive, Coronavirus version for teachers going online."
Mental Health First Aid Canada has put together resources to help us help one another during this stressful time. Our Student Health Promotion team recommend watching this short video. We have resiliency skills. We can cope and also continue to support others.
Click Read More to view聽Helping Others During the COVID-19 Pandemic聽video.
Dipti Gupta of Cinema-Communications sent her students a list of 100 documentary films worth watching.
Click Read More to view a list of documentaries that can inspire a beautiful, just and sustainable world.
Last Modified: June 16, 2020
