QUESCREN Education and Vitality Forum

The Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d'expression anglaise is delighted to support the second edition of the Forum on the Education and the Vitality of Québec’s English-language minority.

This Forum is an opportunity for both the education sector and communities to collaborate and address the challenges they face. Through collaborative exchanges and information sharing, communities can bring about change and foster vitality.

Education is one of the greatest assets of a society. It arouses curiosity and allows for knowledge development and transfer. The vitality of a community is ensured through the transmission of knowledge. Therefore, education guarantees continuity and is, thus, the most beautiful legacy that a community can pass on to its descendants.

The Secretariat is happy to encourage research and discussions on this topic. Moreover, depending on the geographical location or the socio-economic status of each population, the realities in each community can be very different. Activities such as these allow all of us to understand these subtleties and to be better prepared to act.

I would like to personally thank QUESCREN, an organization that brings together researchers, community players and representatives of educational and other involved institutions, for organizing this unique meeting.

I also wish all the participants a most rewarding experience. Their presence and involvement in the Forum is a show of support to the English-speaking communities of Quebec that deserves to be recognized.

CHRISTOPHER SKEETE
Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier
for Relations with English-speaking Quebecers

<img src="https://sites.events.concordia.ca/sites/quescren/en/quescrenforum/documents/get_document/16" alt=""><img src="https://sites.events.concordia.ca/sites/quescren/en/quescrenforum/documents/get_document/27" alt=""> The Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d'expression anglaise is delighted to support the second edition of the Forum on the Education and the Vitality of Québec’s English-language minority. This Forum is an opportunity for both the education sector and communities to collaborate and address the challenges they face. Through collaborative exchanges and information sharing, communities can bring about change and foster vitality.Education is one of the greatest assets of a society. It arouses curiosity and allows for knowledge development and transfer. The vitality of a community is ensured through the transmission of knowledge. Therefore, education guarantees continuity and is, thus, the most beautiful legacy that a community can pass on to its descendants.The Secretariat is happy to encourage research and discussions on this topic. Moreover, depending on the geographical location or the socio-economic status of each population, the realities in each community can be very different. Activities such as these allow all of us to understand these subtleties and to be better prepared to act.I would like to personally thank QUESCREN, an organization that brings together researchers, community players and representatives of educational and other involved institutions, for organizing this unique meeting.I also wish all the participants a most rewarding experience. Their presence and involvement in the Forum is a show of support to the English-speaking communities of Quebec that deserves to be recognized. CHRISTOPHER SKEETE Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier for Relations with English-speaking Quebecers<img src="https://sites.events.concordia.ca/sites/quescren/en/quescrenforum/documents/get_document/29" alt="">

<img src="https://sites.events.concordia.ca/sites/quescren/en/quescrenforum/documents/get_document/27" alt=""><img src="https://sites.events.concordia.ca/sites/quescren/en/quescrenforum/documents/get_document/16" alt=""> À l’occasion de cette deuxième présentation, le Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise est enchanté de soutenir le Forum sur l’éducation et la vitalité de la minorité de langue anglaise du Québec. Ce forum est l’occasion pour le secteur de l’éducation et les communautés d’expression anglaise de collaborer et de relever les défis auxquels ils sont confrontés. Grâce aux échanges collaboratifs et au partage d’information, les communautés peuvent apporter des changements qui favorisent leur vitalité.L’éducation constitue l’une des plus grandes richesses d’une société. C’est elle qui assure le dynamisme d’une communauté, par la transmission des connaissances. C’est également elle qui éveille la curiosité et qui permet au savoir d’évoluer et de se transmettre encore davantage. Enfin, l’éducation est le plus riche des héritages, le plus beau legs qu’une communauté puisse transmettre à ses descendantes et descendants, puisqu’elle est garante de sa pérennité.Le Secrétariat est heureux de contribuer à stimuler les recherches et les discussions autour de ce thème. Qui plus est, dans chaque communauté, les réalités peuvent être très différentes, selon la localisation géographique ou le statut socioéconomique de sa population. Les activités comme celle-ci permettent justement à ces communautés de saisir ces subtilités et d’être mieux disposées à agir.Je remercie personnellement le QUESCREN, une organisation qui regroupe des hommes et des femmes représentant notamment le milieu de la recherche ainsi que les établissements d’enseignement, pour la mise sur pied de cette rencontre unique.Je souhaite également à toutes les participantes et à tous les participants une expérience des plus enrichissantes. Leur présence et leur implication au Forum constituent un soutien aux communautés d’expression anglaise du Québec qui mérite d’être souligné. CHRISTOPHER SKEETE Adjoint parlementaire du premier ministre pour les relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise<img src="https://sites.events.concordia.ca/sites/quescren/en/quescrenforum/documents/get_document/29" alt="">

Words of welcome from the SRQEA