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Welcome to The Learning Centre! We are a student-orientated centre dedicated to promoting and aiding students' development and success in academics and in society. Whether you want to use our study space for reading or for group work, or if you want to type up an essay in our computer lab, The Learning Centre will always be there for you. For more details about what we do, please see our About Us page, or take a moment to read our Statement of Purpose.
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| FREE ENGLISH PEER TUTORING |
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English peer tutors are available for Vanier students.
If you are looking for extra help with your English skills, please see Joanne in The Learning Centre (B205) to inquire about having an English peer tutor. Tutors can assist you with conversation, writing and reading skills.
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| NEWS & EVENTS |
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Recruiting Volunteers & Peer tutors
The Learning Centre will be hosting a barbecue on Wednesday, August 18th at 12:30 p.m. to recruit interested Vanier students for its various volunteer and tutoring programs. If you would like to learn more about these programs, please contact Joanne Ellis to let her know that you are planning to attend.
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English Exit Exam Workshops
If you are planning on writing the English Exit Exam on August 11th, then you should attend at least one of these workshops, designed to give you tips and techniques to help you pass. They will be held in The Learning Centre, B205.
- Monday, August 2nd, 2:30pm
- Thursday, August 5th, 6:00pm
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Student Awards Ceremony
On Monday, May 3rd, Vanier students were honoured for their significant contribution to the College as peer tutors, volunteers and award winners. Click here to find out more.
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Academic Writing Contest Winners
Congratulations to our winners:
 1st Place: Tevy Chan
 2nd Place: Liane Bailey
 3rd Place: Katerina Fragos
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Creative Writing Contest Winners
Poetry
Christine Lee, Music
Gaelle-Laurie Dubreus, CAMT
Georgia Bertholet, Social Science (Psychology)
Short Story
Bianca Queenton, Honours Health Science
Holly King, Social Science
Dzuy-Tam Tran, Honours Health Science
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"In Her Name" Writing Contest Winners
There were over sixty submissions to this contest, each one describing a woman who has been inspirational or influential. All of them were touching, emotional and powerfully inspiring. Congratulations to all the participants and to the winners, and thank you to our judges Stephanie Belmer, Lisa Jorgensen and Marya Grant.
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| Katerina Fragos |
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| Second Place: |
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| Sara Therlonge |
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| Third Place: |
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| Valentin Puchkarov |
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| Most Creative: |
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| Michael Cohen |
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| Honourable Mentions: |
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| Flavia Papini & Kimberly Knight |
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Multicultural Montreal Writing & Photography Contest Winners
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| Congratulations to the winners of this fun and exciting contest! |
Written
- 1st Place
Caroline Hilario Santos
- 2nd Place
Milany Thiagarajah
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Photography
- 1st Place
Dzuy-Tâm Trân
- 2nd Place
Chris Rinaldi
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Student Study Centres
Whether you are looking for a quiet place to study, somewhere to catch up on course readings or work on homework and assignments, Vanier offers a large array of study centres available to you. For a list of where you can find these centres, click here.
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Public Speaking Contest Winners
The Learning Centre would like to congratulate our Public Speaking Contest Winners!
Click here to see more pictures from the event! |
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College English Prep Online
College English Prep Online is a resource targeted
towards students. Learn to analyse literature and improve your
reading, writing, speaking and listening skills using the online
exercises found here.
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Feed Hungry People - Vocabulary Game
Improve Your Vocabulary and Feed Hungry People!
The FreeRice Website has two goals: - To provide English vocabulary to everyone for free; and
- To help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.
International Education and The Learning Centre are seeking to get the entire Vanier community involved in playing this vocabulary game! For each correct answer, 20 grains of rice are donated to the United Nations World Food Program. |
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821 Sainte-Croix, Montréal, Québec Canada H4L 3X9 
514.744.7500 
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