Collège Canado-Haïtien is a school in Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....

, Haiti

Haiti

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History

The Canado-Haitian College was established in Turgeau in 1969. It integrated high school students attending other schools of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart

Brothers of the Sacred Heart

The Brothers of the Sacred Heart are a Catholic religious congregation founded in 1821 by the Reverend André Coindre . Its Constitutions were modeled upon those of the Jesuits, while its Rule of Life was based upon the Rule of Saint Augustine. Its members bind themselves for life by simple vows of...

 such as Pope John XVIII School in the Bicentenaire area of Port-au-Prince, Saint-Jean L'Evangeliste in Turgeau, and Liberia School in Impasse Lavaud, Bois Verna. It also served several students from The Petit Séminaire Collège Saint Martial, the Saint-Louis de Gonzague

Saint-Louis de Gonzague

Institution Saint-Louis de Gonzague is a Roman Catholic school in Haiti. It is run by the Freres de l'Instruction Chretienne...

 School and other schools. The school was managed by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart.

Campus

The Canado-Haitian College campus was composed of four floors ,A total of 31 classroom,a library,a cafeteria,the secretariat and the "Direction" (Place where are the bureau of the principals.asst. principal and the counselors), and also a big auditorium. It also had a recreation court that is composed of 2 basketball and two volleyball court.Now, after the earthquake, the campus is made of houses that contains three classroom but the secretariat, the cafeteria, and the direction is still intact.Next to the campus,there was a university called Canado-technical center, the building was damaged but is repaired now.

Curriculum

Canado offers three major vehicles designed specifically to carry the student toward a bachelorship in Literature or Sciences and a bachelorship in Mathematics. They are as follows:

• An Academic option comprising Literature, Sciences and Mathematics.
• A Technical option comprising Electricity, Automobile Repair
  Auto mechanic
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  , Electronics, Refrigeration, or Machine Shop
  Machining
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• A Commercial option comprising Accounting, Office Management
  Office management
  Office manager is a profession related to office supervisory positions.People that hold office management positions conduct special studies and based on the results of these special studies, they develop reports. Apart from developing reports, they also provide input to management on the...
  
  , and related courses

Extracurricular activities

Religious, sports, cultural, and social activities are planned through the Student Life organization.

External links

• Collège Canado-Haïtien & Frères du Sacré-Cœur Alumni Association

Timberline, class of 2000