Today Liz Pearson came to Columbia International College (CIC) to speak to students about the relationship of food with mental health, explaining how eating a balanced meal can provide optimal happiness and well-being. For over 25 years, Liz Pearson has been researching, speaking and writing about nutrition and providing insightful lessons about eating healthy. As a registered dietitian, Pearson offers…
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Early offers from universities in Canada, UK and the USA are pouring in! From December 2019 to the present, Columbia International College (CIC) has received good news that many of the 2020 graduates have been accepted by the university of their choice! Early admissions from universities include: Canada: University of Alberta McMaster University Queen's University Laurier University Ontario Tech University…
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Columbia International College has fully implement Google Education/Google Suite in the classrooms. All CIC teachers will be using Google Classroom to communicate, collaborate, organize and engage with their students! Across the globe, the Google Suite program provides support for teachers, learners, researchers and organizations. It provides productivity apps that include: Google Docs, Classroom, G-Mail and more! Google Suite provides educators with…
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This past week CIC held the December Graduation - the final graduation of 2019. It was a spectacular event filled with parents who were excited to see their child walk across the stage to receive their diploma. Keynote Speaker Dr. Lori Livingston (Provost and V.P Academic) from Ontario Tech spoke a remarkable speech for the graduates. Dr. Lori Livingston is…
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There are so many amazing organizations that really support the students at Columbia International College. Many organizations allow our students to volunteer at so many amazing events. The Columbia International College Scholarship Endowment Fund has selected to donate to these wonderful organization to thank them for all of the opportunities they offer to the community. The organizations are: Hamilton Victory…
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On Saturday, November 23rd at Queen's Park in Toronto, The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario joined 38 young Canadians celebrating their hard work in achieving the Gold Award. Amongst those Canadians was Columbia International College's student Xie Cong who received her Gold Award for the Duke of Edinburgh. All across the world, the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award…
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Congratulations to Columbia International College's Junior Middle School Spelling Bee Team who participated in the Ancaster Rotary Spelling Bee on November 23rd at Mohawk College. The CIC team competed against students from both public and private schools in the Hamilton area in two divisions: Grades 4-6 : Mohamed Adamou Grades 7-8: Pascaline Adom, Sohna Jarju, Melissa Bozovali, Danielle Pryce and Leslie…
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This past weekend the 20 members of the Model United Nations Team travelled to Montreal to participate in the Secondary School United Nations Symposium. This conference was hosted by the globally ranked McGill Model United Nations Team. There were schools from all over North and Central America and the majority of the schools were ranked as the best Model United…
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The results for the 2019 Hamilton Spectator Readers' Choice Awards were announced and Columbia International College (CIC) has won first place in the category of Best Private School. CIC was awarded with the title of Diamond Winner. The Readers' Choice Award recognizes local businesses in the Greater Hamilton Area and winners are determined by votes of local residents. CIC…
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Over the last couple of months, Columbia International College (CIC) had special groups come and visit for academic and cultural immersion. These groups joined regular CIC students in their classes in which they could see first hand Canadian classroom settings and culture. The special groups were: Jean Piaget from Mexico Debisirin College from Thailand Saint Gabriel from Thailand Jean Piaget…
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