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Two English schools in Montreal accept new names in the hopes of auspicious a new attitude while alluring added students.
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On Tuesday Holy Cross Elementary Academy in St. Laurent captivated a ribbon-cutting commemoration to clearly change its name to Fraser Academy.
Principal Elena Zervas hosted the event.
"This new change was implemented to bigger reflect the association our academy serves and to announce our charge to change our school's direction," said Zervas.
Last anniversary Leonardo Da Vinci Elementary in Riviere-des-Prairies apparent its new name -- Leonardo Da Vinci Academy.
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The above Holy Cross Elementary is a bilingual school, with a 50/50 breach amid English and French students, but according to English Montreal Academy Lath abettor Bernie Praw it is one of several schools operating beneath capacity.
Only 150 pupils appear Fraser Academy, and the lath as a accomplished says it is 800 acceptance beneath optimal capacity.
"For whatever reason, parents chose added schools," said Praw. "Now with the renaming as an academy, with the accomplished courses, it'll accession the contour and hopefully it'll accession the enrolment at the school."
["776"]But it's added than aloof a name change -- Fraser Academy administrators are aggravating to advance the class by adorning algebraic and science programs.
They're additionally abacus noon-hour computer courses as able-bodied as new technology throughout the school.
Students will additionally be accountable to a new dress code, and accept a new amulet advance them in acclaim at academy events.
Early returns
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Zervas says she has already noticed an attitude change beneath the new name.
"Quite bluntly I see the change appropriate away," said Zervas.
"The children, abnormally the older, the chief acceptance ... accept a faculty of pride. Attaching the chat 'academy' seems to be article added cogent to them."
Fraser Academy hasn't yet put up its new signs but Leonardo Da Vinci is already aerial a banderole with its added moniker in both English and French.
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