July Newsletter

Halifax Highlights

JULY 12 - JULY 13

Women's Heritage Celebration

Check out the Women’s Heritage Celebration at Memory Lane Heritage Village in Lake Charlotte, as part of the museum’s 25th anniversary festivities. This annual event honours the roles of women in home and community life, with immersive experiences set in a recreated 1940s-era coastal village. Expect heritage demonstrations, storytelling, and traditional crafts!

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JULY 30 - AUGUST 4

Halifax Buskers Festival

The Halifax Busker Festival returns this summer, bringing six exciting days of world-class street performances to HRM. Celebrating its 39th year, the festival features an exciting lineup of international and local talent, including acrobats, magicians, musicians, fire breathers, and more!

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July Spotlight

NOVA SCOTIA SPOTLIGHT

Skyline Trail

Located in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, the Skyline Trail is aneasy eight-kilometre hike through the boreal forest, through meadows, and up onto a cliff. On that cliff, you can watch the sun set over the Gulf of the St. Lawrence and the Atlantic Ocean beyond. If you enjoy wildlife viewing, you just might just be lucky enough to encounter eagles overhead, moose in the forest, and even whales out in the water!

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STAFF SPOTLIGHT

Christy

Hometown: Changsha, China

Favourite thing about Halifax: The Friendly People

Fun Fact: I've visited more than 10 countries

Favourite Hobby: Traveling

Language Learning Tip: Be confident

Current Obsession: Playing badminton & cooking

June In Review

Kite Flying

Now that temperatures are up and we can safely say that spring has finally arrived, ALCC students and staff were eager to take advantage of the clear skies and breezy conditions to try their hand at flying kites! We are fortuante that our school happens to be near a rather sizeable hill, and thus didn’t have to wander too far to find the perfect wind to launch our bright, colourful kites into the sky.

Sea Turtle Centre

The Sea Turtle Centre is a micro-museum dedicated to the conservation of endangered sea turtles, particularly the leatherback species that frequent Canadian waters. Operated by the Canadian Sea Turtle Network, this interactive space offers visitors an engaging experience through educational exhibits, real turtle artifacts, and hands-on activities suitable for all ages. ALCC students learned a lot about these endangered sea creatures!

Scavenger Hunt

In the heart of Downtown Halifax, the Public Gardens provides a peaceful retreat with its carefully designed Victorian-style layout. Since opening in 1867, the gardens have featured a wide array of vibrant flower beds, towering trees, a scenic pond, and elegant fountains and statues throughout. This June, our students explored all of these highlights by taking part in a fun , friendly, and competitive scavenger hunt!

Multicultural Day Fair

ALCC celebrated the last day of classes before the summer term with a multi-cultural fair, celebrating other countries and cultures all over the world. Turning our school into a temporary travel hotspot, students and community visitors learned all about geography, traditions, and life in general in countries in six different continents through trivia, crafts, and games. We really do have the whole world at our fingertips!