This press conference will bring together 100 students, as well as leaders from school boards, universities, BMO Financial Group and ALDO Group, featuring the following speakers:
L. Jacques Ménard, President, BMO Financial Group, Quebec
Jean-Pierre Généreux, Vice-President, ALDO Group
Alan Shepard, President and Vice-Chancellor, Concordia University
Thérèse Laferrière, Director, CRIRES (Centre de recherche et d'intervention sur la réussite éducative et scolaire)
Gilles Petitclerc, Chairman, Montreal Hooked on School
In the presence of:
Catherine Harel-Bourdon, Chairperson, Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSDM)
Diane Lamarche-Venne, Chairperson, Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys (CSMB)
Pierre Boulay, General Director, Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île (CSPI)
Suanne Stein Day, Chairperson, Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB)
Youth Fusion and ALDO Group initiated Rising Fashion in order to lower high school dropout rates by creating learning opportunities that are relevant and meaningful to teenagers.
Youth Fusion is an award-winning Canadian charitable organization, created in Quebec, which establishes innovative partnerships between disadvantaged schools and universities, in an effort to lower dropout rates. It does so by creating and implementing year long projects that engage youth in learning, and motivate them to attend school.
Youth Fusion