Société Saint-Thomas d’Aquin and French Education on Prince Edward Island

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The Société Saint-Thomas d’Aquin (SSTA), the principal voice of the Acadian and Francophone community of P.E.I. is 100 years old this year. Its was founded in 1919 at the annual convention of the P.E.I. Acadian Teachers’ Association. Its immediate objective was to collect money for the education of young Acadians, but the overall goal of the SSTA was to see French and Acadian life flourish on the Island. Among the founders of the SSTA and who spearheaded the Society for many years were Dr. J. Henri Blanchard, who taught at Prince of Wales College from 1910 to 1948 and Rev. Nazaire Poirier, who was on the teaching staff of Saint Dunstan’s University from 1912 to 1937. The lecture will focus on the important contribution of the SSTA to French education on the Island over the last century., This lecture series celebrates the historical roots of higher education on Prince Edward Island and its future. The series is named in honour of Frank Pigot, an educator himself and honoured as a UPEI Founder for his work building the Library’s PEI Collection and University Archives.

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Société Saint-Thomas d’Aquin and French Education on Prince Edward Island
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The Société Saint-Thomas d’Aquin (SSTA), the principal voice of the Acadian and Francophone community of P.E.I. is 100 years old this year. Its was founded in 1919 at the annual convention of the P.E.I. Acadian Teachers’ Association. Its immediate objective was to collect money for the education of young Acadians, but the overall goal of the SSTA was to see French and Acadian life flourish on the Island. Among the founders of the SSTA and who spearheaded the Society for many years were Dr. J. Henri Blanchard, who taught at Prince of Wales College from 1910 to 1948 and Rev. Nazaire Poirier, who was on the teaching staff of Saint Dunstan’s University from 1912 to 1937. The lecture will focus on the important contribution of the SSTA to French education on the Island over the last century., This lecture series celebrates the historical roots of higher education on Prince Edward Island and its future. The series is named in honour of Frank Pigot, an educator himself and honoured as a UPEI Founder for his work building the Library’s PEI Collection and University Archives.
Publisher
University of Prince Edward Island
Contributor
Arsenault, Georges (Creator)
Date
2019-05-21
Type
MovingImage, Educational
Format
videorecording, 56 minutes
Identifier
upei50:83
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Language
eng
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North America
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