Ottawa-Carleton Education Network

OCENET introduced 35 of its new international students to Canadian wildlife with a trip to the Parc Omega nature park near Montebello, Quebec, in October. The students were fascinated by all of the animals including wolves, bears, elk, bison, and many other species.

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated many changes in the ways OCENET welcomes our international students to OCDSB schools and to the Ottawa area.

In April and May of 2021 all international students were invited to participate in a series of four online Anishinaabe art classes delivered by the Wabano Centre.

Each year OCENET presents awards to four OCDSB Grade 12 graduates, with two students being international students and two being Canadian residents.

The International Certificate Program (ICP) is administered by OCENET’s International Education Coordinator, Sean Oussoren, along with the assistance of ICP teacher advisors in each OCDSB high school.

For over six years four local International Certificate Program students have attended the annual Jeju Youth Forum which is held on Jeju Island, South Korea.

For four months, more than 50 International Certificate (ICP) students and 25 OsakaGakugei students participated in a virtual exchange with videos, Padlets, Zoom meetings, and email communication.

Over 70 international and International Certificate Program students took part in the Montreal day trip on Saturday, October 30th.

I believe my main role is that of an academic advisor to international students at 10 of our secondary schools and a liaison between OCENET and the students and staff at those schools. Through reviewing report cards I can keep track of how students are doing and speak to or email counselors and teachers on how to support these students. I also ...

Kari Hanes worked for many years at OCENET and has been instrumental in the success of many of its programs.

OCENET’s Global Explorer engages international students and their Canadian peers in a program that promotes intercultural sharing and collaborative thinking ...

At the beginning of the pandemic OCENET’s Program Director, Constanine Ioannou, and Program Manager, Kari Hanes, developed a training program for secondary teachers on CLIL and delivered the program to educators from Madrid, Spain, ...

OCENET is a strong advocate for language learning and is a leader in promoting the annual Day of Languages designated on September 26th.