BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260411T224353EDT-9463EMuNA6@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260412T024353Z DESCRIPTION:\n\nThroughout Montreal’s history\, many gatherings have highli ghted the story of the city.\n\nIn his presentation\, Kevin Stanley\, Facu lty Lecturer at the McGill University School of Continuing Studies\, remin ds us of The Great Peace\, a major historical event in Montreal in 1701\, and explains how the discussion of historical events\, including those fea tured in the McCord exhibition All Together on McGill College Avenue\, fos ter a favourable environment for learning.\n\nIn the “English for Professi onal Communication” program taught at the School of Continuing Studies\, t he story of Canada is told to newcomers and history is used to teach Engli sh. In this talk\, discover how major gatherings in Montreal\, including t he Great Peace\, can be taught to newcomers and help them learn English.\n \nAbout Kevin Stanley\n\nKevin Stanley has been teaching English to newcom ers and international students for over 30 years. He joined the SCS team i n Languages and Intercultural Communication as a faculty lecturer and prog ram coordinator in 2012. Passionate about history and culture\, in 2018 he developed an intermediate-level course in the English for Professional Co mmunication program called CEEN 267 – English Study Topics: The Story of C anada\, which helps students sharpen their English language skills by expl oring stories from Canadian history from the perspective of newcomers.\n \n About the McGill-McCord Dialogues\n\nOn the occasion of McGill’s Bicentenn ial\, the McGill School of Continuing Studies and the McCord Museum have p artnered to present a series of events with the aim of breaking down barri ers to cultural and educational institutions and reimagining art\, culture \, and education in our community.\n\nThe McGill-McCord Dialogues offer op portunities to explore a variety of current and future-focused topics taug ht at SCS and connected to exhibitions at the McCord Museum.\n\nSpace is l imited to 30 attendees. Please register to reserve your spot.\n\nTo view a ll events in the series\, visit mcgill.ca/continuingstudies/mcgill-mccord- dialogues\n\nVaccine Passport\n\nAs per provincial regulations in place\, a vaccine passport is required to attend.\n\nLivestream\n\nThis event will also be livestreamed on the McGill School of Continuing Studies YouTube C hannel.\n\nAbout the McGill University School of Continuing Studies\n\nSit uated in the heart of Montreal on the main campus of one of Canada’s leadi ng universities\, the McGill School of Continuing Studies offers innovativ e programs that aim to help adult learners gain the skills they need to la unch their careers\, advance their current careers or switch into a whole new field.\n\nWith over 50 programs in more than 25 subjects such as marke ting\, management\, human resources\, accounting\, finance\, data science and AI\, the School is dedicated to creating skilled\, future-ready leader s who can thrive in a rapidly changing world.\n\nLearn more at mcgill.ca/s cs \n\nAbout the McCord Museum\n\nThe McCord Museum celebrates life in Mon treal\, its people and communities\, past and present. Reaching beyond the city to the wider world\, the Museum creates and presents engaging exhibi tions and educational and cultural activities with a critical and inclusiv e take on social history. It is renowned for its collections of Archives\, Documentary Art\, Dress\, Fashion and Textiles\, Indigenous Cultures\, Ma terial Culture\, and Photography\, comprising 200\,000 objects and artwork s\, 2\,150\,000 photographs\, 3\,500 rare books and 340 linear metres of t extual archives. Founded on October 13\, 1921\, the Museum is celebrating its one hundredth anniversary with special programming until Autumn 2022. McCord Museum: Our People\, Our Stories.\n\nLearn more at musee-mccord.qc. ca\n DTSTART:20211001T160000Z DTEND:20211001T170000Z LOCATION:Urban Forest outside the McCord Museum: 690 Sherbrooke St W\, Mont real\, Quebec H3A 1E9 SUMMARY:The Great Peace of Montreal URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/continuingstudies/fr/channels/event/great-peace-m ontreal-333595 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR