The English Montreal School Board was proud to be part of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship and Mentorship Program celebration of another remarkable milestone recently, as more than 100 guests gathered to honor the achievements of the program’s fourth cohort of outstanding students.

Students of the English Montreal School Board’s (EMSB) primary and secondary institutions will return to class on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Kindergarten children must be five years of age on or before September 30, 2026 while Grade 1 (Cycle 1) students must be six years old on or before the same date.

The gifted and enrichment learning team, as part of the English Montreal School Board Student Services Department, continues to shine on students with opportunities for advanced learners at the school and classroom level based on their personal strengths (interests, learning preferences and expression styles, and readiness levels).

The English Montreal School Board will fly the flags at central head office in NDG at half mast in the memory of the two innocent victims who lost their lives in a shooting in the Côte des Neiges District – a police officer and a bystander.

As we speak, some 14,000 adult students currently enrolled in the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) network stand at risk of being shut out of their chosen education and training pathways.

The Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) is expressing serious concerns regarding the proposed extension of the Charter of the French Language (Bill 101) via Bill 96 to the English-language Adult Education and Vocational Training sector.