Montreal Schools: Too Little, Too Late?

Lecture presented on March 13, 2019

In spite of the city’s growing need for schools to address issues of urban development and quality of life, the number, condition and configuration of Montreal’s schools leave much to be desired. How can we deal with the major problems of overcrowded classrooms, regional inequalities and disrepair? What role can architecture and urban planning play?

Moderator

• Dinu Bumbaru, Policy Director of Héritage Montréal

Speakers

• Claudine Déom, Associate Professor, École d’architecture, Université de Montréal
• Catherine Harel Bourdon, President, Commission scolaire de Montréal
• Marc André Carignan, Commentator on urban development, Radio-Canada and Kollectif

Episode Summary

• 1:00 : Introduction by Dinu Bumbaru
• 6:18 : Question period
• 52:04 : Conclusion by Dinu Bumbaru

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City Talks series

For a seventh consecutive year, the City Talks series will bring together city thinkers and builders to discuss current practical urban issues affecting Montrealers. The talks will be introduced by Suzanne Sauvage, President and Chief Executive Officer of the McCord Museum, and moderated by Dinu Bumbaru, Policy Director of Heritage Montreal..

No reservations are required, but seating is limited.
Museum Members have the privilege of reserving their seat at membership@mccord-stewart.ca and Heritage Montreal members can do so at contact@heritagemontreal.org.

2018-19 Program

• October 24, 2018 at 6 p.m.: Parks, Public Spaces and Green Spaces: What’s Their Future?
• January 30, 2019 at 6 p.m.: Industrial Sites: Abandonment or Conversion?
• March 13, 2019 at 6 p.m.: Montreal Schools: Too Little, Too Late? 
• May 1, 2019 at 6 p.m.: Accessing the River: Dream or Reality?