Welcome to Fanning Education Centre/Canso Academy (FEC/CA), home of the Seahawks! We are a Pre-primary to Grade 12 school located in Hazel Hill just outside the beautiful coastal village of Canso, Nova Scotia. Our school sits on a large, natural parcel of land with our very own trail system (known as the “FEC/CA Knowledge Path”) through the woods leading to a freshwater lake enhanced with outdoor learning spaces.
Every day, we strive to live up to our vision statement of empowering students to become independent, productive, lifelong learners while fostering confidence and well-being. To do this, we rely on a strong partnership among families, students, staff and administration. Whether you are a student, parent, guardian or staff member, we welcome and value your positive energy and dedication to excellence in education, and we look forward to working with all of you.
At FEC/CA, we begin every day with a nutritious breakfast program to assist students’ minds and bodies to be ready to learn. After this great start to the day, students find themselves in a wide range of classes. Our hard working, caring and creative teachers implement the curriculum and design engaging learning experiences that meet a wide variety of students strengths, challenges and interests. We offer a variety of extra-curricular and co-curricular activities for students to enhance learning and school experiences. One of the many strengths of attending a smaller school like FEC/CA is that our teachers and staff build strong, trusting relationships with our students. We are proud of this, and we know it helps improve student learning and well-being.
Our team is excited to welcome students and families back to school. We hope to create more events for families to attend. As your new administrative team, we look forward to working with students and families to provide our students with a supportive and responsive learning environment which promotes wellness, growth and achievement in an inclusive and welcoming school environment. We strongly believe in the African Proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child”, and we cannot think of a better village to do so! We also believe it takes a village to educate a child and we are up for the challenge.
To our families and community partners, thank you for your continuing support. We look forward to creating wonderful learning experiences during the 2023-2024 academic year!
Crystal Richards, Principal
Amanda MacLean, Vice Principal