SPEAQ!

Are you concerned about my spelling? I do have a background as an English teacher, and I also have spell check, so what in the world could this title mean? SPEAQ is the acronym for the group of English teachers in the Quebec province and, this past weekend, SPEAQ had its annual meeting. Pok-O-MacCready Camps' Sarah Disney, onetime PMEOC employee, and I went to Montreal last Thursday and spent the net two days helping teachers, parents and generally curios people understand how valuable a trip to Pok-O would be for anyone who recognizes how important an immersion experience for emerging English learners can be.

First off, getting to stay in a hotel with an outdoor pool heated to a comfortable level so that swimming in 40 degree air temperatures, is an incredible perk for this North Country man. And the opportunity to talk to a lot of people who showed genuine interest in PMOEC is encouraging. We had lots of good food, lots of good conversations and a lot of hope about the extension of our programming north of the border.

In less exciting news, the Underground Railroad community event was not as well attended as we would have hoped, but that did not discourage our staff. Instead, they gave a wonderful performance for the small audience. Next up, and our last community event of the season, will be Pie and The Sky- an astronomy and pizza slam mash up this Friday night. Come out and give us one last bit of support before the official end of the fall season.