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Galileo Adult Education Centre Francization class embarks upon memorable journey

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Montreal, November 3, 2026 - On Tuesday, October 20,  Ronald Beauchamp’s Francization class at Galileo Adult Education Centre in St. Michel embarked upon a memorable journey through Montreal’s history with a visit to the MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises.  Students were eager to discover the stories, people, and cultures that helped shape the city they now call home. Warmly wlcomed by the museum staff, the students jumped straight into a creative challenge: building their own city using LEGO bricks! Working together, they designed communities complete with roads, roundabouts, parks, clinics, city halls, and playgrounds. Each group then presented its creation in French, explaining its choices like real urban planners.  The class then travelled back in time to explore Montreal’s fascinating history. Historic photographs from the 1930s and 1950s, old maps of the island, and a 1913 image of the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul tram terminus brought the past to life. Students learn...