FAQs

providing workshops that are educational and/or of general interest to adults.

Yes, parking is available in the GDHS parking lot directly in front of the school.

Most courses are held in our own classroom in the GDHS building, but many workshops may be held offsite to provide a “hands on” experience. When a class is held off-campus it is clearly indicated in our course descriptions.

Courses that are given off-campus have varying levels of washroom facilities. If accessibility is of concern to you, please inquire before registering for that course.

Yes, wheelchair access is through GDHS main doors. If you need to use this access please advise the Encore office in advance as someone will have to meet you at the security doors.

Yes

The membership fee is important to Glengarry Encore when we are looking for grants or donations. Encore uses the numbers to show that people are interested in supporting the organization. It also puts you on our mailing list, gives you the right to vote at the Annual General Meeting, and allows you to run for office or sit on committees.

As a courtesy to the presenters who may have handouts to prepare it is best to register at least 5 days before a course. Computer courses will not have the handouts prepared if you have not preregistered. Classes may be cancelled if insufficient numbers of people are registered.

A $5.00 Membership Fee is collected for each semester (‘Fall’ and ‘Winter/Spring’) at the time of registration for a workshop.

It is appreciated that you register at least 5 days prior to any course so that any handouts or supplies are available to you.

No, classes & workshops are open to all adults.

There are all kinds of interesting, informational & educational courses available – check out our Schedule-at-a-Glance and Course Descriptions to see what is available.

Or call us & we will gladly mail one to you.

No, our courses run the gamut from educational, informative, inspirational, and relaxing to just plain fun.

Courses chosen by the Curriculum Committee may be requests or suggestions from members, requests by a potential presenter who wants to share knowledge, garnered through curriculum members’ investigation skills, and by popular demand.

Each semester we have many new & unique courses offered.

We do schedule some evening classes but these are usually dependent upon the availability of the presenter, i.e., he or she works daytime and is only available during the evening. We are also limited to school hours (doors locked at 9pm & no weekends or holiday periods).

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The majority of our presenters are from North and South Glengarry, but we also have presenters from Vankleek Hill & Hawkesbury areas as well as Ottawa & Montreal.. Our presenters come from all walks of life generously sharing with us their knowledge & expertise.

Our presenters are recruited because of their experience or expertise in their chosen topic.

No. Presenters and instructors as well as our Board of Directors, committee members and Support Workers are all volunteers. If a presenter must travel more than 30km we will assist with their travel costs.

The course fees help to cover the cost of office staff (9 hours per week), cost of mileage for presenters travelling more than 30KM, printing & mailing of each semester’s curriculum, office & classroom supplies, replacement furniture, etc.

The presenters are advised of the number of participants for their course. They then purchase the supplies. Encore must pay the supply fee to the presenter even if you cannot attend. You may ask someone to take your spot and collect your fee from them or in some cases the office may have a waiting list with someone interested in taking your place and reimbursing your supply fee.

Note: supply fee and membership fee are non-refundable.

Some courses require a supply fee in addition to the course fee. The supply fee is determined by the course presenter.

Payment is made at time of registration by cash, or cheque made payable to: Glengarry Encore EducationCentre –

Why is there a Drop-in Fee ?

At the moment, we employ office support on a part time basis. The office is open 9hrs/week. Please leave a message & someone will get back to you.

Send an e-mail to: encore.education@hotmail.com or leave a phone message at 613-525-1008 & someone will get back to you.

Also at the beginning of each semester copies are available at various locations throughout Glengarry.

Then, as long as you continue taking courses, you should continue to receive our mail-outs. If you do not take any courses over a 3 year period your name is removed from the mailing list. Also be sure to advise us of any address change.