About Our School
The WIC Voyageur
Explore boldly.
Grow with confidence.
Thrive together.
The West Island College Voyageur is curious, courageous, and resilient, navigating new terrain with purpose and integrity. From Junior to Senior School, Voyageurs chart their path through discovery, challenge, and exploration, gaining strength through meaningful experiences that spark wonder, encourage adaptation, and foster leadership.
Two Schools Under the Same Roof
WIC is two schools under the same roof: an entirely French school and an English school with a French immersion program, which seamlessly co-exist to offer the ultimate bilingual experience. If your child does not have eligibility for English studies, he/she can apply to our French School.
If he/she does hold eligibility, the choice is yours! Both our English and French schools offer an enriched curriculum and mother tongue language courses in a bilingual environment.
French or English school, both are enriched.
In the English school, Math, Science and Ethics are taught in English. The remaining courses are in French. They include: géographie, histoire, musique, arts plastiques, éducation physique and français. We are able to provide Mother Tongue French or Langue Seconde Enrichie (depending on the child’s placement.) Students in the English school must possess a Certificate of Eligibility for English studies.
An enriched class at WIC means that teachers build excitement and engage each student by providing real-world applications to the subject being taught and by combining best practices for technology-enhanced teaching and active learning.
In the French school, all subjects are taught in French, with the exception of English, which is taught as an enriched, mother-tongue course. The French instruction is Français langue maternelle.
Balanced School Life
There is no shortage of opportunities to try new things at WIC, with over 40 extra-curricular clubs and sports to choose from. Students are encouraged to participate in at least one extra-curricular activity per term.
Learning takes place both inside and outside the classroom. Life skills, such as leadership, collaborative work, effective communication and creativity are developed through a variety of different activities and enhance the learning experience.
The friendships, experiences and lessons that they acquire through these activities help to shape them into well-rounded, young adults, prepared to face life’s challenges.
Board of Directors
Behind the important decisions that help our school thrive is a dedicated Board of Directors—passionate individuals who bring diverse expertise, strong leadership, and a shared commitment to our mission.
The slate of members of the Board of Directors for 2025-26 is as follows:
Nicola Graham ( President)
Robert Boyle (Past President)
Danny Di Schiavi (Vice President)
Joel Erickson (WIC Foundation President / WIC Alumnus)
Eric Jabal (Head of School)
Lise Lafontaine (Chief Operating Officer)
Elisa Laxer (Secretary)
Doug Liberman (Parent Member/WIC Alumnus)
Danielle Richardson (Parent Member)
David Shemesh (Parent)
Marc Sincennes (Treasurer)
Matthew Victor (Parent / WIC Alumnus)
