The post on the Facebook page of a fledgling Ottawa music academy reads like another social media platitude: “A lack of sight does not mean a lack of vision.”
However, when you sit down with local musician Mubarak Farah, founder of the music school Ability Through Music, you soon realize the adage is most appropriate. Born in Somaliland, an autonomous region of Somalia, with glaucoma, and blind since early childhood, Farah is a man with an abundance of vision. Continue reading
Last week saw graduates from the Ottawa Campus celebrating their achievements at three days of convocation ceremonies! Here are some of our favorite quotes from the Honorary Degree Recipient and Valedictorian speeches!
When Jeff McCoy decided to get out of a job he didn’t like, and into the trades, he chose Algonquin for his training mainly because it was convenient.
Now having completed one trade program at the College and nearing completion on a second, McCoy believes he couldn’t have chosen better even if his education options had been far wider.
He is impressed by the flexibility of the instructors in his courses who readily adapt to different learning styles. “With the trades, one person is not always going to learn in the same way as the next person,” says McCoy. “I find (the Algonquin instructors) are really good in accommodating.” Continue reading