Tuning in: Music Industry Arts grad opens unique Ottawa music academy

Posted on Tuesday, June 26th, 2018

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. Read more >

Sparking life-long learning: Welding grad expands skills with Plumbing

Posted on Friday, June 22nd, 2018

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.” Read more >