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The Boarding School

In the region, the young girls who are destined for the Instituts Familiaux are obliged to be boarders, even if they live in proximity to the establishment. In the course of the first two years, outings are rare. In the third and fourth years, the rules allow outings every weekend. The young girls leave on Saturday or on Sunday after mass and return to school on Sunday evening no later than 19h00. Many entertainments are offered to the young girls to occupy them after class hours. Mandatory periods of study before and after supper are strictly reserved for lessons and homework. During these periods, the students cannot talk to one another or read any books other than those prescribed by the program.

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Mrs. Nicole Veillette and description of the dormitory at l'Institut Familial Val-Marie
10 January 2011
Kermaria, Provincial House, Filles de Jésus, Three-Rivers (Quebec) Canada

Credits:
Filles de Jésus Museum

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Interior of a room in the boarding school at l'Institut Familial Keranna
20th century, November 1962
Institut Familial Keranna, Three-Rivers (Quebec), Canada

Credits:
Demers, Jeanne

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A birthday among boarders of the School of Specialization in Sewing
10 May 1965
Institut Familial Keranna, Three-Rivers (Quebec), Canada

Credits:
Demers, Jeanne

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Mrs. Jeanne Demers and her twenty-first birthday
12 January 2011
Kermaria, Provincial House, Filles de Jésus, Three-Rivers (Quebec) Canada

Credits:
Filles de Jésus Museum

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Departure of boarders from l'Institut Val-Marie for summer vacation
20th century, June 1963
Institut Familial Val-Marie, Cap-de-la-Madeleine (Quebec), Canada

Credits:
Filles de Jésus archives
Slides album 07
Call number : 2460

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Mrs. Jeanne Demers and her summer work during her years of study.
12 January 2011
Kermaria, Provincial House, Filles de Jésus, Three-Rivers (Quebec) Canada

Credits:
Filles de Jésus Museum

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The family teams

Upon arrival at l'Institut Familial, the students are regrouped in Ť family teams ť. Each team is made up of a fourth year student who plays the role of Ť mother ť toward her companions. She must, among other things, reassure the newcomers, assure respect of the established rules in the Institut and help, when needed, the members of the family during the school year. She is assisted in her task by a Ť big sister ť or a Ť father ť, that is, a third year student. The social life of the Institut rests on this small family unit. For example, small parties are organized by the family to celebrate the birthdays of the students; or again when a student is in the infirmary, she receives the visit of her family members. The family team is another way of preparing the young girl for family life.

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Presentation of the family teams
20th century, around 1954
Institut Familial Val-Marie, Cap-de-la-Madeleine (Quebec), Canada

Credits:
Cégep de Trois-Rivičres
Multimédia library
Call number : 373.2.E19

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Mrs. Mireille Lamy and the formation of the family teams at l'Institut Familial Keranna
15 December 2010
Kermaria, Provincial House, Filles de Jésus, Three-Rivers (Quebec) Canada

Credits:
Filles de Jésus Museum

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A student's impression of the family teams
20th century, between 1956 and 1957
Institut Familial Val-Marie, Cap-de-la-Madeleine (Quebec), Canada

Credits:
Filles de Jésus archives
Collection Institut familial Val-Marie
Call number : 230-039-030-8

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A family team of l'Institut Familial Val-Marie
20th century, September 1956
Institut Familial Val-Marie, Cap-de-la-Madeleine (Quebec), Canada

Credits:
Veillette, Nicole

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A birthday celebration by the members of the family team at l'Institut Familial Val-Marie
20th century, around 1957
Institut Familial Val-Marie, Cap-de-la-Madeleine (Quebec), Canada

Credits:
Veillette, Nicole

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Mrs. Nicole Veillette and the family teams at l'Institut Familial Val-Marie
10 January 2011
Kermaria, Provincial House, Filles de Jésus, Three-Rivers (Quebec) Canada

Credits:
Filles de Jésus Museum