Jacob wrote a very interesting paper on the Red Army Choir. He recently purchased a deluxe edition of The Best of the Red Army Choir and he found that listening to the music taught him a lot about Russia, as well as enhancing his language skills. In his paper, Jacob discusses the meaning and cul…
Fenner submitted a fantastic PowerPoint presentation on the Roman Republican Senate. He included some great information on the history of the Senate, how it was formed, and all of the different roles of each member involved in the Senate. Great work Fenner!
To view Fenner's project, c…
Brynn and Katie worked on their Cultural Connections assignment together and cooked up a mouth-watering French feast! They worked for eight hours to create a seven course meal and served it to five lucky guests. Amazing work Brynn and Katie!!
Click here to watch the video they submitted of their …
Ministry funding changes that occurred on May 4, 2012 have affected the number of courses Navigate is able to offer to adults who have graduated. Please contact us for more information.
What an empowering feeling to know that there was options for my kids to get an education. There was no need to keep plunking away at something that wasn't working. There was an escape for all the stress.
So our adventure at NIDES began with my oldest son Justin who has the privilege of b…
Year-End Family Picnic!
Tsolum Campus was buzzing with activity as Navigate students and their families participated in the year-end picnic.
The day was full of action and laughter as students could be found jumping around in the bouncy castles, blowing bubbles, participating in numerous rela…
Congratulations Navigate Grads!
On Friday June 8th, family, friends and teachers gathered for a very touching ceremony to celebrate the achievements of our 2012 Grads. The Graduation Ceremony took place at the beautiful Kingfisher Resort where many smiles, tears and joyful moments were shared.…
Congratulations Navigate Grads!
On Friday June 8th, family, friends and teachers gathered for a very touching ceremony to celebrate the achievements of our 2012 Grads. The Graduation Ceremony took place at the beautiful Kingfisher Resort where many smiles, tears and joyful moments were shared.…
A common and growing problem these days is the ever-increasing prevalence of viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, bloatware and other forms of malware, all of which can have detrimental effects on your precious computer systems. It used to be fairly easy to avoid such threats, however they are becom…
Check your Control Panel > Sounds & Audio Device settings to ensure that the microphone on the headset is enabled.
Also check your Volume levels to ensure that your headset microphone input level is not muted or faded out/down. (You may have to go into Options to enable the display of you…
Selecting a Headset Microphone to Use with Rosetta Stone
Rosetta Stone® Speech Recognition technology is a key element of the
language-learning solution. A computer headset with a microphone is needed to
use this feature. We recommend a USB headset with a microphone.
For best results with our S…
Tamara plans to travel to Italy this summer and eventually live near Florence. For her Cultural Connections assignment in her Italian class, Tamara completed a project that describes the many beautiful areas of Italy. She included wonderful images with her writing. To view Tamara's project, click …
Taylor decided to explore the art of French cooking in her French 11 course. Throughout a period of two weeks, Taylor studied the book Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, watched the movie 'Julie and Julia' for inspiration, and prepared three French meals for her family and friends.…
Aboriginal Recognition Ceremony
Congratulations to Karter who won an award at the Aboriginal Recognition Ceremony! This award recognizes Aboriginal Students for achievements made throughout the school year. It is awarded to a student who has made progress academically or socially. This year…
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Nicholas created a detailed PowerPoint on French Culture. He covered a
number of cultural topics such as the French National Anthem, French
poetry, a French film and more!
If you would like to see this great project, click 
Tobias did a fantastic job on both of his cultural assignments in his German 11 course. He wrote both PowerPoints all in German! Very impressive!
Anamika studied Hindi 11 and for her Cultural Connections project she decided to make a PowerPoint on Hindi proverbs, short stories and poetry. Great work Anamika! 
