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The village school, circa 1900

In 1900, the village school, in the centre, looked like a large brick house with a mansard roof and dormer windows. On its left, a group of boys with their teacher. On its right, a wooden fence.

Postcard, Pierre Monette collection, BAnQ numérique.

As early as 1821, the Sault-au-Récollet parish wanted to offer classrooms to children in the village. In 1831, a plot of land belonging to the parish council was set aside for the construction of a wood and stone school. It was located near the church, at what is now the intersection of Fort-Lorette Street and Gouin Boulevard East. It was replaced by a new school in 1892, following the arrival of the Gabrielite Brothers. Here we see a group of school children in front of the new school, on a postcard from the era.