L'École élémentaire catholique Jonathan-Pitre, under construction in Riverside South in Ottawa's south end, is expected to open this fall.

Hassan was unable to walk and eat well with about 60 per cent of his body covered in sores. However, after the successful treatment, he is now back in school and playing outside just like any normal kid.

Jonathan Pitre is one of an estimated 5,000 people in Canada with some form of Epidermolysis bullosa — a disease that causes painful, burn-like blisters all over his body.