York Catholic to host large scale Nurturing Hope Spring Food Drive

The York Catholic District School Board will be hosting a large scale food drive involving 59 of its elementary schools that will support eight different York Region area food banks. “I am thinking of what St. Ignatius told us…He pointed out two criteria on love.The first: love is expressed more clearly in actions than in … Continue reading “York Catholic to host large scale Nurturing Hope Spring Food Drive”

Update: York Catholic students win gold medals, advance to Canada Wide Science Fair, May 17-21

Originally posted May 10, 2021 Update – May 21, 2021 – The Canada Wide Science Fair Award ceremony was held virtually last night in Ottawa. Three projects from our school board received an award! Please see updates in the story below. Watch the full Canada-Wide Science Fair awards ceremony. The annual York Region Science and … Continue reading “Update: York Catholic students win gold medals, advance to Canada Wide Science Fair, May 17-21”

Students test their skills at provincial competition

The York Catholic District School Board is excited to announce that two of its students recently took home gold medals from the province-wide Skills Ontario Competition and a third student earned a silver medal! All three students attend St. Jean de Brebeuf CHS in Vaughan. The Skills Ontario Competition offers elementary and secondary students an … Continue reading “Students test their skills at provincial competition”

Daily themes the focus of Catholic Education Week activities at Divine Mercy CES

Divine Mercy Catholic Elementary School in Maple celebrated Catholic Education Week with a plethora of virtual events and activities centered around each of Catholic Education Week’s daily themes: Preparing the Earth (Monday), Sowing Seeds of Gratitude (Tuesday), Cultivating Relationships (Wednesday), Harvesting New Fruit (Thursday) and Marveling in Wonder (Friday). On Monday, the school livestreamed a … Continue reading “Daily themes the focus of Catholic Education Week activities at Divine Mercy CES”

SCG STREAM slideshow debuted during Catholic Education Week

St. Charles Garnier Catholic Elementary School in Richmond Hill kicked off Catholic Education Week by holding a virtual school liturgy on May 3rd that was live streamed to the entire school community. The following day, it debuted its STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) slideshow on the school’s YouTube Channel. This slideshow showcased work students completed … Continue reading “SCG STREAM slideshow debuted during Catholic Education Week”

St. Maximilian Kolbe students create a virtual gallery inspired by “Nurturing Hope”

St. Maximilian Kolbe CHS in Aurora celebrated Catholic Education Week, May 2-7 by creating a virtual gallery featuring student artwork inspired by the theme of ‘Nurturing Hope’. Below is a sample of some of the artwork. You can also view the entire Virtual Gallery. The school thanks all students and teachers who participated in this … Continue reading “St. Maximilian Kolbe students create a virtual gallery inspired by “Nurturing Hope””

May 2-7 is Catholic Education Week

The theme for Catholic Education Week 2021 is Nurturing Hope The York Catholic District School Board is proud to celebrate Catholic Education Week May 2 – 7, 2021. During the week York Catholic schools, students and staff will celebrate the significant contributions thatCatholic Education has made locally, provincially and nationally. The theme for this year’s … Continue reading “May 2-7 is Catholic Education Week”