The team behind the YCDSB Our Voices website is celebrating York Catholic students who demonstrate Black Excellence. Today, we honour Jasmine Moore from St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic High School. Jasmine Olivia Mavis Moore is a Grade 12 student at St. Jean de Brebeuf CHS who is dedicated to sharing her passion for science and … Continue reading “Celebrating Black Excellence: Jasmine Olivia Mavis Moore”
On Tuesday, February 8, Hip-Hop artist and speaker Duane “D.O.” Gibson hosted an awesome event in honour of Black History Month. More than 80,000 students from across Canada were in attendance: from Vancouver Island, BC to Cape Breton, NS to Yellowknife in the North West Territories. Our Pope Francis Grade 3 to 8 students … Continue reading “Black History Month”
St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School in Aurora is proud to invite the community to its Ninth Annual Graduate Art Exhibition in person or online! The in-person art exhibit will take place from February 9th – March 21st at the Aurora Town Hall and is organized by the Aurora Cultural Centre as part of the … Continue reading “You’re invited to St. Maximilian Kolbe’s Graduate Art Exhibition”
The staff and students at All Saints CES are busy preparing for Black History Month. To compliment a variety of Black History themed lessons and opportunities for reflection, a number of school-wide learning experiences have been set for the month that will allow us to explore the significant contributions that those of African ancestry have … Continue reading “Black History Month at AST”
Nominations Open! The YCDSB Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the return of its Distinguished Alumni Awards.
On February 8, the entire school will be participating in this exciting conference being hosted by D.O. Gibson, two-time Guinness World Record-setting rapper! D.O. will be sharing stories of Black Canadian History such as Viola Desmond, who stood up for her rights by sitting down at a movie theatre in Nova Scotia and freedom fighter … Continue reading “Black Canadian 365: Change the World Conference”
The Black Foundation of Community Networks (BFCN) is hosting an online edition of the BFCN Scholarship Application Workshop for Black students and their families on Friday, February 4, 2022 from 7 – 9 pm. The workshop is open to students in Grades 8-12.
Our Social Justice Council’s Annual Operation St. Nick (OSN) was another success this year! Together with everyone’s help, we donated about 5000 items to local charities such as 360 Kids and the Good Shepherd. In past years, our school has helped sustain the inventory of these charitable organizations for an entire YEAR! Thanks to the … Continue reading “STL’s Social Justice Council Helps Local Charities”
This year is the Year of the Tiger The year Lunar New will roar in on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. It marks the beginning of a 15-day celebration called the Spring Festival. The date of the Lunar New Year falls on the first new moon of the lunisolar calendar, which is based on the phases … Continue reading “Happy Lunar New Year!”
The York Catholic District School Board would like to share this information from the Newmarket African Caribbean Canadian Association (NACCA). NACCA invites the community to participate in its Black History Month events and activities. This Black History Month, NACCA explores the theme: Leadership and Allyship “Ignorance of each other is what has made unity impossible … Continue reading “NACCA Black History Month events”
