We would like to take a moment to congratulate all of our junior and intermediate students who participated in the STEM Minds Video Game Design Competition, within their own classes. This learning experience provided our students with an opportunity to successfully combine all of their skills, from storytelling, art design, and coding to create their … Continue reading “STEM Minds Video Game Design Competition – Vote for Stephanie”
Bringing together the best of in-person and virtual approaches to community, the staff and students of Sir Richard W. Scott CES (SRWS) have joined together to create a series of four game nights dedicated to parent/student engagement. Using the power of video to showcase their efforts, SRWS staff and students scripted and produced a variety … Continue reading “Sir Richard W. Scott CES Launches “Virtual Family Fun Nights””
On Wednesday, February 23, 2022 students at five YCDSB high schools were invited to hear Anthony McLean’s message on ‘becoming anti-racist.’ Anthony used his own experiences from growing up in York Region to living in California, to differentiate between cancel culture and passive cultures, to what he called “creating brave spaces.” A brave space is … Continue reading “Anthony McLean Shares His Message on Becoming Anti-Racist with Students at 5 High Schools”
Reading Rainbow live-streamed readings are back! Thanks to the Reading Rainbow Team, all York Catholic elementary schools are once again invited to participate in a live-streamed book reading event in celebration of Black Heritage Month. On February 24th, student leaders from St. Joan of Arc CHS in Maple, St. Theresa of Lisieux CHS in Richmond … Continue reading “Black Heritage Month – Reading Rainbow Live Stream Event”
Families celebrated Winter Walk Month and active school travel Families walking to St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Elementary School on February 16 were invited to celebrate Winter Walk Month and Walking Wednesday with a special guest, the Mayor of Newmarket, John Taylor! The Mayor and Councilor Jane Twinney joined families, as well as active school travel … Continue reading “St. Elizabeth Seton families walked to school with Newmarket Mayor, John Taylor!”
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”
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”
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”
York Catholic schools are pleased to join schools across Canada in celebrating Winter Walk Day on Wednesday, February 2, 2022! Each year, Winter Walk Day takes place on the first Wednesday of February. Walking to and from school is fun every day, so we encourage you to journey outside throughout the entire month of February! … Continue reading “Winter Walk Day is February 2nd”
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