Category: School News

Cardinal Carter Catholic High School in Aurora held many events and activities to mark Black History Month and shared profiles of Black saints and other historical leaders throughout the month.  One of its highlights was a personalized video message from the Honourable Jean Augustine in commemoration of Black History Month.  Jean Augustine, who helped to bring Black … Continue reading “Carter students discuss allyship and Black history among other conversations this month”

St. Anne Catholic Elementary School in Richmond Hill celebrated Black History month by hosting a series of virtual speakers and presentations. Through the generous support of its Catholic School Council, St. Anne hosted presenters from the Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum on February 8th for students in Grades 4-8. The Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum is a … Continue reading “St. Anne’s Black History Month presentations”

“You are worth it. You are enough,” – was the resounding message that Jeff A.D. Martin shared with the St. Maximilian Kolbe CHS school on February 19, during the school’s marquee Black History Month event. Martin spoke to students and staff about empowerment, social justice, and Black excellence. Jeff A.D. Martin is an award-winning motivational … Continue reading “St. Max in Aurora welcomes Jeff A.D. Martin”

On Monday, St. Catherine of Siena CES welcomed Karl Subban who spoke virtually with students and staff as part of the Woodbridge school’s Black History Month events. Karl Subban is an Author, Educator, Motivational Speaker, Storyteller and Father of three NHL players P.K., Malcolm and Jordan!   Before his visit, the school kickstarted the day with … Continue reading “NHL Dad, Karl Subban virtually visits St. Catherine of Siena CES”

Students in Marc Minichillo’s Grade 8 class at Christ the King CES in Richmond Hill recently studied surrealism and were challenged to create digital art that demonstrates juxtaposition and automatism. Prior to working on the art assignment students identified and analyzed the social, political and economic factors that influenced the creation of surrealist art. They … Continue reading “Student creations are ‘out of this world’”

Laura Salvo’s Kindergarten Class at Christ the King CES in Richmond Hill has been busy at work AND PLAY! The Kindergarten students have been studying bears while learning remotely. They were encouraged to wonder about the world around them and were prompted to ask a variety of questions to deepen their understanding of the many wonders in our natural … Continue reading “Kindergarten Students at Work”