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”
The Ministry of Education has directed school boards to provide a remote learning, virtual school option for students. To accurately prepare for next year, this survey is being conducted now in order to ensure that the number of classes needed for a virtual school can be allocated from our overall student enrolment. This is because … Continue reading “2022-2023 Virtual School Registration”
Loonie/Toonie Fundraisers An Overwhelming Success. As a Catholic faith community, the York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) is actively participating in helping raise funds to support those impacted by the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine. In the spirit of the Lenten season, students, staff and parents across the YCDSB held a series of “Loonie/Toonie Days”, gathering … Continue reading “York Catholic Reaches Out To Children & Families In Ukraine”
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”
The team behind the YCDSB Our Voices website is celebrating York Catholic students who demonstrate Black Excellence. Today, we honour Selena Osunde from St. Joan of Arc Catholic High School. Barack Obama once stated that “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. … Continue reading “Celebrating Black Excellence: Selena Osunde”
ADULT CONTINUING ED Q+A Continuing Education Public Information Session – St. Julia Billiart CES Virtual Public Information Session When: March 7 @ 6:30 – 8:00pm On March 7 at 6:30-8:00pm, the YCDSB is hosting a virtual Public Information Session to present and seek feedback on a proposal from our Adult Continuing Education department regarding locating … Continue reading “Continuing Education Public Information Session – St. Julia Billiart CES”
Black Mental Health Day – March 7, 2022 Black Mental Health Day is a day to raise awareness about the harms of anti-Black racism on mental health in Black communities, and the need to action systemic change. Racism and mental health are connected in many ways and the effects of racism can lead to chronic stress, … Continue reading “Black Mental Health Day + Parent Engagement Night”
ADULT CONTINUING ED Q+A Virtual Public Information Session When: March 1 @ 6:30 – 8:00pm On March 1 at 6:30-8:00pm, the YCDSB is hosting a virtual Public Information Session to present and seek feedback on a proposal from our Adult Continuing Education department regarding locating an ESL program at Father John Kelly CES. The purpose … Continue reading “Continuing Education Public Information Session – Father John Kelly CES”
During this extremely delicate time, we pray for peace in Ukraine and throughout the world. We pray for loved ones who are directly affected. “I make a heartfelt appeal to all people of goodwill to raise prayers to Almighty God that all political actions and initiatives may be at the service of human brotherhood rather … Continue reading “A Prayer for Ukraine”
