St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Elementary School in Thornhill recently held a fun Caps for Crohn’s & Colitis Day to raise money for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation. Students and staff wore caps, as well as funny hats, toques and hoodies to demonstrate their support for people living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), which includes both Crohn’s Disease … Continue reading “Caps for Crohn’s and Colitis Day a success!”
To mark Family Literacy Day, Blessed Scalabrini Catholic Elementary School in Thornhill invited special guests to come into the school to read their favourite book, or except from a book to each class. Some of the guests included Patricia Preston, Director of Education; Cathy Ferlisi, School Trustee; Nancy Di Nardo, Superintendent of Education; as well as local … Continue reading “Blessed Scalabrini CES in Thornhill Celebrates Literacy Day”
The York Catholic District School Board is now accepting nominations for its annual Distinguished Alumni campaign, which features graduates from its secondary schools who have made significant and unique contributions in their respective careers and communities. Six Distinguished Alumni will be announced in the spring. Profiles for each alumni will be featured on the Board … Continue reading “YCDSB taking nominations for its 2016 Distinguished Alumni campaign”
The York Catholic District School Board is proud to celebrate Black History Month throughout the month of February. Catholic schools across York Region will mark Black History Month with special events including visits from guest speakers, morning reflections, African drumming workshops, school displays, student-led radio shows, and a variety of classroom learning activities. Below is … Continue reading “York Catholic schools celebrate Black History Month”
In September 2015, the Province of Ontario, together with the Teachers’ Union, OECTA, and our central bargaining agent, the Ontario Catholic Trustees’ Association, negotiated a new contract for Ontario’s Catholic Teachers. A key term of the settlement that was negotiated was the provision of an additional Professional Activity (PA) Day for this school year. To … Continue reading “Update to School Year Calendar 2015/2016 Additional PA Days”
Students in almost 50 York Catholic schools had a unique opportunity to travel through time and space this January, thanks to the Board’s 21st Century Technology and Curriculum Teams, which worked together to bring Google Expeditions, a virtual reality learning program into schools. The Google Expeditions program allows students to go on exciting field trips … Continue reading “Students go on Google Expeditions to travel the world, past and present”
This winter, approximately 60 students and staff from St. Maximilian Kolbe CHS in Aurora travelled to downtown Toronto to visit a number of shelters for people who are homeless to donate clothing, hats, mitts, and scarves, as well as sandwiches that were prepared at school. The response from the community was overwhelming and the visit to the … Continue reading “SMK students and staff donate winter clothing to homeless shelters”
On January 7, St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Elementary School welcomed Antoniella “Toni” Passarelli, a Youth Motivational Speaker and YRP Officer who delivered a special two-hour presentation for Grade 5-8 students. Toni captivated and inspired students by sharing her own life stories, including her own experiences with being bullied, her survival of 16 severe car crashes, her … Continue reading “St. Joseph the Worker students inspired by motivational speaker”
New French Immersion program to be added in Stouffville for 2016-17 The York Catholic District School Board offers the French Immersion program to students beginning in Grade 1, at 14 Catholic schools throughout York Region. This number will increase to 15 in September 2016 when St. Mark Catholic Elementary School in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville will begin … Continue reading “Registration for French Immersion to soon close”
As part of an anti-bullying activity, Carla Anibaldi, Teacher-Librarian at St. Veronica CES, read the book, Beautiful Hands by Kathryn Otoshi and Bret Baumgarten to each class at the Woodbridge school. The uplifting book asks and answers the question, “What will your beautiful hands do today?” Students then discussed and reflected on the power they possess to make … Continue reading “What will your beautiful hands do today?”
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