Category: School News

The ninth annual “Ask a Laureate” event at the University of Toronto was held on Friday May 11, 2018. Students across Ontario participated in the essay contest in which they wrote about various chemistry topics. Our Lady of the Lake CCS student Bartolomeo Candelma, with the essay entitled “A Nano Level Invention to a Macro Level … Continue reading “Our Lady of the Lake CCS Student Wins Award at “Ask a Laureate” Event”

Six students from St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School competed in The Dragon’s Nest Finale Competition through The Learning Partnership on May 15th, 2018. This competition challenged students to answer a business problem and conceptualize a product/solution to that problem while competing against 7 other schools in the GTA. From 250 video pitches that … Continue reading “STL Students compete in The Dragon’s Nest Finale”

The Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN) encourages Grade 5 students across the Province to annually participate in a Poster Challenge. They invite students to create posters that tell others what they value about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The challenge helps students to become more community-minded, politically aware and productive citizens, overall making … Continue reading “St. Charles Garnier Student Wins Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Poster Challenge”

This spring, St. Michael the Archangel CES in Woodbridge hosted its first ever Student Led Learning Walk. The Walk was developed by Mirella Rossi, a TCDSB Administrator, and is described as an “innovative, collaborative community-based leadership practice that documents learning and makes it visible and intentional for all.” During the Walk, students were able to … Continue reading “Student Led Learning Walk at St. Michael the Archangel”

We are excited to share that St. Brother Andre’s Luke 4:18 Social Justice Council is well on their way making our school Fair Trade certified, which will be the first high school in Ontario and within YCDSB to reach this designation. For the past two years, SBA’s Luke 4:18 Social Justice council has been striving to … Continue reading “Luke 4:18 Fair Trade Initiatives”

Ahead of Mental Health Week, Grade 4-6 students at St. Emily CES in Vaughan participated in a Mental Health and Well Day, themed on the idea that “Your Attitude Determines Your Direction.” This day featured a series of activities that bring awareness to student well-being and gave them insight to real life tools that they … Continue reading “St. Emily’s Mental Health and Wellness Day: Your Attitude Determines Your Direction”

The community of St. Michael the Archangel began its Catholic Education Week Celebrations with a beautiful school gathering to share in the Living Rosary. The Grade 5 students as well as their teachers, Mr. Gigliozzi, Ms. Bettencourt, Ms. DiTrani and Madame Alusio led the community in praying the Rosary in both in English and en … Continue reading “St Michael the Archangel CES invites the community to pray The Living Rosary”

On Tuesday, May 8th, the student leadership team at St. John Paul II CES in Richmond Hill sold hand-decorated pencils to students at their schools to raise money to support global education initiatives, specifically to help provide girls with an education. In some countries, girls are often not granted the same educational opportunities as boys … Continue reading “St. John Paul II students lead charitable initiative, “Pencils 4 Girls””

Congratulations to St. Robert Catholic High School on its recent performance at the Ontario Pro-Con Debating Forum. The Markham school placed first in the Novice, Junior and Senior Division debates! Congratulations also to Rebecca Geng, who was named the Top Debater in the Novice Division. YCDSB thanks the volunteer judges, teacher-coaches, and parents for offering … Continue reading “St. Robert students sweep Debating Championship”

YCDSB wishes Kyra Choy, a student at San Lorenzo Ruiz CES in Markham the best of luck when she competes at the Canadian National Gymnastics Championship in Waterloo, May 22-27. The SLR student finished 3rd in the 2018 Ontario Provincial Gymnastics Championships Level 9 (second-highest provincial level of competition) for ages 11-13. This qualified her … Continue reading “San Lorenzo Student to compete at National Gymnastics Championship”