#IWD2021 #ChooseToChallenge International Women’s Day takes place on March 8th every year. It is a global day to advocate for women and girls, to raise awareness about the many challenges they face, and to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The theme for this year鈥檚 International Women鈥檚 Day is: Choose to … Continue reading “Choose to Challenge – International Women鈥檚 Day 2021”
Last year, with the proclamation of Bill 178, the Black Mental Health Day Act (2020) helped set the stage for all to learn and understand more about the impact of systemic racism. We need to work together to enact meaningful systemic change that will better support Black children and youth and address the historical impact … Continue reading “March 1st is Black Mental Health Day”
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.聽 One of its highlights was a personalized video message from the Honourable Jean Augustine in commemoration聽of聽Black History Month.聽 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鈥檚 Black History Month presentations”
鈥淵ou are worth it. You are enough,鈥� 鈥� was the resounding message that Jeff A.D. Martin shared with the St. Maximilian Kolbe CHS school on February 19, during the school鈥檚 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”
Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Lenten season. Lent is the time of year when our Catholic Church observes our forty-day journey toward Easter. The word Lent comes from the root word 鈥渓engthen.鈥� As the days are get longer, there is rebirth in spring and we are renewing our faith. Lent … Continue reading “Lent starts today”
On Monday, St. Catherine of Siena CES welcomed Karl Subban who spoke virtually with students and staff as part of the Woodbridge school鈥檚 Black History Month events. Karl Subban is an Author, Educator, Motivational Speaker, Storyteller and Father of three NHL players P.K., Malcolm and Jordan!聽聽 Before his visit, the school kickstarted the day with … Continue reading “NHL Dad, Karl Subban virtually visits St. Catherine of Siena CES”
The year Lunar New will be ushered in on Friday, February 12, 2021. It marks the beginning of a 15-day celebration called the Spring Festival. The date of the Lunar New Year falls on the first new moon of the lunisolar calendar, which is based on the phases of the moon and sun. A solar … Continue reading “Happy Lunar New Year!”
Students in Marc Minichillo鈥檚 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’”
The new Mathematics Curriculum of Ontario now contains expectations related to coding. There are many reasons why coding is important for our students. To name a few, coding provides an outlet for students to leverage technology to solve relevant problems in their community, a pathway for nurturing digital discipleship, and context for developing various global … Continue reading “Coding in New Math Curriculum”
