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TCDSB Celebrates 25
Year Induction of Employees--click
here for photos
TCDSB
Launches History of Board “We Remember, We Believe”
The Trustees of the Toronto
Catholic District School Board have released the book We
Remember, We Believe by Robert T. Dixon. Commissioned by
the Board of Trustees, the book is an account of the
amalgamation of many small separate school boards into what
is now known as the Toronto Catholic District School Board.
It also narrates the story of the sacrifices, commitment and
determination of Toronto’s religious orders and the Catholic
community to establish and expand Catholic schools in the
Toronto area. Archbishop Thomas Collins and a number of
representatives from education and Toronto’s founding
religious orders were in attendance. The Records Department
provided a historical display for the launch of the book,
which included photos and original written documentation
from the Board’s inception. The book is distributed by the
TCDSB at a cost of $32.00. For further information, please
visit the website:
www.tcdsb.org.
Dr. Dixon with Chair Catherine
LeBlanc-Miller. Dr. Dixon presented the Chair with a copy
of the original minutes of the Trustee meeting dated January
14, 1856, proclaiming their incorporation.
Catherine
LeBlanc-Miller chats with Sr. Evanne Hunter, IBVM
Archbishop Tom Collins and Dr.
Robert Dixon centre, with trustees Angela Kennedy, Ann
Andrachuk, Catherine LeBlanc-Miller, Joseph Martino, Maria
Rizzo and Mary Cicogna.
Angel Foundation Fun Walk
Staff, students and families walked to support the Angel
Foundation for Learning on May 4th. The walk began at the
Catholic Education Centre.
The walkers assembled before they
started their journey, including Director of Education Kevin
Kobus, Executive Director of the Angel Foundation Sara
Camilleri, Art Witham from the Angel Foundation Board of
Directors, CTV's Lance Brown, Deputy Director Les Nemes.--More
photos
More Funding for Parenting and Family Literacy Centres
Minister of Education Kathleen
Wynne visited Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School on
May 1st to announce additional funding for PFLCs across the
province. Almost 40 new programs will be created for
September 2008, including five more in TCDSB schools.
Principal Paula Parisi greets special
guests--Minister of Education Kathleen Wynne, Trustee Maria
Rizzo and Superintendent of Curriculum and Accountability
Mark Fenwick.--More
photos
TCDSB Awards Night--April 28, 2008
For photos,
click here.
Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton
hosts press conference regarding new curriculum
Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) working in partnership
with the London Health Sciences Centre’s (LHSC) Multi-Organ
Transplant Program and the Kidney Foundation of Canada (KFC)
has developed One Life…Many Gifts, a senior secondary school
pilot curriculum program aimed at raising the level of
understanding about organ and tissue donation in secondary
school classrooms across the province. One
Life…Many Gifts was funded by the Ministry of Education, the
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and an anonymous
donor. This curriculum will be delivered in approximately
240 schools in 20 school boards across Ontario in the
2008/09 academic year.
Minister of Education Kathleen Wynne,
Principal Maria Pereira, Superintendent Josie DiGiovanni and
Trustee Barbara Poplawski.
More photos
TCDSB Celebrates Exemplary Practices
Schools from across the TCDSB
were honoured on April 22nd with Exemplary Practice Awards
in recognition of innovative programs and projects.--Details
Online Respect and Responsibility
Minister of Education Kathleen Wynne
visited students at Mary Ward to discuss the new online
respect and responsibility document. With the Minister and
students are Theresa Pastore (far left), CSAC Chair and
Principal Carmela Giardini.--More
photos
International Languages Symposium
Don Bosco Catholic Secondary
School hosts this year's International Languages Symposium.
On hand for the event was TCDSB Chair Catherine
LeBlanc-Miller. --
Photos
Brushamania 2008
Students at
St. Boniface Catholic School took a few minutes out of their daily school
routine on April 4th to learn about proper oral hygiene as part of the Brushamania event. Among the many special guests on hand were TCDSB Trustee Paul
Crawford, Carlton the Bear from the Toronto Maple Leafs, Dr. Larry Levine,
incoming president of the Ontario Dental Association, Hon. Margarett Best,
Minister of Health Promotions and Dr. Raffy Chouljian. Principal Peter
Stachiw joined the group as they brushed and brushed.--More
photos
Focus on Youth Launch--April 2008
TCDSB Chair
Catherine LeBlanc-Miller addresses the media at the launch
of the 2008 Focus on Youth summer programs. To her right is
Minister of Education Kathleen Wynne. Also at the press
conference on April 4th were United Way Chair Frances Lankin
and area MPP Bas Balkissoon.
Arctic Games at
Neil McNeil
Neil McNeil Catholic Secondary School hosted
several Toronto Catholic elementary schools for this year’s
Arctic Games on Friday, February 22nd. A group of
Neil McNeil students assisted at the various activity
stations throughout the day. The activities included a
musical presentation and a variety of traditional games such
as blanket toss, tug of war and snow shoe races.
Welcoming students to the games.--More
photos
Minister of
Natural Resources Visits
Thousands of Ontario youth will
gain valuable skills and experience this year
through provincial government youth employment
programs related to natural resource management.
Minister of Natural Resources Donna Cansfield
visited Michael Power/St. Joseph to speak to
students about a $6.8 million investment in five
programs: Ontario Ranger, Ontario Stewardship
Ranger, MNR Internship, Post-secondary Co-op and
First Nations Natural Resources Youth Employment (in
partnership with Confederation College). The
ministry is also participating with the Ministry of
Government and Consumer Services in five additional
programs: Summer Experience, Ontario Internship,
Internationally Trained Internship, Ontario-Quebec
Exchange and Aboriginal Youth Work Exchange.
The Minister addresses
students
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