Reading Rainbow live-streamed readings are back! Thanks to the Reading Rainbow Team, all York Catholic elementary schools are once again invited to participate in a live-streamed book reading event in celebration of Black Heritage Month. On February 24th, student leaders from St. Joan of Arc CHS in Maple, St. Theresa of Lisieux CHS in Richmond … Continue reading “Black Heritage Month 鈥� Reading Rainbow Live Stream Event”
Families celebrated Winter Walk Month and active school travel Families walking to St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Elementary School on February 16 were invited to celebrate Winter Walk Month and Walking Wednesday with a special guest, the Mayor of Newmarket, John Taylor! The Mayor and Councilor Jane Twinney joined families, as well as active school travel … Continue reading “St. Elizabeth Seton families walked to school with Newmarket Mayor, John Taylor!”
The team behind the 91猎奇 Our Voices website is celebrating York Catholic students who demonstrate Black Excellence. Today, we honour Jasmine Moore from St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic High School. Jasmine Olivia Mavis Moore is a Grade 12 student at St. Jean de Brebeuf CHS who is dedicated to sharing her passion for science and … Continue reading “Celebrating Black Excellence: Jasmine Olivia Mavis Moore”
On Tuesday, February 8, Hip-Hop artist and speaker Duane “D.O.” Gibson hosted an awesome event in honour of Black History Month. More than 80,000 students from across Canada were in attendance: from Vancouver Island, BC to Cape Breton, NS to Yellowknife in the North West Territories. Our Pope Francis Grade 3 to聽 8 students …
St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School in Aurora is proud to invite the community to its Ninth Annual Graduate Art Exhibition in person or online! The in-person art exhibit will take place from February 9th 鈥� March 21st at the Aurora Town Hall and is organized by the Aurora Cultural Centre as part of the … Continue reading “You鈥檙e invited to St. Maximilian Kolbe鈥檚 Graduate Art Exhibition”
The staff and students at All Saints CES are busy preparing for Black History Month. To compliment a variety of Black History themed lessons and opportunities for reflection, a number of school-wide learning experiences have been set for the month that will allow us to explore the significant contributions that those of African ancestry have …
Nominations Open! The 91猎奇 Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the return of its Distinguished Alumni Awards.
On February 8, the entire school will be participating in this exciting conference being hosted by D.O. Gibson, two-time Guinness World Record-setting rapper! D.O. will be sharing stories of Black Canadian History such as Viola Desmond, who stood up for her rights by sitting down at a movie theatre in Nova Scotia and freedom fighter …
The Black Foundation of Community Networks (BFCN) is hosting an online edition of the BFCN Scholarship Application Workshop for Black students and their families on Friday, February 4, 2022 from 7 – 9 pm. The workshop is open to students in Grades 8-12.
Our Social Justice Council’s Annual Operation St. Nick (OSN) was another success this year! Together with everyone’s help, we donated about 5000 items to local charities such as 360 Kids and the Good Shepherd. In past years, our school has helped sustain the inventory of these charitable organizations for an entire YEAR! Thanks to the …
