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On Wednesday, April 10 and Thursday, April 11, members of the Indigenous Student Circle experienced an immersive overnight experience at Claremont Nature Centre.
Students began their time by taking part in team building activities led by the Claremont staff. They also had an opportunity to participate in learning opportunities that were planned based on their input and knowledge of their interests. The wilderness survival activities included fire starting and shelter building,...
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On Monday, April 22, Ms. Duval and Ms. Dobo’s Grade 9 Science classes at Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School explored the environment with community partner, Ben Marshall. Ben provided learning about the health of the forest around the school. He demonstrated ways to test soil, spoke about the healthiness and age of the forest. Ben also discussed fiddle heads that were edible while in their curled state, but would be poisonous once they started to straighten,...
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On Monday, April 15, Mr. Cusma’s Grade 5 class at St. John XXIII Catholic School tested water in the local creek with community partner, Ben Marshall. Ben taught the students how to identify insects to determine the biodiversity and healthy of the water. The students were very hands-on, and they conducted water sampling, identification, area clean up and data collection.

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Dear Parents and Guardians,
It is the mission of the Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) to be an inclusive Catholic learning community that inspires every student to achieve their full potential through faith and education.
To assist in making evidence-based and informed decisions about supports and resource allocation, we will be conducting a Student Demographic Survey from April 22-26, 2024. Collecting demographic data allows the board to better analyze the...
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
It is the mission of the Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) to be an inclusive Catholic learning community that inspires every student to achieve their full potential through faith and education. 
To assist in making evidence-based and informed decisions about supports and resource allocation, we will be conducting a Student Demographic Survey from April 22-26, 2024. Collecting demographic data allows the board to better analyze...
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