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Intermediate students from St. Bridget and St. Leo Catholic Schools explored pathways in  S cience,  T echnology,  E ngineering,  A rts and  M athematics while using the learning skills of collaboration, organization and initiative to create a sports themed catapult with their Intermediate Guidance Teachers, Mrs. Dehaney and Mrs. Baglole. 

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"Mental Illness Awareness Week in Canada began on October 6, 2019 and it ends on October 12. Mr. Condon’s  Grade 7/8 class at St. Francis de Sales Catholic School is learning more about the Elephant in The Room -  Anti Stigma Campaign, and Mental Health was the main theme of their presentation at their overnight trip at Ganaraska."

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Good Shepherd Catholic School‘s We To Me Team is busy preparing for our Annual We Scare Hunger program beginning this Thanksgiving running until All Soul’s Day. The team is organizing the food drive to help our local community and raise awareness of the root cause of hunger.

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As part of Indigenous Education Awareness Month, Elder Tony Bomberry spoke to students in Grades 6, 7 and 8 at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School about his journey through residential school. At the age of six, Tony Bomberry was taken from him home to the Mohawk Institute Residential School, in Brantford where he lived for three years. Once released from the residential school, he was placed in foster care until he was 18 years old. 
He shared with the students his...
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On Friday, October 4, staff at the Durham Catholic District School Board gathered for Mass to celebrate the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. Father Keith graciously blessed the St. Francis of Assisi statue located at the front entrance of the board office and peace garden.
Staff also had an opportunity to look at the items that are stored in the 50 th Anniversary time capsule before it was sealed. The celebration marked the official end of the board’s 50 th anniversary...
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