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Posted On Friday, October 30, 2020

Diamond Award winner for Ajax Pickering Readers' Choice Award for Best Adult Education Congratulations to DCDSB's Archbishop Anthony Meagher Catholic Continuing Education Centre for winning the 2020 Diamond Awards for the Ajax/Pickering and Oshawa/Whitby Readers' Choice Awards for Best Adult Education. The Centre also won the Gold Award for Best Learning Centre from the Clarington voters.   If you are 18 years of age and older and looking to earn your high school diploma, upgrade your skills or want to enrol in our Adult Education Programs,...
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Posted On Friday, October 30, 2020

We Walk the Path Together Next week (November 2-6, 2020) is Treaties Recognition Week, a time to observe and learn about treaties, treaty relationships and treaty rights that shape Ontario.  
Learn more in the latest issue of the Durham Catholic District School Board's (DCDSB)  Indigenous Education Newsletter – We Walk the Path Together . This issue features articles on: 
A Look at the New Grade 11 English: Understanding Contemporary Indigenous...

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Posted On Monday, October 26, 2020

Female student working on building a wooden lantern Female students in Grade 7 at Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic Secondary School participated in the Girls in the Trades workshops last week to build awareness and understanding of careers in the trades, while learning about courses available in high school like Cooperative Education, Specialist High Skills Majors and Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program.   “The workshop is an opportunity for our female students to work with their hands and discover if a carpentry...
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Posted On Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Two adult females and two students holding a cheque for donation to St. Vincent Kitchen This morning, the St. Bernard Catholic School community brought joy to others by donating $745.00 to St. Vincent Kitchen. Students and siblings, Cameron and Charlotte together with Principal Harvey made the donation to Susan Hadden, a member of St. Vincent Kitchen’s Board of Directors.
“Families’ dependence on food banks and accessing nutritious meals continues to grow in Durham Region,” said Susan Hadden. “Today’s donation will help us...

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Posted On Friday, October 16, 2020

At a public meeting on Thursday, October 15, 2020, the Durham Catholic District School Board of Trustees appointed Richard Damianopoulos as Trustee for the Townships of Uxbridge, Scugog and Brock.
A devoted husband and father, Mr. Damianopoulos is actively involved in Catholic Ministry at Sacred Heart Parish in the Township of Uxbridge; and an advocate for Catholic education in his community. 
“We are pleased to welcome Richard Damianopoulos to the Board of...

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