News

Approximately 80 international students attend our Durham Catholic elementary and secondary schools across Durham Region. The students come from countries such as China, Mexico, Brazil, and Spain to improve their English language skills and to attend school.
In celebration of International Education Week from November 18 to 22, 2019, we are thankful for our international students for building cross-cultural understanding and enriching our schools.
This week, our schools...
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Dear Parents and Guardians, 
Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year and our fall issue of the Durham Catholic Parent Involvement Committee’s (DCPIC) newsletter . This year, our committee has moved the newsletter to an online format. A limited number of printed copies of the newsletter will be available in the schools’ offices.
This issue of the newsletter includes:
A message from the Chair;
Highlights from our DCPIC Commissioning Mass;
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This morning, the Region of Durham in partnership with Green Communities and St. Elizabeth Senton Catholic School launched the Ontario Active School Travel project. The project’s goal is to encourage more students to walk or bike to and from school.
“Forty-five percent of our school community live within walking distance to the school,” said Principal Wheeler during an assembly. “However, more than 120 cars drop off students during a 15-minute window...
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Sixty secondary students gathered at the board’s Pope Francis Centre on November 13, 2019 for the annual Faith Student Summit. The event was an opportunity for students to brainstorm ideas on how to promote the Year of Hope back at their schools.
A member of the student summit organizing committee, Principal Borg spoke to students about the oak tree and how the tree is the ultimate sign of hope. “From an acorn grows the might oak tree,” said Mrs. Borg. “The...
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November 13 is World Kindness Day an opportunity to celebrate the importance of being kind and to do something kind for others, the environment and yourself. In today’s busy world, we something forget to thank others for their kind gestures or to look after our health or to recycle our garbage.
Today, we are encouraged to be kind – some ways you can do this include:
Look after yourself – Be kind to yourself and go for a walk, or get your flu shot...
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