DCDSB Black Excellence Newsletter (November 2024)Dear Parents, Guardians and Caregivers:
We are pleased to share the November 2024 edition of the Durham Catholic District School Board’s Black Excellence newsletter! This newsletter includes information, resources, and events that may be of interest to Black students and families at the DCDSB.
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Nov 25, 2024
All Saints CSS Grade 8 Parent Information NightPlease join us for our Grade 8 parent information session.
When: November 28, 2024 7:00pm
Where: All Saints, 3001 Country Lane, Whitby ON
Speakers Include:
Curriculum Chairs
Guidance Teachers
Program Support Teachers
Information Includes:
FAQs
Program Overview
My Blueprint Course Selection
Comprehensive and Regional Arts and Media program
Key deadlines
Clubs, Teams and Activity Overview
Nov 25, 2024
Mental Health & Well-Being: Bullying Prevention and InterventionPrayer:
St. Thérèse of Lisieux says, “Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by kindly words; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.
DCDSB Staff Participate in VTRA Training with Kevin CameronOn November 13 and 14, DCDSB staff were joined by colleagues from neighbouring school boards to participate in Violent Risk Threat Assessment (VTRA) Level 2 Training with Kevin Cameron, Executive Director, Center for Trauma Informed Practices. The VTRA model is a trauma-informed framework that serves as the foundation to Community Threat Assessment and Intervention Protocol, that is in place in Durham region.
Observing National Indigenous Veterans Day at Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic Secondary SchoolOn November 8, Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic Secondary School observed National Indigenous Veterans Day by showcasing different stories of Indigenous Veterans throughout the school. Some of these tributes included stories from soldiers who fought on the frontlines, stories from nurses who treated the soldiers, stories from the home-front, and stories surrounding language and how the Cree Code Talkers shaped the war.
DCDSB Staff Reflects on How We Are Living in HopePope Francis has declared 2025 a Jubilee Year with the theme, Pilgrims of Hope. The DCDSB is reflecting upon how we are Living in Hope as we journey towards the upcoming Jubilee.
Nov 18, 2024
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