DCDSB News - March 2024The March 2024 DCDSB News is now available! This issue of the newsletter offers families an overview of current news, upcoming events, and information on what's happening across the DCDSB.
This newsletter includes:
Mar 04, 2024
DCDSB 2024-2025 Budget ConsultationDear Parents, Guardians and Caregivers,
School and board planning for the 2024-2025 school year is underway and we want to hear from you! As a member of our Durham Catholic learning community, your feedback on what we are currently doing well, and ways we can improve, is important to us.
Listening, Learning and Living in Faith are foundational processes that form the core of DCDSB's Multi-Year Plan, Inspire 2026.
Mar 04, 2024
Enhancing Math Learning in Grade 9 at Archbishop Denis O’Connor Catholic High SchoolNow that semester two is well underway in our secondary schools, DCDSB’s Transition Intervention Support Teachers have had a chance to reflect upon their first semester working in local high schools. At Archbishop Denis O’Connor Catholic High School they had great success in delivering and assessing the culminating tasks in Grade 9 Math classes.
Mar 04, 2024
New Dual Credit Plumbing Program Offers DCDSB Secondary Students Opportunity to Receive Durham College Credit Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) students can now simultaneously earn a high school credit and a first-year plumbing college credit through a unique Dual Credit program.
Through a partnership between DCDSB and Durham College, students at Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School in Ajax are able to enroll in a Construction Technology class where they will also be taught the Trade Fundamental Basic Plumbing course, which is part of Durham College’s one-year Trade Fundamentals program.
Grade 6 Students at St. Bridget Catholic School Craft Crosses for LentThe Grade 6 students at St. Bridget Catholic School in Brooklin recently engaged in a meaningful and hands-on activity to deepen their understanding of Lent and the significance of the cross in our Catholic faith.
St. Mary Prom (Thursday May 30th)St. Mary Graduates of 2024 will celebrate Prom on Thursday May 30th
Location: Ajax Convention Centre
Time: 6 - 11pm
Tickets are $110 per person and available via School Cash Online till May 1st
Prom Guest request procedure:
- pick up Prom Guest form from Ms.
Student-Led Group ABLE talk about February Forever and Black History MonthStudents in the Aspiring Black Students Led by Excellence (ABLE) group at Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School (DOC) talk about their initiatives for February Forever and Black History Month. The group also shares their goals for the school year and beyond at DOC.
