Grade 1 French Immersion Registration Opens November 28Dear Year 2 Kindergarten/Senior Kindergarten Families:
Registration for a September 2024 start in Grade 1 French Immersion opens on Tuesday, November 28 2023!
Virtual Information Session
All interested Year 2 Kindergarten/Senior Kindergarten families are invited to learn more about Grade 1 French Immersion at the Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) at our virtual Information Session on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 from 7:00 p.m.
Nov 17, 2023
Indigenous Student Circle Beading WorkshopOn November 8 and 9, members of DCDSB’s Indigenous Student Circle (ISC), along with their families, gathered to learn how to bead. A cultural art form of great significance, beading is recognized as a way for Indigenous Peoples to record and translate cultural knowledge, conduct trade and promote wellness.
Nov 16, 2023
Oshawa Program and Boundary Study - Updates for 2024-2025 School YearDear Parents, Guardians and Caregivers,
In follow up to the letter shared with families on June 22, 2023, we are writing to provide an update on the Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) Oshawa Program and Boundary Study. The following will assist in providing information for students currently attending a DCDSB school in Oshawa.
Nov 16, 2023
Grade 8 OYAP Trades Days at St. Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSt. Mary Catholic Secondary School is proud to host Grade 8 students from our Pickering and Uxbridge feeder schools for a hands-on experiential learning opportunity promoting the skilled trades and technologies through an Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) trades day.
DCDSB and ETFO Announce Tentative Agreement for the Board’s Designated Early Childhood EducatorsDurham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) is pleased to announce that it has reached a tentative settlement for a renewed collective agreement with the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO). ETFO represents the Designated Early Childhood Educators (DECE) employed by the board.
Challenging Indigenous StereotypesStudents in the Grade 11 NBE (Understanding Contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Voices) class at Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School recently challenged Indigenous stereotypes during a Gallery Walk.
Using posters provided by Trent University's First Peoples House of Learning, the students engaged with images depicting positive representations of Indigenous identity that challenge racist labels and assumptions.
Nov 13, 2023
Equity Invitational Learning Series (3)DCDSB is hosting an Equity Invitational Learning Series, Deconstructing Anti-Black Racism: Providing Overdue Outcomes for our Kids, on November 23, 2023. Please see attached brochure for full details.
