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2022-2023 Director’s Annual Report: Listening With the Ear of the Heart Dear Parents, Guardians and Caregivers, I am pleased to present my 2022-2023 Director’s Annual Report: Listening With the Ear of the Heart. The past school year was filled with learning, excitement and the joy of community.

Dec 19, 2023

DECA Volleyball Championships Last week Durham Elementary Catholic Athletics (DECA) hosted the Gr. 7 & 8 Volleyball Tournament of Champions from 4 to 9 pm at Father Leo J.

Dec 12, 2023

St. Bernadette's Christmas Boutique The St. Bernadette Catholic School community really came together to provide a full two days of shopping for our students! Through the spirit of giving during the Christmas season, our school proudly supports and helps out families that may be going through some difficult financial times every year through our Christmas Families campaign.

Dec 11, 2023

Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School’s Ceramics Program is Fired Up! Notre Dame's NEW ceramics program, is off to a great start! When grade 10 Ceramics and grade 11 Ceramics were added to the course calendar last February, we instantly started to hear the buzz of students who were interested in getting their hands dirty with clay and who wanted to try the pottery wheel. To our surprise, we handed up having a whopping 90 students picking ceramics as one of their art electives! This past September, the Grade 11 open Ceramics course started things off with a full class of 30 students, all coming from a variety of art backgrounds.

Dec 11, 2023

DCDSB Staff Gather for Advent Twilight Retreat During the evening of Wednesday, December 6th, more than 40 staff gathered at Manresa Jesuit Spiritual Renewal Centre in Pickering for this year's Advent Twilight Retreat. As per tradition, we began with Mass, which this year was presided over by Fr.

Dec 07, 2023

School Spotlight: St. Monica Catholic School This School Spotlight segment features St. Monica Catholic School.

Dec 07, 2023

Summer 2024 Travel for Credit Information Session Dear Parents, Guardians and Caregivers, As we enter the holiday season, we want to remind you that this summer, we will be providing students with the opportunity to take a Travel for Credit course as part of our summer school offering. Travel for Credit courses are run in partnership with EF Educational Tours.

Dec 05, 2023

DCDSB News - December 2023 The December 2023 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: Advent Message Share Your Thoughts On our Board Multi-Year Plan Implementation Living in Faith: Advent Resources Coco’s Cocoa for Kids DCPIC Advent Craft Night Indigenous Education In Action: Indigenous Education Highlights DCDSB Updates: 2023-2024 Student Achievement Plan Durham Catholic District School Board Trustees Elect Chair and Vice-Chair French Immersion Registration Now Open Equity Invitational Learning Series – Second Session Inclement Weather Reminders Student Spotlight – Kaiyah J.

Dec 01, 2023

DCDSB and ETFO Announce New Agreement for the Board’s Designated Early Childhood Educators Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) and the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) are pleased to announce they have ratified a new collective agreement. ETFO represents the Designated Early Childhood Educators (DECE) employed by the board.

Nov 28, 2023

Durham Catholic District School Board Trustees Elect Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024 The Annual Board Meeting of the Durham Catholic District School Board took place on November 27, 2023. His Excellency, Bishop Vincent Nguyen, presided over Mass where Trustees participated in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist and reaffirmed their commitment to service through their Rite of Renewal of Roman Catholic Trustees.

Nov 28, 2023