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DCDSB Math Hub Professional Learning Series During the 2023-2024 school year, priority schools participated in the “Math Hub” professional learning series. These hands-on sessions brought together educators from multiple schools to collaborate on addressing common student misconceptions, exploring new math resources, and sharing best practices.

May 10, 2024

Secondary Student Mental Health Leadership Summit On Thursday, May 9, 2024, secondary students across the Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) gathered at the Pope Francis Centre for the Secondary Student Mental Health Leadership Summit. As part of the board’s Mental Health Strategy, Together for Mental Health: Everyone, Everyday, DCDSB has committed to increasing student engagement and leadership regarding mental health promotion.

May 10, 2024

Secondary Students Compete in the 2024 White Pine Battle of the Books On Wednesday, May 8, secondary students from the Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) and Durham District School Board (DDSB) gathered to battle over all things literary! Organized by a collaboration of the Durham Public Library groups and both school boards, high school students competed to demonstrate their reading savvy of this year’s Forest of Reading White Pine booklist. Congratulations to All Saints Catholic Secondary School, Father Leo J.

May 09, 2024

Display Honouring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2-Spirit People at St. Mary Catholic Secondary School On Friday, May 3, St. Mary Catholic Secondary School recognized the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous, Women, Girls and 2-Spirit People.

May 08, 2024

Elementary Cricket Tournament During the week of April 29, 13 DCDSB elementary schools took part in the Cricket tournament. This year, schools played the full version of the game for the first time with each team getting ten overs to score as many runs as possible.

May 08, 2024

Energy Saved During Earth Hour 2024 On Friday, March 22, 2024, lights went out throughout the Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) in recognition of Earth Hour! Each year, Earth Hour is celebrated by shutting off lights and electronic devices for 60 minutes to help give an hour to the earth and do something positive for the planet. DCDSB recognized Earth Hour by turning off the lights between 1:00 p.

May 08, 2024

DCDSB and OECTA Durham Secondary Teachers’ Unit Announce New Agreement Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) and the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) Durham Secondary Unit are pleased to announce they have ratified a new collective agreement. OECTA Durham Secondary represents the board's secondary and continuing education teachers.

May 07, 2024

Durham Catholic District School Board Recognizes the 2023-2024 Distinguished Catholic Leader The Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) is pleased to recognize Elementary Principal, Mike Goff, as the recipient of the 2023-2024 Distinguished Catholic Leader Award. The award was announced following a System- Wide Mass on Monday, May 6, 2024, which also recognized Durham Catholic Distinguished Educators from each school and department across the board.

May 07, 2024

Growing in Excitement: White Pine Celebration at All Saints Catholic Secondary School On Tuesday, April 30, secondary students from across Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) came together to critically buzz about books for the annual White Pine Celebration. Taking place in the All Saints Catholic Secondary School Learning Commons, the event was a student-facilitated celebration of books in the White Pine category of the Forest of Reading Program, organized by Teacher-Librarian Monica Dion and Program Support teacher Amanda Duncan.

May 07, 2024

Learning with Lorrie Gallant On Thursday, May 2, several secondary Religion and Family Life and Arts educators had the opportunity for professional development guided by artist, author, curator, professor and Expressive Arts Practitioner, Lorrie Gallant of Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. Honored guest speaker Lorrie Gallant spoke on “Indigenous Art as Pedagogy” which included her own history and the histories and truths she experienced during her time as curator and coordinator for the Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford.

May 07, 2024