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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

DCDSB Black Excellence Newsletter Dear Parents, Guardians and Caregivers: We are writing to you as you expressed interest in receiving communications for Black students and families on the student verification form this year. We are pleased to be sharing our first newsletter to Black families at the Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB), and look forward to sharing information, resources, and upcoming events that may be of interest to you.

Nov 28, 2023

Grade 11 and 12 Students Get a Taste of Apprenticeship Training This fall, DCDSB students in Grades 11 and 12 attended an information session at Durham College to learn more about the Level 1 Cook Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP). While there, they had the opportunity to meet with faculty, tour the culinary labs and participate in hands-on activities, giving them a taste of what they can expect if they choose to enrol in this experiential program.

Nov 22, 2023

DCDSB Students are Learning on the Land with Beedahbin Peltier Recently, Durham Catholic District School Board elementary and secondary students have been learning on the land with community partner Beedahbin Peltier. Exploring Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Biodiversity Grade 7 students at Monsignor John Pereyma joined Beedahbin for an outdoor walk to learn about trees, water, animals and plants and how Indigenous Science and Ways of Knowing support healthy biodiversity.

Nov 22, 2023

Youth For Others Social Justice Day - A Secondary Student's Perspective Written by Devan L, Grade 12 student at All Saints Catholic Secondary School On November 13, high school students from across the DCDSB gathered at the Pope Francis Centre in Oshawa to discuss important social justice issues surrounding girls' education. Students were honoured with the opportunity to hear from South African Education Activist, Noluthando Honono, via Zoom.

Nov 22, 2023

Giving Tuesday in Support of the Durham Catholic Children's Foundation Giving Tuesday In support of the Durham Catholic Children’s Foundation This Giving Tuesday, we are encouraging families to help make a difference right here in our own Durham Catholic learning community. Giving Tuesday takes place around the world on Tuesday, November 28, 2023.

Nov 21, 2023

Share Your Thoughts on Our Multi-Year Plan Implementation (1) Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) is committed to open and ongoing engagement with students, staff, families, and community partners. We recently launched our new multi-year plan, Inspire 2026, and we want to hear your thoughts and suggestions on implementation and what we should consider for future planning.

Nov 21, 2023

Stomping Out the Stigma: Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School Students Attend the TAMI Summit In November, students and teachers from Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School, All Saints Catholic Secondary School, St.

Nov 20, 2023

Beedahbin Peltier Visits Law Classes at St. Mary Catholic Secondary School During treaty week, Beedahbin Peltier visited Law classes at St. Mary to lead a workshop with students and teachers on learning about the legality of Wampum Belts, in particular, the two-row wampum.

Nov 20, 2023