DCDSB News - December 2023The 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.
Durham Catholic District School Board Trustees Elect Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024The 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 NewsletterDear 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
Christmas Giving Christmas Giving
As a Catholic learning community, we always strive to support our families, especially at Christmas when we celebrate the birth of Jesus and the spirit of giving. The past few years have been especially challenging for many families.
Grade 11 and 12 Students Get a Taste of Apprenticeship TrainingThis 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 PeltierRecently, 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 PerspectiveWritten 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.
