Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:41:16 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb /features/catholic-education/item/11958-elections-importance-leads-to-toronto-archdiocese-policy-change /features/catholic-education/item/11958-elections-importance-leads-to-toronto-archdiocese-policy-change TORONTO - Archbishop Thomas Collins has given the green light to campaigning for the Oct. 25 school board trustee election on Church property across the archdiocese.

Neil MacCarthy, the Toronto archdiocese������Ƶapp spokesperson, said this signals an opening up of parish halls to all-candidate meetings for those running for trustee. ]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:03:52 -0400 /features/catholic-education/item/11763-teachers-need-to-follow-in-newmans-footsteps /features/catholic-education/item/11763-teachers-need-to-follow-in-newmans-footsteps TORONTO  - Hailing soon-to-be saint Cardinal John Henry Newman as a model for teachers, Toronto Archbishop Thomas Collins urged them to follow Newman������Ƶapp example and turn challenges into successes.

Collins addressed the teachers Sept. 2 at the ninth annual education Mass and dinner organized by the Catholic Teachers’ Guild at St. Paul������Ƶapp Basilica. ]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:37:35 -0400 /features/catholic-education/item/11762-toronto-school-board-seat-to-remain-vacant-for-now /features/catholic-education/item/11762-toronto-school-board-seat-to-remain-vacant-for-now TORONTO - The could be without a chair until the Oct. 25 municipal elections, after its former chair was removed from her seat for breaching municipal conflict-of-interest laws.

At an Aug. 26 board meeting, provincially appointed supervisor Richard Alway said the seat for Ward 11 will not be filled until former chair Angela Kennedy announces if she will appeal the decision. ]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:58:31 -0400 /features/catholic-education/item/11761-20-years-of-faith-virtue-passed-on-at-northmount /features/catholic-education/item/11761-20-years-of-faith-virtue-passed-on-at-northmount TORONTO - At, a replica of a medieval knight������Ƶapp metallic armour stands in the hallway as students process into class.

The days of chivalry and valour may seem like lessons for young men from a bygone era. But at Toronto������Ƶapp Northmount, teachers are aiming to form tomorrow������Ƶapp leaders as young men of faith and virtue.

Principal Carmen Mombourquette said the school������Ƶapp mission is to provide a well-rounded education based upon Catholic teachings and values. ]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:46:04 -0400 /features/catholic-education/item/11760-catholic-parents-fed-up-with-toronto-trustee-scandals /features/catholic-education/item/11760-catholic-parents-fed-up-with-toronto-trustee-scandals TORONTO - Catholic parents are looking forward to the Oct. 25 municipal elections so they can elect a new slate of trustees, says the head of a Toronto parents’ group.

Parents are “fed up” with hearing of another trustee scandal, said Murielle Boudreau, chair of the , in response to news that chair Angela Kennedy had been found guilty of conflict-of-interest charges.

“We want Catholic supporters to be really ready and do something about it, to recognize that these trustees failed and that (voters) can bring about change through their vote,” Boudreau told The Catholic Register. ]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:18:06 -0400 /features/catholic-education/item/11836-cwl-sponsors-chair-in-catholic-studies-at-st-marys /features/catholic-education/item/11836-cwl-sponsors-chair-in-catholic-studies-at-st-marys Michael Duggan has been appointed the first CWL Chair for Catholic Studies at in Calgary.

This is the first endowed chair of its kind in Western Canada and is funded by the . The permanent, senior academic position was established to encourage the advancement of Catholic education through exemplary teaching and research.

St. Mary������Ƶapp is a Catholic, student-focused liberal arts and science teaching institute. ]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:05:19 -0400 /features/catholic-education/item/11758-ragot-leads-dufferin-peel-grads /features/catholic-education/item/11758-ragot-leads-dufferin-peel-grads BRAMPTON, Ont. - For Notre Dame Catholic High School student Don Marcial Ragot, moving to Canada from the Philippines came with some hurdles, including adjusting to a new culture and learning a new language.

But it took just two years for Ragot, who was enrolled for a semester in the Brampton school������Ƶapp English as a Second Language class, to finish with the highest marks at the Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board. He ended his high school career with a 98.83-per-cent average. ]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:23:48 -0400 /features/catholic-education/item/11759-smrke-tops-toronto-with-100 /features/catholic-education/item/11759-smrke-tops-toronto-with-100 TORONTO - Brianna Smrke had a perfect ending to her year final year of high school.

The 18-year-old Michael Power/St. Joseph High School student graduated as the top student in the Toronto Catholic District School Board with a flawless mark of 100 per cent in all six of her courses.

The secret to her success? Smrke says it������Ƶapp been a supportive family and a positive school environment that helped her develop as a well-rounded student and person.

“I didn’t know I would be the best,” Smrke said, adding she just kept working hard, a habit she developed early. Her diverse experiences in sports, arts and community work also helped build up her skills, she said. ]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:31:48 -0400 /features/catholic-education/item/11757-mom-helps-chiang-excel-in-york /features/catholic-education/item/11757-mom-helps-chiang-excel-in-york When his grandfather needed eye surgery, St. Robert Catholic High School student Albert Chiang was there to accompany him.

During the hospital visit, Chiang spoke to his grandfather������Ƶapp doctor and was fascinated by the process and the profession. So this summer, Chiang is volunteering at North York General Hospital. He will be studying at McMaster University in the health sciences program in the fall.

Chiang, who������Ƶapp 99.33 average at the Thornhill, Ont., school was just shy of Charis Lam������Ƶapp 99.83 average for tops with the York Catholic District School Board, said this experience sparked his motivation to pursue a career as an eye surgeon. (Lam declined interview requests from The Catholic Register). ]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:14:01 -0400 /features/catholic-education/item/11756-gereb-is-haltons-top-student /features/catholic-education/item/11756-gereb-is-haltons-top-student Whether it������Ƶapp studying physics, her toughest subject, or being a member of the “Ecosaders,” Assumption High School student Eszter Gereb says she likes to challenge herself in everything she does.

Gereb, 17, graduated as Halton Catholic District School Board������Ƶapp top student with an average of 97.2 per cent.

The Burlington, Ont., student hopes to add physicist to her list of accomplishments. Gereb said she found physics to be her most difficult subject, but adds it also turned out to be her favourite. ]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:33:18 -0400