Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:43:16 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb /features/catholic-education/item/11629-brampton-school-named-after-cardinal-ambrozic /features/catholic-education/item/11629-brampton-school-named-after-cardinal-ambrozic {mosimage}BRAMPTON, Ont. - More than 300 students celebrated the opening of the first Canadian high school named after former Toronto archbishop Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic on Sept. 8.

Principal Tim Lariviere said the Brampton school is honouring Ambrozic in a number of ways. Its coat of arms includes many of Ambrozic������Ƶapp own coat of arms, complete with the cardinal������Ƶapp hat, cross and the picture of the lion representing the Gospel of Mark, the topic of Ambrozic������Ƶapp doctoral thesis.

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:06:32 -0400 /features/catholic-education/item/11857-97-greater-toronto-area-students-granted-a-hope-for-children-foundation-scholarship /features/catholic-education/item/11857-97-greater-toronto-area-students-granted-a-hope-for-children-foundation-scholarship {mosimage}TORONTO - For most kids, foster care is no joy ride to a brighter future.

“There������Ƶapp so much else going on in your life. There������Ƶapp the reasons you went into care in the first place,” points out 18-year-old Nevena Seke.

This year Seke is one of 97 Greater Toronto Area students granted a scholarship to help launch her post-secondary education. This year the foundation which supports Catholic Children������Ƶapp Aid of Toronto handed out $180,000 in scholarship money.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Education Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:08:13 -0400 /features/catholic-education/item/11796-new-regis-college-aims-to-anticipate-gods-glory /features/catholic-education/item/11796-new-regis-college-aims-to-anticipate-gods-glory {mosimage}TORONTO - The new Regis College won’t be finished when theology students arrive for academic orientation Sept. 10, and even when construction wraps up before the end of September the academic home of the Jesuits won’t really be finished. However, Regis Dean Fr. Gordon Rixon couldn’t be happier.

Weaving among the trucks in the driveway as he emerges from the dust and occasional thump of construction crews, Rixon is as calm and contented as a monk in a garden.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Education Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:04:38 -0400 /features/catholic-education/item/11633-schools-prepared-for-swine-flu /features/catholic-education/item/11633-schools-prepared-for-swine-flu {mosimage}Ontario Catholic schools will be monitoring the swine flu and reinforcing the message of good hygiene when school starts on Sept. 8.

staff will be meeting with the local health department to discuss plans of effectively communicating information about the swine flu, also known as the HIN1 virus.

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:41:20 -0400 /features/catholic-education/item/11858-quebec-court-says-parents-cant-pull-kids-from-religion-course /features/catholic-education/item/11858-quebec-court-says-parents-cant-pull-kids-from-religion-course {mosimage}OTTAWA - A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled against Drummondville parents who want to remove their children from a mandatory ethics and religious culture course.

The parents had sued their local school board, arguing violation of parental rights and religious freedom. But the Aug. 31 decision ruled the course does not violate religious freedom.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Education Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:22:40 -0400 /features/catholic-education/item/11632-more-police-in-toronto-schools-this-year /features/catholic-education/item/11632-more-police-in-toronto-schools-this-year {mosimage}TORONTO - After a successful first year of school-based policing, 20 more officers will be patrolling hallways this  September to bring the total number of officers in schools to 50, says Toronto Police.

“These officers approached these assignments with insatiable energy and dedication. As a result, we have created new relationships with young people all over Toronto. They, in turn have come to respect police officers on an entirely different level,” said Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair in a statement.

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:01:58 -0400 /features/catholic-education/item/11631-richard-alway-to-supervise-toronto-catholic-board /features/catholic-education/item/11631-richard-alway-to-supervise-toronto-catholic-board {mosimage}TORONTO - It's going to be a tough new assignment, but the Toronto Catholic District School Board's new supervisor says he's up to the challenge.

Richard Alway assumes his new role Aug. 27, taking over from the provincially appointed supervision team of Norbert Hartmann and Norm Forma. The team resigned on Aug. 21. The Ontario government has been running the embattled board since last year when trustees became mired in a spending scandal and failed to balance the board's budget.

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:02:14 -0400 /features/catholic-education/item/11640-ban-of-classic-novel-at-mississauga-school-is-principals-perogative /features/catholic-education/item/11640-ban-of-classic-novel-at-mississauga-school-is-principals-perogative {mosimage}MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board says it������Ƶapp much ado about nothing in the case of a Brampton principal who removed an American literary classic from his school������Ƶapp Grade 10 reading list.

St. Edmund Campion High School principal Kevin McGuire will add a Canadian novel instead of the Pulitzer-prize winning and controversial book To Kill A Mockingbird, says board spokesperson Bruce Campbell.

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:23:11 -0400 /features/catholic-education/item/11859-new-oecta-president-james-ryan-gets-his-priorities-straight /features/catholic-education/item/11859-new-oecta-president-james-ryan-gets-his-priorities-straight {mosimage}TORONTO - Limiting “data-driven education” and ensuring full-day kindergarten in Ontario are some of the key priorities for the new president of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association.

James Ryan told The Catholic Register that these issues are on his priority list for his two-year term.

On the issue of testing, Ryan said North American schools, especially in the United States, have been swept by a “plague of accountability.” This is a trend, he said, which the association will oppose in Canada.

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:20:01 -0400 /features/catholic-education/item/11639-schools-need-to-take-advantage-of-technology /features/catholic-education/item/11639-schools-need-to-take-advantage-of-technology {mosimage}TORONTO - When student Erika Shervan has a basketball or volleyball game, she doesn’t have to worry about catching up on her math homework. Shervan can take her Grade 11 math class at home or anywhere with an Internet connection.

This flexibility and the ability to learn at your own pace are the main selling points of taking the online course, said the 17-year-old.

Schools need to wake up to the digital reality of students’ lives and learning habits, says a new report by the .

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:02:08 -0400