Education Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:57:05 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Ontario Catholic Education Week extends beyond class /features/catholic-education/item/11863-ontario-catholic-education-week-extends-beyond-class /features/catholic-education/item/11863-ontario-catholic-education-week-extends-beyond-class {mosimage}Parishes across Ontario are being invited to support by getting involved with school activities, reflecting on the significant contribution made to the church and to society by Catholic education and by participating in prayer celebrations being held across the province.

The week of May 3-9 has been designated as Catholic Education Week in Ontario, but the celebration extends beyond classrooms. Parishes are being asked to include a notice in Sunday bulletins to invite parishioners to become involved.

]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Education Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:04:07 -0400 Ontario Trustees to meet May 7-9 /features/catholic-education/item/11669-ontario-trustees-to-meet-may-7-9 /features/catholic-education/item/11669-ontario-trustees-to-meet-may-7-9 {mosimage}TORONTO - Catholic faith plays a key role in student success, says American education researcher Fr. Ronald Nuzzi.

Nuzzi, director of the University of Notre Dame UniversityƵapp Alliance for Catholic Education, will be the keynote speaker at the 79th annual conference of the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association. The conferenceƵapp main theme is “Catholic Education — Good News for All.” It is scheduled from May 7 to 9 in Toronto.

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:19:07 -0400 Former Toronto Catholic District School Board trustee Oliver Carroll must pay for legal fees /features/catholic-education/item/11668-former-toronto-catholic-district-school-board-trustee-oliver-carroll-must-pay-for-legal-fees /features/catholic-education/item/11668-former-toronto-catholic-district-school-board-trustee-oliver-carroll-must-pay-for-legal-fees {mosimage}TORONTO - A judge has ordered former Toronto Catholic District School Board trustee Oliver Carroll to pay close to $50,000 to help cover legal fees of the ratepayer who brought conflict-of-interest charges against him.

Ontario Superior Court Justice Jane Kelly ruled on April 15 that Carroll must pay $46,420 within six months. The amount will cover some of the legal costs of Catholic ratepayer Michael Baillargeon who brought the charges against Carroll.

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:05:01 -0400 Toronto Board trying to save St. Joseph's Morrow Park /features/catholic-education/item/11667-toronto-board-trying-to-save-st-josephs-morrow-park /features/catholic-education/item/11667-toronto-board-trying-to-save-st-josephs-morrow-park TORONTO - When Grade 12 student Vanessa Tillner graduates this year, she could be one of the last students to do so at the original site of St. JosephƵapp Morrow Park High School.

Next year, the school celebrates its 50th anniversary at its Bayview Avenue site in the northern reaches of the city. But the Toronto Catholic District School Board says if the schoolƵapp current lease isn’t renegotiated, there will be a new all-girls school for future graduates.

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:28:33 -0400 Code of conduct not necessary, say Ontario trustees /features/catholic-education/item/11666-code-of-conduct-not-necessary-say-ontario-trustees /features/catholic-education/item/11666-code-of-conduct-not-necessary-say-ontario-trustees {mosimage}TORONTO - The conduct of school trustees is an issue that has dogged OntarioƵapp largest Catholic school board for the past year.

But as a provincial governance review committee considers a mandatory code of ethics and conduct, the says these types of codes should be voluntary.

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:58:59 -0400 MBA programs need ethics reform /features/catholic-education/item/11864-mba-programs-need-ethics-reform /features/catholic-education/item/11864-mba-programs-need-ethics-reform {mosimage}TORONTO - Some call it the “monster” model. For years, critics have charged that MBA schools have been teaching business students the mantra of maximizing shareholder profits with little regard for anything else.

But according to CEO and business ethics researcher John Dalla Costa, it's critical to have a reform of this business mentality now, given the depth of the economic crisis the world is facing.

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:51:29 -0400 Toronto Catholic parent group seeks school supervisorƵapp removal /features/catholic-education/item/11671-toronto-catholic-parent-group-seeks-school-supervisor%E2%80%99s-removal /features/catholic-education/item/11671-toronto-catholic-parent-group-seeks-school-supervisor%E2%80%99s-removal {mosimage}TORONTO - The chair of a Toronto Catholic parent group says she plans to file a complaint with OntarioƵapp ombudsman over the potential conflict-of-interest position of the provincially appointed supervisor for the Toronto Catholic District School Board.

In a letter to Education Minister Kathleen Wynne, Murielle Boudreau of the Greater Toronto Parent Network wrote that Norbert Hartmann “is usually in a conflict-of-interest situation whenever he presides over many aspects of the administration of the board” as his wife and daughter are Toronto Catholic school teachers.

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:42:02 -0400 Parent groups, unions upset at Ontario Education ministryƵapp school finder web site /features/catholic-education/item/11670-parent-groups-unions-upset-at-ontario-education-ministry%E2%80%99s-school-finder-web-site /features/catholic-education/item/11670-parent-groups-unions-upset-at-ontario-education-ministry%E2%80%99s-school-finder-web-site {mosimage}TORONTO -ItƵapp “discriminatory,” “demoralizing” and should be taken down.

At least thatƵapp what an Ontario Catholic parent group is saying about a new government web site called “ ”

Brian Evoy, president of the , said the web site allows parents to choose schools based upon some discriminating indicators such as the percentage of students from lower-income families and those who don’t speak English as a first language. Provincial test scores are also a criteria.

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:49:45 -0400 Archdiocese of Toronto helps launch school-based faith initiative /features/catholic-education/item/11865-archdiocese-of-toronto-helps-launch-school-based-faith-initiative /features/catholic-education/item/11865-archdiocese-of-toronto-helps-launch-school-based-faith-initiative {mosimage}TORONTO - The Gospel, liturgical worship and community witness will be the pillars of a new three-year faith initiative at the Toronto Catholic District School Board.

Toronto’s Archbishop Thomas Collins was scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the April 15 launch of “Nurturing Our Catholic Community through Word, Worship and Witness.”

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:19:08 -0400 Dufferin-Peel film warns of dangers of gang life /features/catholic-education/item/11866-dufferin-peel-film-warns-of-dangers-of-gang-life /features/catholic-education/item/11866-dufferin-peel-film-warns-of-dangers-of-gang-life {mosimage}MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - When gunfire interrupted a funeral and killed Darren Watts’ friend, it was a wake-up call about gangs for the 19-year-old high school student.

“Beware of the company you keep. They can lead to your downfall,” he said during an interview at Ascension of Our Lord Catholic High School in Mississauga.

Watts is describing the message of Mouse, a short film on the dangers of gang lifestyle. He plays Clutch, a fictional gang leader who preys upon a 10-year-old  whom he nicknames “Mouse” and convinces to steal and sell drugs for him and the gang.

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:59:25 -0400