Education Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:45:28 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Earth Hour celebrated in Toronto area schools /features/catholic-education/item/11674-earth-hour-celebrated-in-toronto-area-schools /features/catholic-education/item/11674-earth-hour-celebrated-in-toronto-area-schools {mosimage}TORONTO - Catholic schools in the Toronto area joined millions of people worldwide in turning off their lights for Earth Hour March 27, but for many, the practice is a daily routine.

In the , 18 elementary schools have been monitoring their energy consumption by classroom, with students rushing to turn off lights, computers and other appliances when a special warning LED “Save Energy” sign warns them of over-usage. The initiative is part of the boardƵapp Eco Champion program launched last year.

“So far these schools have saved 10 per cent of their total consumption on a yearly basis,” said Norman Vezina, the boardƵapp senior manager of environmental services. “ItƵapp amazing the impact they’ve had — you walk into (one of those) schools and you can’t leave a light on because students are chastising you.” ]]> carolyng@catholicregister.org (Carolyn Girard, The Catholic Register) Education Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:28:02 -0400 St. Jerome's faculty sign union cards /features/catholic-education/item/11803-st-jeromes-faculty-sign-union-cards /features/catholic-education/item/11803-st-jeromes-faculty-sign-union-cards {mosimage}Twenty of 31 full-time faculty at have signed union cards and expect to form a legal bargaining unit with a secret ballot vote before the end of March.

St. JeromeƵapp president Fr. David Perrin would not comment on whether the formation of a union would be good or bad for the university.

“This is a labour relations issue. I can’t comment,” he said.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Education Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:57:33 -0400 Ontario high-school chaplaincy too valuable to lose /features/catholic-education/item/11678-ontario-high-school-chaplaincy-too-valuable-to-lose /features/catholic-education/item/11678-ontario-high-school-chaplaincy-too-valuable-to-lose {mosimage}TORONTO - Catholic school boards should invest adequate resources into high school chaplaincy, says the Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops.

In a pastoral letter issued this month, the conference said while it recognizes the budgetary constraints that school boards face, chaplaincy is too important to be cut.

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:45:40 -0400 Ontario Minister of Education, Kathleen Wynne, says no to charter schools /features/catholic-education/item/11869-ontario-minister-of-education-kathleen-wynne-says-no-to-charter-schools /features/catholic-education/item/11869-ontario-minister-of-education-kathleen-wynne-says-no-to-charter-schools {mosimage}TORONTO - It’s no to an American-style educational overhaul and yes to continued support for Ontario’s publicly funded education system, albeit on a tighter budget, says Kathleen Wynne.

The education minister said Ontario won’t be following U.S. President Barack Obama’s proposals on merit-based teacher salaries or charter schools.

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:39:32 -0400 Members sought for Toronto Catholic District School Board's advisory committee /features/catholic-education/item/11677-members-sought-for-toronto-catholic-district-school-boards-advisory-committee /features/catholic-education/item/11677-members-sought-for-toronto-catholic-district-school-boards-advisory-committee {mosimage}TORONTO - The is creating a new community advisory committee.

The board is calling for nominations to the committee “to enhance opportunities to provide input and advice to the supervision team.”

It alluded to provincially appointed supervisor Norbert HartmannƵapp Aug. 26 report entitled “ ” which had mentioned this committee. 

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:06:00 -0400 Canadian Catholic School Trustees honour retired archbishop Joseph MacNeil /features/catholic-education/item/11868-canadian-catholic-school-trustees-honour-retired-archbishop-joseph-macneil /features/catholic-education/item/11868-canadian-catholic-school-trustees-honour-retired-archbishop-joseph-macneil {mosimage}Edmonton Archbishop-emeritus Joseph MacNeil will be honoured in June with Canada’s top Catholic education award.

MacNeil is to receive the Justice James Higgins Award. Sponsored by the , it recognizes exceptional service in Catholic education.

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:25:47 -0400 Grant empowers Dufferin-Peel youth /features/catholic-education/item/11871-grant-empowers-dufferin-peel-youth /features/catholic-education/item/11871-grant-empowers-dufferin-peel-youth {mosimage}MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Thirty-five Dufferin-Peel Catholic schools were excited to receive a total of $78,594 through the Ministry of Education’s Student Voice Program this month.

The program, now in its second year, provided financial aid to Grades 7 to 12 students at more than 850 schools across Ontario this year.

With the funding, the Dufferin-Peel schools will be able to move forward with 73 projects to help students become more engaged in learning and interacting with their communities.

]]> carolyng@catholicregister.org (Carolyn Girard, The Catholic Register) Education Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:48:46 -0400 Golden Rule hits class /features/catholic-education/item/11870-golden-rule-hits-class /features/catholic-education/item/11870-golden-rule-hits-class {mosimage}TORONTO - Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.  

It is a simple and logical instruction that transcends many of the world’s religions, ethical codes and cultures — and one that is now being used in Toronto-area classrooms to help form a common bond between diverse groups of students.

“The Golden Rule preaches unity,” said Canadian filmmaker Tina Petrova. “You may have a different skin colour or a different label on your religion, but under God we are all the same.”

]]> Education Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:54:34 -0400 Carroll drops appeal of dismissal /features/catholic-education/item/11679-carroll-drops-appeal-of-dismissal /features/catholic-education/item/11679-carroll-drops-appeal-of-dismissal TORONTO  - Former Toronto Catholic school trustee Oliver Carroll has dropped an appeal of a court decision which found him guilty of conflict of interest charges and led to his removal from the Toronto board.

“At end of the day, itƵapp really about Catholic education. ThereƵapp no point in having this replayed every two months for the next year,” he told The Register.

]]> sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) Education Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:14:02 -0400 St. Jerome's does e-mail fast /features/catholic-education/item/11827-st-jeromes-does-e-mail-fast /features/catholic-education/item/11827-st-jeromes-does-e-mail-fast {mosimage}On the campus of the university that helps fuel the world's instant communication addiction - e-mail all the time and everywhere courtesy of Blackberry phones - it might be something like heresy. But for staffer Jim Robson, giving up internal e-mails for a day is actually a spiritual exercise.

St. Jerome's had its first No E-mail Day Feb. 11 and held another March 11. The idea is that by fasting from internal e-mails, workers will be encouraged to actually talk to one another, said Robson.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Education Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:10:12 -0400