Education Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:11:39 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb New OECTA president ready for challenges /features/item/33045-new-oecta-president-ready-for-challenges /features/item/33045-new-oecta-president-ready-for-challenges

As the newly elected president of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), Barb Dobrowolski vows to advocate for educators to ensure they have the support they need.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Sun, 02 May 2021 07:00:00 -0400
Staying active a pandemic coping mechanism /features/item/33042-staying-active-a-pandemic-coping-mechanism /features/item/33042-staying-active-a-pandemic-coping-mechanism

When seventh grader Marco Boci is in need of a break from his computer screen after a long day of virtual learning, he turns to the piano as way to escape.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Sat, 01 May 2021 07:00:00 -0400
First Nations mentorship includes Catholic outreach /features/item/33041-first-nations-mentorship-includes-catholic-outreach /features/item/33041-first-nations-mentorship-includes-catholic-outreach

The Ontario First Nations Technical Ƶapp Corporation (OFNTSC) is laying the groundwork to provide more Indigenous youth with the training to succeed in roles that require the skill of technical self-reliance.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:00:00 -0400
Unmasking the pandemic creativity: Mask4Aid a path to creative expression /features/item/33040-unmasking-the-pandemic-creativity-mask4aid-a-path-to-creative-expression /features/item/33040-unmasking-the-pandemic-creativity-mask4aid-a-path-to-creative-expression

In coping with challenges brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers and students are turning to art as a means of expression, hope and renewal.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -0400
Beyond high school: Preparing for lifeƵapp next big step /features/item/33032-beyond-high-school-preparing-for-life-s-next-big-step /features/item/33032-beyond-high-school-preparing-for-life-s-next-big-step

In May of 1968 student protesters in Paris put up signs that read, “Be realistic — demand the impossible.” Other signs read, “Life, quickly.” Meanwhile in the United States young people rose up in disgust over their governmentƵapp conduct of the Vietnam War and Canadian universities began filling up with American draft dodgers.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:00:00 -0400
The gift of Catholic education /features/item/33028-the-gift-of-catholic-education /features/item/33028-the-gift-of-catholic-education

The story is told that Albert Einstein met with his graduate students in Physics at Princeton University to provide them with their final examination. After distributing the exam, he walked out. His teaching assistant walked out with him.

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Catholic Education Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:50:27 -0400
Social justice is investingƵapp future at Kings College /item/32778-social-justice-is-investing-s-future-at-kings-college /item/32778-social-justice-is-investing-s-future-at-kings-college

With Gen-Zs touted as a morally conscious generation bent on addressing the many ills in todayƵapp society, KingƵapp University College Capital Management Club fund manager Serge Muhirwa sees social justice defining the future of investment.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Sun, 28 Feb 2021 14:00:00 -0500
Dissertation will explore Christianity and Holocaust /item/32777-dissertation-will-explore-christianity-and-holocaust /item/32777-dissertation-will-explore-christianity-and-holocaust

A couple years ago, Prof. Robert Ventresca at KingƵapp University College in London, Ont., was marking papers submitted to him by a precocious, intense, serious and curious undergraduate enrolled in his seminar on the role of religion in the Holocaust.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Sun, 28 Feb 2021 07:00:00 -0500
St. MaryƵapp grad earns Indigenous award /item/32773-st-mary-s-grad-earns-indigenous-award /item/32773-st-mary-s-grad-earns-indigenous-award

Mere months removed her June 2020 convocation at CalgaryƵapp St. MaryƵapp University, Kate Gillis’ days are full of Zoom call collaboration and deep-dive independent research.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Sat, 27 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -0500
New faith centre at St. Thomas More College just right for its time /item/32766-new-faith-centre-at-st-thomas-more-college-just-right-for-its-time /item/32766-new-faith-centre-at-st-thomas-more-college-just-right-for-its-time

Roughly a decade in development, the new Centre for Faith, Reason, Peace and Justice at St. Thomas More College couldn’t be more timely.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:00:00 -0500