St. Bonaventure's music program part of a well-rounded education
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}It’s been 10 years in the making. But for music teacher Vincenza Etchegary, the sweet sounds of success for the school’s choir, wind ensemble and jazz band have paid off with a chance to play at a music festival at the famed Carnegie Hall.
“The difference between our students and some other groups was the conviction with which the children play and sing,” the 20-year teaching veteran told The Catholic Register from St. John’s, Nfld.
“The difference between our students and some other groups was the conviction with which the children play and sing,” the 20-year teaching veteran told The Catholic Register from St. John’s, Nfld.
{mosimage}TORONTO - After a challenging and controversial tenure, the provincially appointed supervision team for the Toronto Catholic District School Board has resigned.
In an Aug. 21 letter to Ontario Education Minister Kathleen Wynne, the team led by Norbert Hartmann said it had accomplished part of its mandate in restoring the financial health and public confidence in the board. Last year, the board was in the middle of a trustee spending scandal and came under provincial supervision after it failed to balance its budget.
Richard Alway, president of the University of Toronto's and chairman of the C.D. Howe Memorial Foundation, will replace the supervision team.
In an Aug. 21 letter to Ontario Education Minister Kathleen Wynne, the team led by Norbert Hartmann said it had accomplished part of its mandate in restoring the financial health and public confidence in the board. Last year, the board was in the middle of a trustee spending scandal and came under provincial supervision after it failed to balance its budget.
Richard Alway, president of the University of Toronto's and chairman of the C.D. Howe Memorial Foundation, will replace the supervision team.
{mosimage}The top three graduating students from Catholic school boards in the GTA.
{mosimage}TORONTO - An on-again-off-again public meeting of the embattled Toronto Catholic District School Board trustees is off again.
The Aug. 24 meeting at the Catholic Education Centre was abruptly cancelled by the provincially appointed board supervisor last week. But it had been rescheduled by Catholic school trustees John Del Grande and Rob Davis for Aug. 24 at the Toronto District School Board.
The Aug. 24 meeting at the Catholic Education Centre was abruptly cancelled by the provincially appointed board supervisor last week. But it had been rescheduled by Catholic school trustees John Del Grande and Rob Davis for Aug. 24 at the Toronto District School Board.
Ban of classic novel at Mississauga school is principal's perogative
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board says it鱿鱼视频app much ado about nothing in the case of a Brampton principal who removed an American literary classic from his school鱿鱼视频app 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.
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.
{mosimage}TORONTO - When student Erika Shervan has a basketball or volleyball game, she doesn鈥檛 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鈥� lives and learning habits, says a new report by the .
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鈥� lives and learning habits, says a new report by the .
{mosimage}TORONTO - As Aimee Gerdevich鱿鱼视频app daughter and her senior kindergarten classmates shivered in the winter months in their newly renovated classroom, the 39-year-old mother of three developed a passion for educational advocacy.
Becoming more involved in school council meetings led her to 鈥渉ave a finger on the pulse of what鱿鱼视频app happening in my child鱿鱼视频app education,鈥� she told The Catholic Register from Thunder Bay, Ont.
Becoming more involved in school council meetings led her to 鈥渉ave a finger on the pulse of what鱿鱼视频app happening in my child鱿鱼视频app education,鈥� she told The Catholic Register from Thunder Bay, Ont.
{mosimage}Eleven-year-old Mikylie Shapka joined classmates at Edmonton鱿鱼视频app St. Martin Catholic School in presenting close to $3,000 worth of gift cards to three refugee families just before the school year ended in June.
Shapka says it鱿鱼视频app a way for students to help others in need.
鈥淲e learned that it is hard to live in other places where girls are not allowed to go to school,鈥� she told The Catholic Register.
Shapka says it鱿鱼视频app a way for students to help others in need.
鈥淲e learned that it is hard to live in other places where girls are not allowed to go to school,鈥� she told The Catholic Register.
High school lessons prepare baseball prospect for future
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - It was a school camping trip in Algonquin Park that helped baseball prospect Jerome Werniuk define his future goals and the leadership role he would like to take on in his life.
The 17-year-old Texas Rangers draft pick says leadership camps like the one he took with students from Toronto鱿鱼视频app Neil McNeil High School have helped shape his outlook on faith, baseball and education.
Werniuk was the 604th player chosen in this year鱿鱼视频app Major League Baseball draft.
The 17-year-old Texas Rangers draft pick says leadership camps like the one he took with students from Toronto鱿鱼视频app Neil McNeil High School have helped shape his outlook on faith, baseball and education.
Werniuk was the 604th player chosen in this year鱿鱼视频app Major League Baseball draft.
Perfection is satisfaction for Bishop Allen Academy scholar
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - It was a perfect year for Jana Cmorejova. The 17-year-old Bishop Allen Academy High School student scored the best marks in the Toronto Catholic District School Board, earning a perfect 100 per cent in all six of her Grade 12 subjects,
Cmorejova credits hard work and a passion for education as the keys to her success.
鈥淚 want to make a difference somehow in life, to make the best of what I can do and be the best I can be,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 believe that鱿鱼视频app going to happen to me through education and university.鈥�
Cmorejova credits hard work and a passion for education as the keys to her success.
鈥淚 want to make a difference somehow in life, to make the best of what I can do and be the best I can be,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 believe that鱿鱼视频app going to happen to me through education and university.鈥�
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{mosimage}TORONTO - When 11-year-old Madison Wood first started kindergarten at Toronto鱿鱼视频app Our Lady of Wisdom Elementary School, her mother enrolled her at the school for a specific reason: an after-hours enrichment program featuring dance, drama and arts.
Pam Wray, 40, said Madison gained confidence after meeting students from different ages and participating in Irish dance, judo and the homework club.
Pam Wray, 40, said Madison gained confidence after meeting students from different ages and participating in Irish dance, judo and the homework club.
{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.
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.
{mosimage}TORONTO - After a successful first year of school-based policing, 20 more officers will be patrolling hallways this 鈥圫eptember to bring the total number of officers in schools to 50, says Toronto Police.
鈥淭hese 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,鈥� said Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair in a statement.
鈥淭hese 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,鈥� said Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair in a statement.
{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.
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.