Features Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:29:15 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Students take ‘Chance’ on music contest /features/item/34344-students-take-chance-on-music-contest /features/item/34344-students-take-chance-on-music-contest

Music composed by students at St. Brother André Catholic High School in Markham, Ont., is the official theme song for this yearöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Catholic Education Week festivities across the province.

]]> waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Fri, 29 Apr 2022 09:43:35 -0400 ‘Igniting Hope’ theme comes at right time /features/item/31525-igniting-hope-theme-comes-at-right-time /features/item/31525-igniting-hope-theme-comes-at-right-time

It isn’t just during a time of pandemic that the world has an overwhelming need for hope. ItöÏÓãÊÓƵapp something that is always on the agenda in OntarioöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Catholic schools, says Anne O’Brien.

]]> mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Thu, 30 Apr 2020 08:58:57 -0400 Parents make voices heard /features/item/29440-parents-make-voices-heard /features/item/29440-parents-make-voices-heard

OAPCE has been the voice for Catholic parents in OntarioöÏÓãÊÓƵapp education system for 80 years and it has no intention of letting that voice go unheard.

]]> mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Sat, 04 May 2019 15:00:28 -0400 Schools planning for a shady future /features/item/29438-schools-planning-for-a-shady-future /features/item/29438-schools-planning-for-a-shady-future

Kent Shadwick has seen all kinds of numbers that suggest the youth of today are facing a future that includes a rise in skin cancer cases.

]]> mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Sat, 04 May 2019 07:53:11 -0400 Above and beyond the classroom /features/item/29423-above-and-beyond-the-classroom /features/item/29423-above-and-beyond-the-classroom

As principal of St. Sylvester Catholic School in Toronto, Roy Fernandes believes in setting an example of what it means to live a life full of passion and purpose. 

]]> jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Wed, 01 May 2019 16:28:55 -0400 Speaking out: We need more Catholic teachers /item/27437-speaking-out-we-need-more-catholic-teachers /item/27437-speaking-out-we-need-more-catholic-teachers

I don’t go to a Catholic high school, but I have friends who do. Some of their stories suggest a failure in the Catholic education system that makes me feel relieved that I’m not their classmate. But I think if schools continue down this path, we are endangering the future of Catholic values in society, which is disheartening to me.

]]> YSN: Speaking Out Fri, 25 May 2018 10:06:36 -0400 Speaking Out: The power of youth voices /item/27354-speaking-out-the-power-of-youth-voices /item/27354-speaking-out-the-power-of-youth-voices

When I was elected student trustee for the Waterloo Catholic District School Board a year ago, I had no idea what to expect. What I have learned leaves me both grateful and hopeful.

]]> YSN: Speaking Out Thu, 10 May 2018 14:42:45 -0400 Kitchener students build a wall to break barriers /features/item/27335-kitchener-students-build-a-wall-to-break-barriers /features/item/27335-kitchener-students-build-a-wall-to-break-barriers

The kids at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Elementary School in Kitchener, Ont., are breaking down walls with science, or more accurately, one particular wall in the middle of their school gym. 

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Tue, 08 May 2018 12:34:21 -0400 Toronto students team up with suffering youth in Attawapiskat through soccer /features/item/27334-toronto-students-team-up-with-suffering-youth-in-attawapiskat-through-soccer /features/item/27334-toronto-students-team-up-with-suffering-youth-in-attawapiskat-through-soccer

To the boys on the senior high school soccer team, it was only natural to reach out to people their age who were suffering in the northern part of the province. 

]]> jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Tue, 08 May 2018 12:09:50 -0400 Toronto student robotics team headed to world finals /features/item/27323-toronto-student-robotics-team-headed-to-world-finals /features/item/27323-toronto-student-robotics-team-headed-to-world-finals

Michelle Dubre cried with joy when she heard the news. 

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