Features Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:01:49 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Parents demand Waterloo Catholic trusteeƵapp resignation /item/35446-parents-demand-waterloo-catholic-trustee-s-resignation /item/35446-parents-demand-waterloo-catholic-trustee-s-resignation

A parent group is calling for the resignation of a first-term Waterloo Catholic school board trustee because of a Twitter post calling “the white Christian male” the worldƵapp biggest threat.

]]> qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Mon, 17 Apr 2023 09:39:43 -0400 Pride flag to fly at schools /features/catholic-education/item/33087-pride-flag-to-fly-at-schools /features/catholic-education/item/33087-pride-flag-to-fly-at-schools

The Pride flag will be flying over Ontario Catholic schools in a number of jurisdictions, including Toronto, in the month of June.

]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Education Thu, 13 May 2021 11:09:19 -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.

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Twenty-four Catholic high school students and five adult supervisors gathered in Consuelo, Dominican Republic, to debrief our day. We had toured a batay (sugar workers’ village) outside the city along a road that by Canadian standards would be considered impassible.

]]> Catholic Education Mon, 07 May 2018 14:05:52 -0400 Educator wants to increase ethical use of technology in classrooms /features/item/18083-educator-wants-to-increase-ethical-use-of-technology-in-classrooms /features/item/18083-educator-wants-to-increase-ethical-use-of-technology-in-classrooms

Michael Redfearn is on a mission to make technology a bigger part of the Catholic classroom.

]]> evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Thu, 01 May 2014 20:00:00 -0400 Social media campaign asks students to THINK /item/15566-social-media-campaign-asks-students-to-think /item/15566-social-media-campaign-asks-students-to-think

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board thinks the answer to cyber-bullying isn’t punishment policies but bands on cellphones — blue rubber bands.

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