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Catholic Education

St. John XXIII teacher Manfred von Vulte with students (from left) Jamilee Lynch, Kennedy Smith and Joseph Chiodo with some of the art they have sold for charity.

Student project gives back with art

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As the new school year beckons, the incoming Grade 6 students at St. John XXIII Catholic School in Oshawa, Ont., are getting set to take the reins of the class's newly founded charitable e-commerce website.

A shot of the exterior of St. Mary Catholic Secondary School’s outdoor classroom designed and constructed by the Outdoor Education Leadership Team at the Pickering, Ont, school. Students will put the new classroom to use this fall.

St. Mary's taking learning outdoors this fall

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Students at St. Mary Catholic Secondary School in Pickering, Ont., are looking forward to the launch this fall of the school's long-awaited unique outdoor classroom.   

Theresa Antonakis, now retired, was awarded the 2024 Distinguished Principal of the Year Award from the Canadian Association of Principals in her final year of guiding Archbishop MacDonald Catholic High School in Edmonton, Alta.

Edmonton principal never feared change

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Throughout her 39 years as a Catholic educator, Theresa Antonakis has never felt daunted by the idea of embracing change.

The finishing touches are put on a welcome bench for the Toronto Catholic District School Board. Benches will be installed at each school and the Catholic Education Centre.

Seats of welcome await at Toronto schools

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The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) is set to complete an 18-month labour of love early in the fall semester when it installs the final 20 of its welcome benches at each of the board’s school. 

Gideon’s example helps speaker find her voice

Gideon’s example helps speaker find her voice

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Stealing a line from The Beach Boys, Deborah Koko said she spent her vacation before Grade 11 “pickin’ up good vibrations.”

An athlete and a scholar, Liesel Munar prepares for competition at the Canada Winter Games where she took a silver medal. She is a graduate from Toronto’s De La Salle College.

Way of the Christian warrior

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As both a student and an elite athlete, Liesel Munar says prayer is central to her life.

Nick Galatianos, centre, receives the 2023 Community Partner Award from Crime Stoppers of York Region.

The crime stops here

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Imparters of knowledge. Nurturers of potential. Exemplars of integrity. Educators are called to live up to these important tasks each day they go to work. But they are also charged with another key imperative: safeguarding the students in their care from harm.

Students in Toronto’s Thorncliffe area were challenged to bring solutions to problems at the Overlea Bridge. Their advocacy brought change — for the good.

The convergence of learning, citizenship

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Historically, schools have treated citizenship both poorly and as a separate category. In Ontario high schools, students are required to take a half credit in Civics and Citizenship. In recent years, between 15,000 and 20,000 students are choosing to complete this credit online, many asynchronously and in the summer. Their motivation? To simply get it over with.

Giuseppe Carito, left, and Sarnaz Ale Mohammed.

Top scholars not bookworms you might think

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Graduating with stellar grades isn’t easy but it also doesn’t mean having your head in a book all day. Just ask some of the York Catholic District School Board’s 2022 top scholars.

St. André Bessette has been named patron saint of the Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board in western Ontario.

Br. André named board’s patron saint

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St. André Bessette has been named patron saint of Ontario’s Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board (HPCDSB) in recognition of the special place he has in the hearts of those in the region.

There is expected to be a return to normal for school athletics this fall after COVID put a damper on the past few seasons.

School athletics set for big fall comeback

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Chad Falk and his team at the Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association (MHSAA) were hard at work during the summer preparing for a 2022-23 school year slated to be chockful of provincial competitions.

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