Catholic Education
For the past decade, high school chaplain Tony Whelan has been raising the moral and ethical question as to whether violent sports should have a place in Catholic schools.
St. Michael’s principal returns to his roots
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterFor Pat Daly, new principal of St. Michael’s College School, walking the halls of the prestigious all-boys Catholic school in Toronto feels like coming back to his roots.
Thank you, Bill Davis
By JOHN KOSTOFF, Catholic Register SpecialWith the passing of Bill Davis on Aug. 8, education and Ontario lost one of the last voices of reasonableness and optimism in an otherwise adversarial and tribal approach to problem solving.
Ontario schools navigate vaccine landscape
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe Government of Ontario has not tipped its hand yet if it will institute mandatory vaccinations for teachers and staff, but education unions are trying to persuade Premier Doug Ford to make that choice.
Romeo at home with London Catholic school board
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterVince Romeo, the London Catholic District School Board’s new director of education, has a connection to the southwestern Ontario city — and the board — that runs deep.
The great outdoors: where class gets gritty
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterEducator and environmental advocate Anne Corkery believes there’s no greater learning environment for children than in the great outdoors.
Border issue makes for a tough choice
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterWith the United States extending its non-essential travel restrictions at land border crossings until at least Sept. 21, Windsor, Ont.’s Avery Comartin finds herself in a difficult bind.
Prestigious Schulich Scholarship awarded to two Catholic grads
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterKiara Mavalwala is heading to York University this fall to study engineering in hopes of one day being able to ensure all people living in Canada have access to clean drinking water.
Nothing about this year will be normal
By JOHN KOSTOFF, Catholic Register SpecialAnyone who believes this coming school year will be normal is kidding themselves or is a politician preparing for an election.
Social justice at the core of new Brescia president
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe new president of Brescia University College is a political scientist who wants to liberate social justice from politics and an educator who wants to free teaching from the classroom. Lauretta Conklin Frederking has been named the 13th principal and the new president of Canada’s only Catholic women’s college. The London, Ont., college was founded by the Ursuline Sisters in 1919. Its 1,500 students also attend Western University.
Family, colleagues shape Daly’s trustee service
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterA well-known face in the corridors of Ontario Catholic education, Patrick Daly credits the support of family and colleagues for his effectiveness and longevity as a leader.