While many are emerging to a sense of normalcy after two years years of dark clouds and closures due to the pandemic, many parents have been left with ongoing concerns for their children’s mental health and wellbeing.
Students take ‘Chance’ on music contest
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterMusic composed by students at St. Brother André Catholic High School in Markham, Ont., is the official theme song for this year’s Catholic Education Week festivities across the province.
Stars are born: students put talents on film
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterThe Mississauga East family of Catholic schools is holding its first annual student film festival, celebrating talent and providing a forum to share youth creativity during Catholic Education Week.
Catholic education plants seeds of faith
By John B. KostoffIn Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Christus Vivit of March 2019, the Pope boldly states that Catholic schools must “seek to welcome all young people regardless of their religious choices, cultural origin and personal, family or social situation. In this way the Church makes a fundamental contribution to the individual education of the young in various parts of the world.”
Students take the lead on social justice
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterA group of Scarborough 11th graders have committed to being agents for change when it comes to social justice.
New OECTA president ready for challenges
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterAs the newly elected president of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), Barb Dobrowolski vows to advocate for educators to ensure they have the support they need.
Staying active a pandemic coping mechanism
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterWhen seventh grader Marco Boci is in need of a break from his computer screen after a long day of virtual learning, he turns to the piano as way to escape.
First Nations mentorship includes Catholic outreach
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation (OFNTSC) is laying the groundwork to provide more Indigenous youth with the training to succeed in roles that require the skill of technical self-reliance.
Unmasking the pandemic creativity: Mask4Aid a path to creative expression
By Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic RegisterIn coping with challenges brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers and students are turning to art as a means of expression, hope and renewal.
Beyond high school: Preparing for life’s next big step
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIn May of 1968 student protesters in Paris put up signs that read, “Be realistic — demand the impossible.” Other signs read, “Life, quickly.” Meanwhile in the United States young people rose up in disgust over their government’s conduct of the Vietnam War and Canadian universities began filling up with American draft dodgers.
The gift of Catholic education
By John B. KostoffThe story is told that Albert Einstein met with his graduate students in Physics at Princeton University to provide them with their final examination. After distributing the exam, he walked out. His teaching assistant walked out with him.