Regis College at the University of Toronto is training Catholic educators on how to provide pastoral care for students who are homosexual, confused about their sexuality or feel conflicted with their physical gender.
Calgary’s St. Mary’s riding a student boom
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterAn increasing number of Calgarians are signing up for a Catholic post-secondary education.
Reconciliation inspired by encyclical 'Laudato Si'
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterUniversity students and other young adults from the Catholic and First Nations communities in Saskatoon are embarking on their own path of reconciliation, one they hope leads to a better future for themselves and for the environment.
Catholic universities: freeing the mind to discover
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterCatholic universities are bastions of informed and adventurous secularism. In fact, the more overtly and decidedly Catholic a university becomes the more it is able to contribute to secular Canadian society.
Teens program plants seeds of healthy relationships
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO – High school is a formative time in a person’s life. For most people, it is when teens begin to make new friends and start dating.
In praise of school administrators
By John B. Kostoff, Catholic Register SpecialAs students and teachers prepare to start a new school year, it is appropriate to acknowledge the vital role of a group that is often maligned in education — those holding positions in administration.
Toronto school sees jump in math grades through unique strategy
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO – Strategies to improve reading skills are helping students at a Toronto French Catholic school improve their math skills.
Dufferin-Peel offers first primary years IB program
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterMISSISSAUGA, ONT. – Some of Mississauga’s youngest Catholic students will make history this year as the first students in Ontario to attend a Catholic school authorized for the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program.
Pat Daly takes on familiar post with Ontario trustees
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterFor the first time since forming in 1930 the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association (OCSTA) has elected a president to serve a second term.
TCDSB student filmmakers received red carpet treatment for their films
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO – Student filmmakers from across the Toronto Catholic District School Board received the red carpet treatment April 21 as they celebrated the big-screen premiere of their short films.
BCN Cafe teaches special needs’ students life skills
By Kristen Curtis, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO – An award-winning program at Blessed Cardinal Newman High School is providing students with special needs the opportunity to learn valuable life skills while serving others.