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Violette Khammad, president of King's student council, and Dean of Students Joe Henry sit on the school's Friendship Bench. The Friendship Bench program started in 2014 and benches have been installed in 35 locations across Canada.

King's University College puts focus on mental health

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When it comes to supporting mental health on campus, King’s University College has plenty of new tricks up its sleeve — from yoga to meditation headbands.
Canada’s only Jesuit undergraduate college turns 100, it will begin its second century by walking in the footsteps of the first Jesuit Pope.

Campion stays true to its Jesuit roots

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REGINA – As Canada’s only Jesuit undergraduate college turns 100, it will begin its second century by walking in the footsteps of the first Jesuit Pope.
“One of the first things I noticed in my first week is how inclusive this campus is,” said Small Legs-Nagge, who last month began his new job as special advisor to the president on aboriginal affairs.

Aboriginal advisor a first for university

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It didn’t take long for Patrick Small Legs-Nagge to pick up on the culture of Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, N.S.

“One of the first things I noticed in my first week is how inclusive this campus is,” said Small Legs-Nagge, who last month began his new job as special advisor to the president on aboriginal affairs.
The Toronto Catholic District School Board is set to launch a whistleblower app to help students report any inappropriate behaviour anonymously.

Toronto Catholic board's anti-bullying app set for launch

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Toronto’s Catholic school board is giving victims and witnesses the option of anonymity when reporting incidents thanks to a new smartphone application.

Since the government of Ontario has begun posting its budget over the past three years, there have been suggestions to defund the province's Catholic education system.

Making the case for Catholic education amid defunding cries

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For the last three years Ontario’s Liberal government has opened up its budget-making process to anybody with an Internet connection and each year among the most frequent suggestions is de-funding the Catholic school system.

Children posing in front of the newly built Pope Francis Catholic School in York Region

York Region christens school after Pope Francis

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When students attend a new school named Pope Francis, principal Anthony Arcadi hopes children will embrace the Pope’s qualities of caring, compassion and conversation.

Team Canada members from the 1972 Summit Series (back row) pose with select students from the Niagara Catholic school board. The board struck a curriculum development partnership with the team.

Niagara Catholic board teams up with 1972 hockey legends

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Catholic students will soon be learning about leadership and Canadian history through an innovative course developed in partnership with some of Canada’s most iconic hockey players.

A file photo of Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School in West Toronto from 2009. TCDSB is getting a large injection of cash from the province for renewal projects over the next two years.

TCDSB to get huge increase in renewal projects funding

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TORONTO – Ontario's largest Catholic school board expects a huge increase in funding for renewal projects over the next two years following an injection of capital from the provincial government. 

A photo of Lou Iacobelli, chair of the Parental Rights and Education Defence Fund, Dr. Steve Tourloukis, a Hamilton father of children in the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board system and a Greek Orthodox believer, and his lawyer Alberto Polizogopoulos, right.

Parental education rights on trial in Hamilton

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HAMILTON, ONT. – A Hamilton parent’s battle to affirm a parents’ supreme rights over their children in matters of education was the central question argued in a day-long hearing in a downtown Hamilton courtroom June 23.

Randy Boyagoda will take over as principal and vice-president at the University of St. Michael’s College July 1.

St. Mike's new principal aims to bring innovation, maintain traditions

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TORONTO – A Catholic college owes just one thing to the families of young men and women entrusted to its care.

Grade five students from St. Justin Martyr Catholic School in Markham, Roy Halog and Adrian di Paolas (left to right), showcase their game The Cross and the Sword.

Pilot project turns young students into game programmers

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TORONTO – Two of the province’s youngest computer programmers have completed a game they hope will make Christianity cool in the eyes of their peers. 

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