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December 2, 2021

Students hopeful semblance of ‘normal’ will return

AnnaMaria Amato.

AnnaMaria Amato is hopeful that a normal graduation ceremony might be possible at the end of the 2021-22 school year.

Published in Canada
October 6, 2021

Speaking Out: Nuanced approach to mental well-being

Speaking Out: Nuanced approach to mental well-being

I was scrolling through my news feed on Twitter last week when I stumbled upon a quite shocking meme.

Published in YSN: Speaking Out
April 22, 2021

Lockdown takes toll on kids’ mental health

COVID-19 combined with the on-again, off-again lockdowns are having a detrimental effect on the mental health of kids.

Marina Calo has been trying to manage the online education of her five-year-old son and says it has not been easy.

Published in Features
July 16, 2020

Cathy Majtenyi: Studies point to schools fully re-opening

Tape is placed on the floors of St. Helen’s Elementary School in Burnaby, B.C., marking where students will sit to maintain physical distancing.

It’s a step-by-step, multi-pronged back-to-school safety plan, written by practitioners in a Toronto children’s hospital internationally renowned for its expertise and innovation.

Published in Register Columnists
April 29, 2020

Catholic students coping with a new landscape

Catholic young adult Nolan Toscano’s adaptability was put to the test as the COVID-19 pandemic forced him to finish his fourth year of studies at the University of Ottawa from home.

Saying goodbye to her friends and her school halfway through the second term was the last thing that 15-year-old Kaylyn Keays expected.

Published in Youth Speak News
April 1, 2020

Ontario schools ramp up online learning

Ontario schools boards and the government are increasing online learning resources for students from Kindergarten to Grade 12.

With Ontario schools officially shuttered until at least the start of May, education partners are ramping up plans to continue teaching students at home.

Published in Canada
May 12, 2017

Advocacy group report jumps the gun on Ontario school closure

St. Paul Catholic School in downtown Toronto, which has been educating Catholic youth since 1842, is one of the schools the advocacy group Parents for Education said is slated for closure, though Catholic school officials say it won’t happen until a replacement school is in place.

There’s no need to push any panic buttons over Catholic school closures in the year ahead, says the head of Ontario’s Catholic School Trustees’ Association.

Published in Canada