DCDSB News - Summer 2024 Issue

Posted On Friday June 28, 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Caregivers:

The Summer 2024 issue of the DCDSB News is now available! This issue of the newsletter offers families an overview of current news, upcoming events, and information on what's happening across the Durham Catholic District School Board.

Highlights include:

  • Durham Catholic District School Board Appoints Gerard Winn as Director of Education

  • Faith
    • Prayer Gardens at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School
    • Unwinding with Prayer: The Ball of Red String
    • Afternoon of Sharing and Dialogue at Home-School-Parish Symposium

  • Durham Catholic Children’s Foundation        
    • 2024 Walk for Hope

  • Indigenous Education in Action
    • Indigenous Education Highlights
    • Indigenous Education and Learning at DCDSB
    • Walking Our Path to Reconciliation at St. John Bosco Catholic School

  • DCDSB Updates
    • 2024-2025 School Year Calendars
    • DCDSB Achieves 2:1 Student-to-Device Ratio
    • External Permanent and LTO Teaching Positions
    • DCDSB Certified Canada EcoSchools
    • 2024-2025 Budget and Priorities Report

  • Mental Health and Well-Being
    • Summer Resources for Students and Families
    • Summer Mental Health Resources

  • DCDSB Student Spotlight – Gabriel J.

  • DCDSB Students
    • Region of Durham Chair for a Day Contest Winner
    • St. John XXIII Catholic School Raises Money for Indigenous Disability Canada
    • Social Skills Barbecue
    • Grade 3 and 4 Students Visit Canadian Helen Keller Centre
    • Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School Shapes Success Through June
    • DRPS Junior Detective for a Day

  • Continuing Education
    • 2024-2025 Program Guide Now Available

  • Upcoming Events
    • Local Canada Day Celebrations
    • Annual Land Camp for Indigenous Youth hosted by Ontario Tech University
    • TD Summer Reading Club at Local Public Libraries
    • Honouring Black Heritage – City of Oshawa Centennial Celebration
    • Central East Regional Cancer Program – Cancer Screening and Prevention Information