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It was two days filled with bass, mixing and beats as DCDSB's Elementary and Secondary Indigenous Student Circles (ISC) learned DJ skills from Métis disc jockey Ken Lindsay of Big Event Entertainment.
Created to give Indigenous students the opportunity to share their voice and culture, while meeting with other students from across the board, the ISC's also help members share and extend their learning.
Interwoven with conversations around the art of DJ'ing,...
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Durham Catholic District School Board, in partnership with its Anti-Black Racism and Black Excellence Advisory Committee, is pleased to present the Equity Invitational Learning Series, focused on identifying and removing barriers, and improving student outcomes.
The first session  is taking place on  Thursday, November 23, 2023 , and features  D. Tyler Robinson, OCT , who will be discussing  Deconstructing Anti-Black Racism: Providing Overdue Outcomes...
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Mark your calendars and save the date because the Durham Catholic Parent Involvement Committee (DCPIC) Parent Resource Conference is coming soon!
Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Archbishop Denis O’Connor Catholic High School, 80 Mandrake Street, Ajax, ON
Offered free of charge, the Parent Resource Conference gives Durham Catholic parents, guardians and caregivers the opportunity to hear and learn from guest...
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On October 18, over 400 Grade 7 and 8 student athletes from 29 Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) elementary schools demonstrated their Football prowess during the Durham Elementary Catholic Athletics (DECA) divisional tournaments.
 In the end, the following seven school teams were victorious:
St. André Bessette (Ajax)
St. Isaac Jogues (Pickering)
St. John Paul II (Brooklin)
St. Joseph (Oshawa)
St. Luke the Evangelist (Whitby)
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On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, the Aspiring Black Students Led By Excellence (ABLE) group from Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School visited the Legislative Building at Queen's Park. The students were greeted by MPP Raymond Cho, Minister of Seniors and Accessibility, and Patrice Barnes, Assistant Minister of Education. 
The ABLE group would like to give a special thank you to Charmaine Williams, Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity for...
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