The following presentations and events are scheduled for the 2024-2025 school year:
The following presentations and events were scheduled during the 2023-2024 school year:
Like many organizations across the country, the DCDSB celebrates Black History Month each February. The focus of this committee is to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions, culture, history, and achievements of Black students, staff, families, and communities, not only during Black History Month, but every day.
Meeting dates:
Continue to build relationships with community partners who provide culturally relevant resources and support to our racialized students and families.
Current community partners:
Building upon last year’s successful program, which engaged 30 classes and 757 students across the DCDSB, this virtual engagement series for Grade 7 to 9 classes will once again be facilitated by Tanika Riley (a.k.a. iNsight). This is a four-session series:
2024 Dates:
On Thursday, March 21, 2024, approximately 520 Grade 7-9 students across DCDSB participated in the first session of Created in the Image of God: I am because We are (Ubuntu). Ubuntu is a virtual engagement series led by Tanika Riley with guest, Matthew Jones, in collaboration with a board planning team. The first session was focused on self-awareness, and it took a closer look at personal beliefs, labels, and personal identities such as race, culture, stereotypes, talent, and skills, and how our beliefs can be helpful or harmful.
Ms. Spitale and her Grade 7 students share their experience about Ubuntu and how the engagement series has helped them learn more about themselves. Thank you to Ms. Spitale and her Grade 7 students for participating in this video! Watch the video below:
This community partnership in four of our Catholic Secondary Schools supports culturally relevant facilitation through intergenerational connection, mentoring, and rhythm. Black “seasoned” adults with diverse career experience will share their wisdom and experience with students in the Grade 10 Careers course (GLC2O).
We are pleased share our newsletters to Black families at the DCDSB, and look forward to sharing information, resources, and upcoming events that may be of interest.
Families can express interest in receiving communications for Black students and families on the student verification form. The 2023-2024 newsletters can be found below:
The following presentations and events were scheduled during the 2022-2023 school year:
The following presentations and events were scheduled during the 2021-2022 school year:
November 22-24, 2021 - Authors and Advocates: Illuminating Representation in the Classroom
The following presentations were scheduled during the 2020-2021 school year: