Month: October 2019

Students gathered in our gym to witness a first-class relic of St. Brother Andre. Father Peter  & Father Jamon (of the St. Joseph’s Oratory, in Montréal) presented the relic & paid homage to our Canadian Saint.  Father Jamon brought third-class relics for all Gr.5-8 students to take home.  Each student also received a special blessing with oils from  St. Joseph’s Oratory.  It was a true ... Continue reading "Saint Andre Relic @ SRA"

TakingITGlobal.org is celebrating 20 years since founding their youth organization, that aims to inspire, inform and involve youth, in local and global projects. TakingITGlobal has also shared with our school copies of books that they have made available to the Connected North program partner schools, as a way for students in our school to continue to learn about Indigenous perspectives.  In appreciation of ... Continue reading "Taking It Global!"

Our school hosted an interactive day of Environmental Action, welcoming researchers from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland to a special edition of the SRA ‘Milk Mats’ Weaving Workshop.

Under the auspices of a Universal Scholarship, Biology Graduate Students Milly Clover and Sophie Dorothe Lieke consulted with Angela Kesthely, founder of MILKBAGS Unlimited, hand-picking SRA for one of the Canadian research stops ... Continue reading "St. Raphael The Archangel CES Chosen To Represent YCDSB In Global Environmental Study"