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Our students will have an opportunity to participate in a STEM MINDS™ workshop.  STEM MINDS delivers STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) programs to students of all ages.  The workshops explore skills that help students become generation leaders, game changers, and problem solvers.  They provide a hands-on, holistic approach to STEM education that builds critical 21st-century digital skills for the jobs of tomorrow!  The workshops will ... Continue reading "STEM"

Our Studnet Leadership Team has come up with theme days to bring awareness to promote anti-bullying.  They are also presenting to our younger students to help them understand the importance of being kind and respectful to one another.  Visit our electronic calendar to know how your child can participate in our theme days.

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"

Win prizes!  Cook more at home and share with #LetsCook30.

This October, York Region Public Health is launching #LetsCook30 – A challenge to cook one or more meals a day for 30 days – It doesn’t matter if it’s breakfast, lunch or supper. By joining you will gain access to a month worth of recipes and online community of support. Not ... Continue reading "#LetsCook30"