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Well-Read Black Girl Book Club Begins at J. Clarke Richardson Well-Read Black Girl Book Club Begins at J. Clarke Richardson Grade 9-12 students start off their Well-Read Black Girl Book Club with a visit from an award-winning Toronto author This past November, students and staff at J.

Feb 03, 2020

New Special Olympics Athletes Students from Ajax schools come together for Special Olympics fun On January 10th, Durham District School Board’s (DDSB) Bolton C. Falby PS hosted a Special Olympics event.

Jan 30, 2020

Raising the “Bell Let’s Talk” Flag On January 27th, 2020 Clara Hughes Public School in Oshawa will proudly be the only school in Canada to raise the “Bell Let's Talk” Flag. The flag was generously gifted to Clara Hughes PS by the school's namesake and Bell Canada.

Jan 24, 2020

Dr. Robert Thornton Public School Students Paint the Town Red Showing off their school spirit and love of hockey for Rogers Hometown Hockey The Paint the Town Red contest began this past November, and led up to the Rogers Hometown Hockey event which took place on December 28th and 29th at Iroquois Park in Whitby. The event was one of 25 stops that sports-television presenters Ron McLean and Tara Slone made during this season's Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour.

Jan 21, 2020

North Oshawa Gifted Program Boundary Adjustment Approved Gifted Program Boundary Adjustment Newsletter - Approved - January 20, 2020 To view more information on Program and Boundary reviews, please visit our website.

Jan 21, 2020

A Critically Acclaimed Author’s Advice to Young Writers Henry Street HS alumna Jessica Westhead shares helpful tips to develop a young writer’s talent and passion for literature “I always hope that my writing entertains readers, that it makes them think, and most importantly it makes them feel,” says Jessica Westhead, an acclaimed Canadian writer and editor. Westhead graduated from Henry Street High School in Whitby in 1993, and says that while she was there, she encountered many memorable educators.

Jan 02, 2020

Well-Being: We Are Stronger Together OPG Employee Charity Campaign and Pickering and Ajax Rotary Clubs donate a total of $4,000 to DDSB school snack/breakfast programs “None of us are as strong individually as we are together,” says Charles Eberth, a representative of the Rotary Club of Pickering. The Rotary Club of Pickering, Rotary Club of Ajax, and Ontario Power Generation (OPG) Pickering Nuclear Employee Charity Campaign recently joined forces to donate $2,000 to the snack program at Fairport Beach Public School in Pickering, and another $2,000 to the breakfast program at Bolton C.

Dec 24, 2019

Equity: Eastdale CVI Students Celebrate Cultures Staff and students learn about each other as they host their 5th Annual Diversity Fair On December 13, students from Eastdale Collegiate Vocational Institute (CVI), celebrated different cultures during their 5th Annual Diversity Fair. “The Diversity Fair is a great opportunity for students and staff to get together and show off their cultural traditions and foods.

Dec 24, 2019

External Principal/Vice Principal Information Session - Transfer and Promotion Process External Principal/Vice Principal Information Session

Dec 20, 2019

Grade 7 Students Step into Coding and STEM

Dunbarton High School hosts first ever Coding Conference for feeder schools On December 10th Grade 7 students from Dunbarton High School’s feeder schools gathered at the secondary school to be immersed in a half-day of coding and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Computer Science Education Week Karen Papadopoulos, Head of Library at Dunbarton HS in Pickering, says the Coding Conference was organized in observance of Computer Science Education Week (December 9th – 15th).

Dec 19, 2019