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  • Parents Reaching Out – Pickering PRO Day Media Invitation Pickering families are invited to workshops focusing on health, well-being, and cultural diversity! Event: Pickering PRO Day Date: Saturday, March 7, 2020 Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Location: Pine Ridge SS, 2155 Liverpool Road North, Pickering, ON L1X 1V4 Audience: All Pickering DDSB families Preferred Media Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm The School Community Councils (SCC) from the Pickering Family of Schools are hosting a Parents Reaching Out (PRO) event for Durham District School Board (DDSB) families in Pickering. This event will provide families with a variety of workshops focused on health, well-being, and cultural diversity.
    Mar 02, 2020
  • Huddle Up at Eastdale CVI Media Invitation A surprise MLSE player will join students to share personal stories and discuss making a difference in the face of bullying Event: Huddle Up Bullying Prevention Event Date: Monday, March 9, 2020 Time: 12:15 pm - 1:45 pm Location: Eastdale CVI, 265 Harmony Road North, Oshawa, ON L1G 6L4 Audience: Grade 9 and 10 Eastdale CVI students Preferred Media Time: 12:00 pm- 2:00 pm As a part of the Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) Huddle Up Bullying Prevention Program, a mystery player, cheerleader, and a trained staff member will be joining students at Eastdale CVI on March 9th. Students will be surprised to meet this player, who is a part of one of the following teams: the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Toronto Football Club (TFC Reds), or the Toronto Argonauts! Can you guess which one? An assembly will take place in the school auditorium.
    Mar 02, 2020
  • DDSB Director of Education on Medical Leave Please be advised that Durham District School Board (DDSB) Director of Education Lisa Millar is currently on medical leave, with pneumonia. During the leave, Associate Director Norah Marsh is filling in as DDSB Acting Director of Education.
    Jan 28, 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
  • 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
  • Focusing on FUSEDurham Join us in learning how Durham Region community members and partners can support marginalized families. As the three year ‘FUSEDurham' Local Poverty Reduction funding comes to an end, we are bringing professionals, school communities and community partners together for a dynamic presentation showing how we all have the ability to create change.
    Jan 17, 2020
  • External Principal/Vice Principal Information Session - Transfer and Promotion Process External Principal/Vice Principal Information Session
    Dec 20, 2019
  • DDSB Receives Ministry Approval to Construct a One Room Child Care Retrofit at Roland Michener Public School in Ajax The Durham District School Board (DDSB) is pleased to announce that it has received Ministry of Education approval to proceed with the construction of a one room child care retrofit at Roland Michener Public School in Ajax. Ministry approval was received on November 27, 2019.
    Dec 11, 2019
  • Board Meeting Highlights - December 2, 2019 Board meeting highlights are an overview of decisions made by Trustees at our meetings. We typically post the highlights in the days following the last board meeting.
    Dec 09, 2019
  • 2019 Coding Conference During Canada Learning Code Week (December 9th-15th), Dunbarton High School is hosting Grade 7 students from its feeder schools to code with the high school’s Computer Science classes, Durham District School Board (DDSB) Facilitators, and engage in a STEM fair. This hands-on half-day conference will allow elementary students, secondary students, and community members to experience and celebrate coding.
    Dec 05, 2019

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