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  • Representing Reconciliation Through Art Port Perry High School unveils Indigenous mural entitled Allies “Reconciliation is more than just a word. It's an action,” says Port Perry High School Teacher Sarah Cormier.
    Jun 28, 2019
  • Breaking Down Silos in Education DDSB educators host the 3rd Annual Adolescent Literacy Conference On June 5th, educators from across the Durham District School Board (DDSB) and beyond gathered at the Education Centre to immerse themselves in the 3rd Annual Adolescent Literacy Conference. The conference is for English/Literacy Teachers who teach Grade 7-12.
    Jun 27, 2019
  • Be Good to Each Other Edith Gelbard shares her story of surviving the Holocaust In recognition of Jewish Heritage Month, this past May the intermediate students at Stephen G. Saywell Public School in Oshawa had the opportunity to hear a first-hand account of the Holocaust from survivor Edith (maiden name Schwalb) Gelbard.
    Jun 26, 2019
  • Indigenous Student Celebration Day (1) By Marissa Campbell Durham District School Board (DDSB) fosters connection and pride at the annual Indigenous Student Celebration Day On June 6, students in Grades 4-10 who self-identify as First Nation, Métis, or Inuit took part in the annual Indigenous Student Celebration Day at the Education Centre. Hosted by the DDSB Indigenous Education Department and the Keenanow Indigenous Employee Network, the event happens the first Thursday of June every year and is an opportunity for self-identified students to spend a full day engaged in fun cultural experiences that foster connection, community and pride.
    Jun 26, 2019
  • Durham teen will be the voice of two million students across Ontario This Durham teen will be the voice of two million students across Ontario - Sally Meseret elected president of Ontario Student Trustee Association –  article also mentions DDSB student trustee Risann Wright, Community Leadership Scholarship recipient. — Metroland story
    Jun 25, 2019
  • We Walk for Water By Marissa Campbell Durham District School Board (DDSB) students raise their voices for water scarcity On May 3, approximately 500 students from 25 schools gathered at Ajax Waterfront Park to create awareness about water scarcity, locally and globally. With water-filled buckets in hand, they walked in solidarity with the young women in countries like Kenya who spend countless hours each day bringing water back to their homes, unable to go to school and unable to work, continuing the harsh cycle of poverty.
    Jun 25, 2019
  • Building Confidence, Self-Esteem, and Identity in our Female Students This past May, Ajax High School students in Grades 9 and 10, and Grade 8 students from Ajax HS's feeder schools (Bolton C. Falby Public School, Cadarackque PS, Carruthers Creek PS, Duffin's Bay PS, Lakeside PS, Lord Elgin PS, Roland Michener PS, and Southwood Park PS) took part in their own female empowerment event called Queens on the Rise.
    Jun 25, 2019
  • Innovation: Lights, Camera, Action! Innovation: Lights, Camera, Action! By Marissa Campbell G.L.
    Jun 19, 2019
  • Students at New School Will Learn Values that Ignited the ‘Queen of the Hurricanes’ School board members, community representatives, students and parents have selected Elsie MacGill Public School as the name for the new north Oshawa school. Elsie MacGill was known as the "Queen of the Hurricanes" and is widely regarded as the world's first woman to earn an aeronautical engineering degree.
    Jun 18, 2019
  • Students Redefine Masculinity Anderson CVI hosts their first ever Guys Night In event This past May, Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute (CVI) hosted their first ever Guys Night In. Approximately 95 Anderson CVI students and 25 elementary students from feeder schools attended the event at the school in Whitby.
    Jun 13, 2019

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